Can't seem to find the answer on the forum but looking to see what height I would need a floor jack to go to lift my 2020 RDX A-spec enough to change a tire. The jack I am looking at goes as high as 18.3 inches...

When changing tires on a friend's Outback, I used a block of wood and hockey puck on the jack saddle but don't want to have to use the block if I can avoid it.
Thanks

I did not think it was possible to buy a floor jack that can not raise high enough to change a tire on RDX. Any regular size floor jack should do it I think.

My old 1.5ton floor jack might have but I still used a block and puck so as not to damage the pinch welds... I just didn't feel comfortable raising the jack to its max height... Smaller jacks only go to 14" which I don't think is high enough to get a 20" tire off the ground to change.

I got this one from costco years ago when it was like $140. Works great.

https://www.costco.com/3-ton-profess...100222458.html

Have the same one. Two thumbs up..

I have a Craftsman 3-ton floor jack that I have had for ~18 years (950186) and it works on our 2016 and 2020 RDXs. No puck or block of wood needed.

The Aracan 3 1/2 ton floor jack and four 6 ton jack stands from Costco worked fine for me on my 2002 Acura MDX and now for my 2019 Acura RDX. Safety first. Good luck.

Are you using the pinch welds or the jack point in the front/rear center? I only need to jack one tire at a time but would be worried not using a puck would crush the pinch welds.

I have only been using the jacking points nearer the side mirrors toward the front wheels as I am able to get both front and rear tires of each side off the ground at the same time. I do have a towel folded over on the saddle to prevent metal to metal contact. Not sure the towel makes enough difference to prevent crushing the pinch welds but never had an issue with damage to the saddle or any of my vehicles. The towel does have some holes in it though!! I understand pucks are strong but for me, I would be too concerned about slippage. I know you are going straight up and down, but that's just me.
As mentioned above by Excalibur - my jack came with two jack stands (it was a package deal at the time,) so I use these as well for safety reasons. In practice, you should never depend on the jack itself to support your vehicle for any extended period of time. Admittedly I am pretty quick doing tire rotations (front to back) and there have been times in the past where I have not used jack stands. Just being lazy and perhaps lucky. I also have mounted snow tires in the garage and always put one of those under the side of the vehicle in case the jack fails.
If I need to rotate tires side to side, it usually take longer as I haven't taken the time to find the center jacking points for the RDXs. Again, I use one of the snow tires as the spare as I'm doing the rotation and as mentioned another one under the side. In case you are curious, I have three vehicles in my garage and a total of 20 mounted tires . I didn't plan it that way but it worked out that way. Two sets of snow tires incremental to the all seasons or summer only tires.
I also have a TL-S and the center jacking point in the back, is out in the open and easy to find and use. There are other Azine members that have reported that they used the front center jacking point and either didn't have it lined up correctly to begin with or had the jack slip and make a mess of the radiator support and other items - so I haven't messed around with the front.

Not that happy with the somewhat rinky front/rear lift points on the RDX, but that is what I use to get it up on 4 stands when needed.
See attached file.

Thanks for sharing the center lift points. Not sure I would use them - even with your ringing endorsement , but may take a look when it's time for a rotation.