Are the pinch welds strong enough other than in the areas that are used for jacking the car up?
I just did it - I jacked up one side of car a bit - put other jack to center jackpoint - jacked it up - then put two jackstands on the pinchwelds and left a foorjack on the centerpoint to do an oil change (currently draining)
I can certainly see this working with 2 jacks but would like to find a way with just one i.e. something I can easily do at the track. I suppose I could use low level ramps and then try to get to the front crossmember jacking point, but not sure if the 2.5" lift from the ramps gives me enough clearance to get to the center jacking point. I think the jacking points on the pinch weld are obviously strong enough to accommodate a jack stand and agree a hockey puck is likely good padding.
I used to just drive the front tires up onto 2 pieces of 2x4 then have enough clearance to get the jack to the center middle jackpoint. I started to do the two jack approach because I ended up having 2 jacks. With the wood block approach I found it easiest to get in behind the front tire, not from the front.
It does, but you have to jack the car up from the front side first to be able to slide a jack back there... unless someone makes like a 6 foot long low profile jack.Does the center jack point not exist on the R ?
i just jack the car up from one pinch weld in the front high enough to slide a brick paver under the tire then use the central point in the front to bring it up and slide the stands in.
My centre jacking point on the subframe is bent up to. I was worried I was the only one. My car kept going up and down all summer doing mods while staying at home. I was careful and don’t know when it happened. Just noticed it one time.
