Jacking Points

[Grizzly]

Where can I put a floor jack besides the frame on my 67 coupe? How about the center section of the rear end? The front cross member. Is there any place that should be avoided?

 

[IH2LOSE]

I have a 1966 convert with side pipes,when I am lifting the car up I use the front crossmember or the rear axel.I have this real dense black foam rubber square some one had given me along time ago.I place that on my my floor jack so as not to scratch anything I never go under my car for any reason what so ever unless it has jack stands under it I place the jack stands under the frame I allways lift the enire front then put the stands under then the rear.

 

[Grizzly]

My coupe has side pipes too and the farther away from them I put a jack the better I feel. Any one out there have a supply for some kind of rubber bumper for a jack?

 

[JohnZ]

California Car Cover ( www.calcarcover.com ) has lots of different sizes of urethane pads for jacks and jackstands.

You can jack it up under the rear axle center section or under the front crossmember, but in the front I'd use a piece of 2x6 long enough to span the front-to-rear dimension under the crossmember, as the cover plate piece on the bottom is pretty thin and will get badly bent if you jack on it.

Here's a link for a reasonably-priced low-profile jack that will fit under your sidepipes:

http://www.geocities.com/genidude/hydraulicjacks2.html

 

[Mikey1]

The front crossmember is a place that I try to avoid as this gets dented more easily then other areas.

If you need to jack up the frontend using the crossmember make sure that you spread the pressure of the jack by using a larger piece of wood or something like that.

 

[magicv8]

Check out the picture on the jacket of Noland Adams Tech Manual. That's where I jack mine and support it. I had to replace the rear spring retainer and spend hours straightening the front bumper brackets - due to previous owners jacking in the center at front and rear.

 

[white56]

Another way to prevent scratching by the jack is to drop a hockey puck in the saddle of your jack. An inexpesive solution that works.
Just my $.02
Rick

 

[magicv8]

Scratching the frame, or not.

I needed a little more lift with my jacks, so I replaced the saddles with pieces of 4x4x6 wood, and screwed 4x6 hunks of truck tire tread to the top. It's soft, non skid, and cheap - since you find truck tire tread (rubberage) along most roadways.

 

[Mac]

Another way to prevent scratching by the jack is to drop a hockey puck in the saddle of your jack. An inexpesive solution that works.
Just my $.02
Rick

Yet another use for hockey pucks!! :L

I'm going to find one and stick it onto my jack as soon as I get home!!

 

[JohnZ]

Hey, Mac - you should be able to find plenty of used hockey pucks in Canada, eh?