Jacking rails for a Twin?

[Mr.ac]

Wow, some people really love their pinch welds being in pristine condition.
It's a jack point. It will be fine. It's engineered to be jacked up and supported by that points.
There is zero need for a hockey puck and an over priced jack stand. Actually zero need for a hockey puck. Any over priced jack stand would have the groove built in.
For fucks sake any harbor fright jack stand has the grooves already.

But...if your that kind of people that worries about pinch welds I really recommend having some one else work on your car. You silly cats.

[JeremyR]

Originally Posted by bmxr

According to Subaru, the car is designed to be jacked from the jacking points, which include the four specific spots on the pinch welds. Subaru didn't do a very good job of reinforcing those areas though.
er the car without jackstands, so the front/rear jacking does not solve the problem.

Yes you can jack from these points, but they are designed to all be lifted at the same time, like a shop lift.

Doing this definitely puts stress on the chassis and suspension, even if just a little, plus its unsafe:



"Three wheeling" your car like this is not good and really should only be done to change your flat.

The owners manual says to jack from the front or rear axle, which wont let the chassis flex in a way it wasn't supposed to.


Either way! I try and encourage people NOT to do this.

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

But...if your that kind of people that worries about pinch welds I really recommend having some one else work on your car. You silly cats.

Your statement makes no sense man. If i'm worried about damaging something on my car, why WOULDN'T i do it myself? IF I do it myself then I can do it the way I want and not have to worry about something else fucking up my pinch welds.

I come from the 240sx world, and 100% of those cars have the most flat and fucked up and rusted frame rails and pinch welds from people not giving a shit and just jacking the car where ever. I'd rather keep my brz in the best shape I can

[Mr.ac]

Originally Posted by JeremyR

Your statement makes no sense man. If i'm worried about damaging something on my car, why WOULDN'T i do it myself? IF I do it myself then I can do it the way I want and not have to worry about something else fucking up my pinch welds.

I come from the 240sx world, and 100% of those cars have the most flat and fucked up and rusted frame rails and pinch welds from people not giving a shit and just jacking the car where ever. I'd rather keep my brz in the best shape I can

Ah, well to be fair your posts came off like "I'm afraid jacking up and damaging the precious pinch welds"
Yes I agree with you on lifting the car by the front and rear center jack points.
Lifting the car by each corner at a time is just retarded.
But meh, I never had the need to use hockey pucks.

[Gunman]

If you look at the oem jack, it has a groove for the pinch weld. The notches in the pinch show you where to place the jack, while the actual load is on the flat underside of the car.

My hockey pucks emulate the groove.top of the oem jack, while the notch in my jack stands straddles the pinch.

[daskaman]

its all fun and games until you have exposed/scratched metal that corrodes with salt caked roads, I take any precautions I can

[Grady]

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

[Mr.ac]

Originally Posted by Gunman

If you look at the oem jack, it has a groove for the pinch weld. The notches in the pinch show you where to place the jack, while the actual load is on the flat underside of the car.

My hockey pucks emulate the groove.top of the oem jack, while the notch in my jack stands straddles the pinch.

That's nice that you think that. But in reality that groove is out there because the oem jack was made so it can be used in any surface and not kick out from you.
For example if your on the side of gravel road where it has a slope to it. That's just the extra protection Subaru/Toyota thought of. In case you where ever in that situation.

Now in a perfect level concrete floor like a garage floor, it doesn't really matter. But who am I? What do I know. What ever floats your boat.

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

But who am I? What do I know. What ever floats your boat.

Dunno, why not tell us? How many cars have you designed?

[JeremyR]

Originally Posted by daskaman

its all fun and games until you have exposed/scratched metal that corrodes with salt caked roads, I take any precautions I can

Thank you!!! This is the main reason to trying to preserve my undercarriage

[Mr.ac]

Originally Posted by Gunman

Dunno, why not tell us? How many cars have you designed?

The same amount you have.
It just might be due to my google-fu is better than yours?

Originally Posted by JeremyR

Thank you!!! This is the main reason to trying to preserve my undercarriage

We live in California dude.

[ZionsWrath]

I swap tires and brakes at the track lifting on the front pinch weld and lifting one side front and rear tire off the ground. Then i dont put it on jack stands, but i place them there in case the jack fails.

I guess my car will break in half and i should be dead soon.

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

The same amount you have.

Really? my list is fairly long.

I think your troll-fu is much better than your engineering-fu.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

We live in California dude.

Not all of us do. Here in Florida shit rusts when you breathe on it. I'm trying to keep the underside of my car as painted and coated as possible.

[bmxr]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

I swap tires and brakes at the track lifting on the front pinch weld and lifting one side front and rear tire off the ground. Then i dont put it on jack stands, but i place them there in case the jack fails.

I guess my car will break in half and i should be dead soon.