yesterday morning I was greated with a little surprise when I went out to my car. My right rear tire had a flat. No biggy I thought. I'll just take it off and bring it in to NAPA to have it fixed. Well it didn't go so well. My first problem was that I couldn't get my rear axle jacked up. My rear had sank so much that I couldn't get my floor jack underneath my muffler to lift on the differential. So I tried closer to the tire, but the sway bar was in the way. Finally, I got mad and lifted on the sway bar bushing enough to get my tire off and then I put a bottle jack right behind the brake. there has got to be a better place to lift your axle. Where is it? Also, while I'm at it, what should the air pressure be in the tires? It is at 33 psi all around right now. Before I checked it, there was an 8 psi difference between the tires.

thanks for the help

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I've always been able to slide that spare-tire-jack under the pad "in front of" the rear control arm, on the side I've had the flat on. That doesn't raise the axle per-say; it raises the body of the car, and when you raise the body enough, the axle lifts up.


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The tire pressures should be listed on the side of the door (where the latch is) or on the body where the door latches. Usually 32psi is good. There's jackpoints between the tires on the sides of the car. One's right behind the front wheel, and one's right in front of the rear wheel. If you have an owners manual, it describes it a hell of a lot better in there. Hope any of that helps.

 

Yes 32 psi cold is the factory spec. I was running 36 psi cold 2 years ago and really wore out my tires fast. I usually put a few more psi in the front, and a few less in the rear. If you can't measure it cold just add 4 psi - i.e. 32psi cold = (appx) 36psi hot.

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