What are the best jack points?

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johnny_261

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Hey all. This might sound like a noob question, but I just want to make sure that I am doing things right. I just got a fox recently and never jacked it up before.

What are the best places to jack it up using a floor jack and where are the best places to place the jack stands.

If you have any pictures as well that would be awesome as I'm not too familar with the underside of my car.

Thanks for your help!

 

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I use a jack under the middle of the 8.8 and then jack stands on the outside tubes of the rear,you can use jack stands on the sub frames or on the stock steel arms

 

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Lift on rear axle "pumpkin" for the back of the car, middle of the K-frame for the front of the car. Jack stands on rear axle tubes, front lower control arms, hinge points of rear lower control arms, (NOT middle of the rear control arms) or sub frame area.

 

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not a fan of lifting on the pumpkin on a stock 8.8. seen to many stock stamped covers bend up and start leaking. but honestly its about the best spot back there

 

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Bumping a very old post...agree with original poster. If anyone has a photo (pulled from online, even) where jack points on a fox are circled, it would be hugely helpful.

Noob statement, but I don't even know what is meant when posters say use jacks on the sub frame...the subframe seems like it could be a lot of places on our cars and some point out that many people have bent frames and bodies by using jack points they thought were solid.

 

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90sickfox said:

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90sickfox said:

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Great job done so far. This will help OP to get the better idea.