Theres always the option of just lifting from the side along the pinch weld to the height you want and putting a jackstand in, then doing it to the other side, that is definitely the safest method for lifting the rear with a jack. If you go that route just lift and support the rear first, and then lift up the front and support it (once your floor is back to one piece). Ramps are also a good option I always forget about mainly cause I don’t own any.
I know the exhaust hangers are mainly vibration dampeners much like engine mounts but the exhaust is something that shouldn’t be solid against the car, much like the engine. The engine moves when it revs and the exhaust has to mimic that slightly even if both are connected with sturdy rubber mounts.
Lifting at the rear subframe from right behind that wheel is a bad idea, especially on the surface you’re working with. The jack won’t be able to settle into place by rolling itself around. I don’t even know how this thread came to lifting the entire rear of the car like this but if you‘re working in the front right is it even necessary?
And I get the unintended feeling of coming across as angry or argumentative, I think thats just a side effect of being descriptive and to the point in an essence, its no big deal.
However you get your job done, do it safe, or at least as cautiously as possible if it’s not.
I know the exhaust hangers are mainly vibration dampeners much like engine mounts but the exhaust is something that shouldn’t be solid against the car, much like the engine. The engine moves when it revs and the exhaust has to mimic that slightly even if both are connected with sturdy rubber mounts.
Lifting at the rear subframe from right behind that wheel is a bad idea, especially on the surface you’re working with. The jack won’t be able to settle into place by rolling itself around. I don’t even know how this thread came to lifting the entire rear of the car like this but if you‘re working in the front right is it even necessary?
And I get the unintended feeling of coming across as angry or argumentative, I think thats just a side effect of being descriptive and to the point in an essence, its no big deal.
However you get your job done, do it safe, or at least as cautiously as possible if it’s not.
