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I know there's a bunch of threads on this but I'm having trouble figuring out the exact location for front and rear jack stands. I'm going to be doing a brake job one wheel at a time. Also going to replace the low beam bulbs and do a couple other things so I want to make sure I use stands in case of jack failure. Obviously I will be using a regular pneumatic jack with a puck at the proper locations to get the jack stands in place
This is the best picture of the underside of a C6 I could find... if someone could mark the specific locations for front rear jack stands I'd appreciate it!
Thanks, I've got that diagram also. Just hard to tell exactly what component that is especially since I'm not going to have a good view from just jacking up the car enough to get the wheel off the ground.
Couldn't you just jack the car up at a puck location, remove the wheel and place the jack stand under the the a arm for example. Lopwer the jack until the a arm touches the jack stand and leave it there. If the jack fails the a arm will contact the stand.
Couldn't you just jack the car up at a puck location, remove the wheel and place the jack stand under the the a arm for example. Lopwer the jack until the a arm touches the jack stand and leave it there. If the jack fails the a arm will contact the stand.
IF that's an acceptable location that would be easiest.
In general, it is best to jack either from the cross members or where the pucks would go. Getting to the cross members is difficult without a very long reach jack. You'll likely have to drive it up on some scrap pieces of wood just to get enough clearance.
Until I bought my Quickjack, I would always jack up a vehicle at the appropriate spot, remove the wheel and then place the jack stand under a nice flat surface, which in the front is usually under the a arm where the shock mounts. Set it in place, resting some of the weight onto the jack stand and then shake the car! If it doesn't move you now have 2 points holding the car up. Another thing my father taught me soooo looong ago, jack up the car, pull the wheel and place the wheel under the car near the jack. If the jack fails the wheel will keep the car from crashing down. I did this all the time until I got a Quickjack. That is perfect for a brake job. Good luck and you can never be too safe under the car.
Jack stand location revisited
