Question; I want to put my 03 TL S up on four jack stands. Where do I raise the front and rear end with a floor jack ? I know there are four jack points that are used to normally to fix flats but want to lift the entire car off the floor.

 

there is a jack point in the center front.

 

I figure it out. Had a brainstorm... went to the dealer and asked the service department where the jack points where for floor jack application; first, there is a jack point just behind thr radiator on the frame and one in the rear where the tow hook is, in fact on the rear you use the tow bar hook as the jack point. While I there, they jack up a Acura to show me that it works. So, there are jack points for floor jacks. :hitit:

 

Riiight. Learning something new everyday, eh?

 

cool. I always jacked it up on the bar that goes across the suspension. That's usually where most cars are jacked up from, I'm going to look for the took hook.

 

there are 2 tow hoks in the fron of the car that to can be used for lifting. i tried using the rear tow hook before and it started to push up and dent in

 

damn, im glad someone posted this because the first time i tried to jack my car up bout 3 weeks ago (ive only had the car about 2 months), i couldn't find the jack points and i was thinking i was going crazy. thanks for the tips!

 

my crap as jack wont lift highenugh for my wheels to leave the ground if i use the rear tow hook...

 

you using the stock lift? i bought a nice wide-body trolley jack from sears for use on my last car and it has about 16 inches of lift on it (more than enough for most jobs). it cost me like $30 and has its own case. i highly recommend it if your looking for more room. plus i think the pump handle on it is easier that rotating the expander on the stock acura jack

SSTS

 

hell no...my jack is from sears too...some crap 3ton hydrolic floor jack...16 inches isnt enought to get the back of the car of the ground with the towhook.....

 

I once put the jack next to the front jackpoint, coz I didn't believe the metal edge on the jackpoint can stand the weight of the car.

The position is like in the following: :think:

|
___car_________ ______|
||------
||
|| <----jack
------
======================= groud

Did I cause any damage to the frame or not?

 

Sorry, the correct "picture" is here:

,,,,,car ,, |
_ ,, _____|
,|_|=====
,,,,,,,,||
,,,,,,, || <----jack
,,,,,------
======================= groud

Did I cause any damage to the frame or not?

 

no frame damage (since we dont have a frame) is it dented in where you lifted?

 

can't tell. Because what is under our doors are some materials like bumper plastic, they restore to the original shape after you remove the jack, but i don't know if the metal wrapped by the plastic is dented or not.

Any pro can answer this question?

 

there shouldnt be any damage. if its dented a little back there it wont effect any thing

 

I've got a 3-ton floor jack from Sears that has a lift of 19 3/4" and it will get one set of wheels off the ground to put stands under but when you jack up the other end (front or rear) by the time the opposite tires coem off the ground the first set of tires are once again touching the ground (the teeter-totter effect). I need a jack that goes up to 25".