Jacking rails for a Twin?

[JeremyR]

Originally Posted by Grady

Hell my pinch welds were totaled at 5K miles. First 6 months of ownership car on jacks over a dozen times.

Which really can be easily avoided.


The point is, I do plan on keeping this car forever. I would rather take a little more time/caution with how I work on it.


Seems silly all the flak we're getting for wanting to preserve our cars the best we can!

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by JeremyR

Seems silly all the flake we're getting for wanting to preserve our cars the best we can!

Trolls enjoy giving flak.

Keep lifting your car correctly

[JeremyR]

Originally Posted by Gunman

Keep lifting your car correctly

How I imagine everyone in this thread who's hating:

[Trueweltall]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

What do I know. What ever floats your boat.

You really come across as a jackass.

[atomicalex]

I make tons of little wood pinch rail blocks out of pieces of 2x2. Just figure out the required groove and run it on the table saw. There must be twenty VW-specific ones in my garage all over the floor. Time to make some Subie ones.

Or just get some rubber blocks from Amazon?

My big VW actually has little frame inserts. Anything like this for Subaru? I would imagine the WRXs have them....

[Mr_Jay]

Is there any other place you can put the jack stands?

I am happy to make a piece of timber with a groove in it for the jack itself but would rather the jack stand support elsewhere as my stands do not have a groove in them.

Cheers in advance

Jay

[JeremyR]

Originally Posted by Mr_Jay

Is there any other place you can put the jack stands?

I am happy to make a piece of timber with a groove in it for the jack itself but would rather the jack stand support elsewhere as my stands do not have a groove in them.

Cheers in advance

Jay

You could put them underneath the frame rails..but iirc ours are covered up by the plastic body panels.


Best place is oem pinch weld spot (this is where any shop will be jacking up your car from too if its on a lift)


Hell, you could even take a rag of some kind and put it between your jack stand and pinch weld to help protect its paint from getting scratched and scuffed. But if your jack stands are just the standard kind of u shaped ones without a large contact area, you still run the risk of bending the pinch weld.



Best option would be some kind of jack stand pad made for pinch welds. They really are a good investment.

[Mr.ac]

Originally Posted by Mr_Jay

Is there any other place you can put the jack stands?

I am happy to make a piece of timber with a groove in it for the jack itself but would rather the jack stand support elsewhere as my stands do not have a groove in them.

Cheers in advance

Jay

Doesn't matter you can still use those jack stands on the pinch welds with zero problems. Well they may get a bit bent but will support your car safely.

It all depends how much of an anal silly boy you are when it comes metal on metal contact.

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

Doesn't matter you can still use those jack stands on the pinch welds with zero problems. Well they may get a bit bent but will support your car safely.

It all depends how much of an anal silly boy you are when it comes metal on metal contact.

And your courage level, in regards to being under the car, when the pinch folds over, and you are wondering it the weight shift and movement will knock the jackstand out.

Do it right, and live to do it another day.

[Mr.ac]

Originally Posted by Gunman

And your courage level, in regards to being under the car, when the pinch folds over, and you are wondering it the weight shift and movement will knock the jackstand out.

Do it right, and live to do it another day.

And when they do fold over they will still be supported by a jack stand and be up right. Zero worries........ unless your working under your car on a up hill/down hill on lose gravel while gale force winds are blowing to one side and there are earthquakes happening every minute and the whole car is rusted out, then yes that would be the only time to worry.

Sorry but your whole idea about pinch welds are just silly. Even from the engineering view of it you are afraid of nothing.

I personally seen pinch welds fold over and they never could throw a jack stand out. Unless you intentionally place the jack on its edge.

There is only less then an inch of travel if the pinch weld folds. Now think about worst case scenario, car is on four jacks stands at the pinch points one of the folds over, only one side has barely any movement. 3 corners are perfectly planted.

The only way your idea would be true is if the pinch welds are over 6" long. But they are not. Stop with the imaginary safety hazard. Better yet I encourage you and all the silly pinch weld scaredy cats to cut off their pinch welds. And grind them flat. You'll have a nice flat surface to jack the car. Although I don't recommend you change a flat tire on the side of the road that could be risky as to the angle and lose gravel/rocks one commonly finds on the side of the road.

[mav1178]

I just want to point something out.

Your and you're are two different words. Use it properly.

Please carry on with the jack point debate.

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

Sorry but your whole idea about pinch welds are just silly. Even from the engineering view of it you are afraid of nothing.

Speaking of engineering, I'm still waiting for that list of cars you have done engineering work on.

[Code Monkey]

I place jack stands parallel to the rails, right behind the pinch welds.

[ZionsWrath]

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