I canīt seems to find a good place to put my jackstands under my Z28.. especially in front..
Suggestions anyone?

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good question

 

I have heard to put them under the control arms. The problems is that I can never get a more detailed suggestion than just under the control arms. I'll need all the space I can get around the frame while I fab and route my exhaust so if anyone knows anything about this, please put it on here!

 

Under the car you can see sort of "sub-frame rails". They look like rails that are part of the floor. You can set the car on those. You can also put the stands under the control arms, and the rear end. The best way is to put them under a good set of subframe connectors.

 

hell yes.....seeing as how subframe connectors are a must-do mod for any thirdgen, that's where they should go.



this picture is proof enough why you all need sfc's. note where the jackstand is, and notice that the rear wheel is way up in the air....now that's a tight bodied thirdgen.

 

See what I mean , no offense Jza. Having never put jackstands under the control arms (we are talking the front ones aren't we?), can you describe where exactly you put them or what part of the control arm you put them under?

 

I usually put my jack stands under the forward hinge point of the front suspension, towards the middle of the car.

I jack it up by the cross member & there is just enough room for the jack stands on both sides.

John

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same here. and on the back, I put the jackstands under the control arm brackets(?).

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Reading about the subframe connectors just made me remember something I was going to ask. It might be a stupid question, but where do you get them, how much are they, and do they have to be installed at a body shop, or are they pretty simple with a little bit of welding skill?

 

I think I paid 150 for my SSM ones, but they were unpainted, so I powdercoated them black. I bought mine thru Summit,

As for installation, I held them up while my dad welded them on... He loves to get burns...Just kidding..

It was kind of a Pain in the Butt, because the driver side was an inch off for where a hole was, so we had to modify the hole.

John

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Oh.. Hehe. I see what you mean. Um, depending on the design of the stand, you can put it anywhere under the arm, like under the rolled edge or under the spring perch area. Definitely NOT under the ball-joint, and anywhere it looks like it could slip off the stand if you rocked the car.

TheWraith: That's how I do mine: just jack it up right there at the mean of gravity and you can rotate the tires just like that.

 

I put the jackstands underneath the front swaybar mounts. It works pretty good too.

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This may sound stupid, but are you guys jacking up one side, then place jackstand, jack up other side and place jackstand? That's what I did and I gotta tell you I was getting pretty nervous when the whole car was tipping up like knight rider! I am new at this jackstand stuff (spoiled with a lift) and appreciate any comments. How much clearance between car bottom and ground has anyone gotten from jackstands? I'd like plenty of room to at least roll over while I'm underneath. The only thing I could figure (pain in ***) would be to jack up and place, then jack up again and place. Am I being too cautious here or what?

 

Last year when I was lovering my car onto jack stands from the rear end, the bar that I lowered the car onto bent straight up soon after the weight of the car hit it.

I was (and still am) under the impression that what I bent was the lower control arm. It's a metal bar that runs from just behind one rear tire across to the same spot on the other side.

I put the car back on the ground, and it seemed to running ok before I put it in storage for the winter.. What bar is that that I bent, is it safe to drive the car, and how do I replace it?

 

Moving...

 

Yep, thats where I found to be best. As long as you put the jackstands under the bushings not just anywhere on the bar.

 

DigitalMonarch0 sounds like your swaybar to me from the discription. I'd advise against using frame rails for jacking or supporting, gm frame rails are very soft and can collapse under the weight of the car.

On the front i use the sway bar mounts and on the rear i use the axle.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=231019

 

i was thinking about giving that link, i was just too lazy to find it

 

Awesome, thank you

 

This has been covered before

 

Thank you for covering it again.

 

I thought you're never supposed to jack on the differential, but on that "map" the differential is green.

 

It's definitely ok to jack on the rear axle housings and/or differential housing.

As for the front stabilizer bar mounts... I wouldn't. That diagram is great, though. Love the big rear tires, too.

 

Are these the right places?

Thanks to the dude whos car this is, perfect pic to illustrate

 

I've always used the jack where the jackstand points are, simply because I haven't been able to jack the car up high enough by lifting at the crossmember or the axle.