Stupid question, but.......
Where do ya'll put the jack when jacking the car up to put it on jackstands? I found that if I use anywhere other then the factory jack points that the jack bends the floorpan, but if I use the factory jack points to jack the car up, I don't have anyplace to put the jack stands.

I've been jacking right in front of the factory jack point and then sticking the jack stand under the jack point, but that makes me a bit nervous as it looks to be warping that area in front of the jacking point a bit.

Any suggestions?

 

Front and rear center of the car there are jack points. Ahead of the motor and behind the spare tire well, dead center in the middle of the car.

 

yeah, but where do you put the jack to get the car up enough to get the stands under those points?

 

I use the front center jack point to lift, then put stands under the rocker-panel jack points.

Front-center is usually in the crossmember under the radiator, Honda usually marks it with a big arrow or something. Rear is the towing loop under the spare-tire well. Those are shown in the Helm shop manual, but not in the owner's manual. I can only say for certain for the years that I own(ed), so YMMV...

 

DO NOT USE THE SPARE TIRE JACK IN THE FRONT OR BACK! the car WILL fall over. you MUST use a floor jack.

jack goes in the lift points in the front and back, just ahead of the engine in the front. its the towing hook in the back.

 

Well, I guess my problem is my floor jack is too short then. I tried those spots one time (doing brake pads) and the jack didn't get the car up high enough to get the jack stands in there. Oh well, I've been wanting a bigger floor jack anyway......
Thanks!

 

Good point about the tire-changing jack. Those things topple pretty easy.

I know what you mean about the short jack. I also used that as an excuse to get a better (& taller) jack...

 

Hi Jim...The very first time I went to use my car jack which was two years after I bought the car...it busted as I was putting it up in theair and the car hit the ground..wasn't a good experience!

WheelBrokerAng

 

If I use the front jacking point, my jack only jacks it up high enough to put the jackstands under the jacking points on the sidesat their lowest lever - hardly high enough to get under the car. To solve this problem, I put my floor jack on the frame. If you look under the car and look straight at the jacking point, you should be able to see the frame behind it (towards the middle of the vehicle.)
Soon I'm going to get a set of ramps though. Jacking up both sides is a real PITA just to change the oil.

 

x2 on breaking the scossor jack ...... did that changing the tranny fluid!!!!! Now I have a nice cheap 2-ton floor jack that comes in a nice little case and only cost 40 bucks. Only problem is that it's kinda hard to let it down easy since it has a thumb screw for the pressure release. Also, the short handle doesn't stay in very well, but for my needs it's fine.