jacking the front only?
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jacking the front only?
Hey guy's , my front tire needs some servicing, is it cool to only jack the front of the car? I saw the article on using the cross beam adapters and the jacking points, but it only specifies jacking both the front and the rear. Is it cool to only jack the front to repair a tire??
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Go for it....it's not a problem. I often lift the front (or rear) end only using a floor jack and cross-beam adaptor. I also frequently lift a corner/side of the car using a small floor jack placed under the oval frame slot (where a jacking puck would go). Make sure you use chock blocks on the appropriate wheels and be safe.
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Go for it....it's not a problem. I often lift the front (or rear) end only using a floor jack and cross-beam adaptor. I also frequently lift a corner/side of the car using a small floor jack placed under the oval frame slot (where a jacking puck would go). Make sure you use chock blocks on the appropriate wheels and be safe.
Me too! 
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If I am changing front tires I will jack at the front shipping slot on the side I want to change and that is all I do. If I am changing both tires on that side I just jack a little higher so the rear tire is off the ground as well (ala NASCAR). If all I am doing is changing a rear tire I will most likely jack at the rear shipping slot. If I am going to work on the car I jack at the front shipping slot and place a jackstand under the cradle near where the suspension mounts with the jackstand bridging the front and rear edges of the cradle beam. Then I go to the other side of the car and place another jackstand in the same place although a little lower on that side. Then I move the jack to the lower side and use it to level the car from side to side and adjust the jackstand on that side. If I want the rear up in the air I go to the middle of the rear cradle rear most beam and jack there and place jackstands at the outer edges of the beam.
No cross beam adapters required. Been doing it this way for 15 years with no issues. Although since I got the lift 8 years ago I only do the jacking BS at the track nowadays.
Bill
No cross beam adapters required. Been doing it this way for 15 years with no issues. Although since I got the lift 8 years ago I only do the jacking BS at the track nowadays.
Bill
