I need to put the front end on axle stands but have a dilemma. The only acceptable place I can find to place my trolley jack is under the plastic jack carriers at the front of the sills. But when I jack it up from there, I can't find a suitable place to put the axle stands. I would usually place jack under the front cross member, then put axle stands under the jack pads. But the z has what appears to be an aluminium shield under the rear of the engine which covers the cross member and would get damaged.
The rear of the car I find simple, trolley jack under the two bolts on the diff, then jack up and put the axle stands under the two rear plastic sill jack carriers..
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Best way to put front end on Axle stands
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Jack up one of the rear side jack points, high enough to get a jack stand under the front point on the same side, repeat on other side and reverse to get her back down.
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cheers, will give that a try
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+1. Best waySilverzedtom wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 8:38 pm Jack up one of the rear side jack points, high enough to get a jack stand under the front point on the same side, repeat on other side and reverse to get her back down.
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Make sure you're using wheel chocks though as the car twists all over the place without them.
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