Safest and quickest way to get the MS6 up onto 4 jackstands?
 

So the few times I've had my car up on jack stands it was a PIA to actually get the car there. I couldn't find any good jacking points in the middle of the car, so I would jack up one side, stick some stands under one jacking point (the jacking points indicated in the owners manual) and then going to another jacking point and jacking it up a bit more there to get a stand under it. Then I'd have to jack up the rear so I'd have the whole car supported just by 2 awkwardly placed jack stands and one $50 Kobalt floor jack. Then I'd have to make sure that all the jack stands are at equal heights and such... it takes a good 45-60 minutes just to get in fully supported. There has to be a better way!

Is this a serious question? Use 4 jacks of course

Why didn't I think of that? better yet, I should just use the lift that I have just laying around and can just toss the car up there in 2 minutes. :006:

That's a great idea yo, raise it up on the lift, then place the 4 jacks underneath it and lower it back down onto them!

You haven't seen the jack points on the front and rear subframes have you?

Get on your knees, on the front end look about 2 feet back and youll see a metal hump downwards. Jack there.

Rear, the same hump is in front (behind when you look at the diff) where the diff cover is. Should take more than 5 mins to get all 4 corners in the air.

for the rear, stick the jack under the rear diff if your jack is long and low enough, then you can jack up the whole rear at once. Block the front wheels so it can't roll forward as you go up. Then when its up high, put a jackstand under both sides of the rear of the car, on the jacking points forward of each rear wheel.

I don't specifically know where on the front to do this, but most cars have some sort of cross member that you can jack up on. If you can find a strong spot to jack the front up on(not the engine, not the rad support), you can get it up high then put a jackstand on both sides quickly and easily.

I have never done this on a Speed6, as I have been able to use the hoist at work, but I have done this tons of times on my Talons, my Galant, and other cars like this at home. Just for changing tires, this goes really fast at home. I did an awd trans swap at home in my Galant like this as I didn't want to leave the car at work while the tranny was being rebuilt. Car was on there for a few weeks as the weather was shitty once I got the tranny back. it was nice and solid and quite high up as the tranny comes out and goes in from the bottom.

If your jack won't make it under far enough to hit the diff, you can find a spot on one side in the front(more weight there) and then just keep jacking it up till the rear tire is off the ground as well. The front will come off first, but the rear will lift in a bit too. Then you can stick a jack stand under the front and rear on one side. Then, do the same on the other side. I used to work at a pretty low budget shop and we had to do it like this all the time. Even Volvo wagons would lift just fine like this.

Keep it safe tho, pay attention to where you put the jackstand. Lower it with the jack SLOWLY and keep weight on the jack until you are sure its a good solid spot for support. If it looks like the area is going to start to collapse, jack it back up and move the stand.

I find that the doubled up areas on the pinch weld(under the rocker panels), or suspension pickup points are very good. On Talons, I often use the front lower rear control arm bushing pickup areas. The cupped part of the jackstand fits nicely under the rounded lower half of the bushing and holds it securely.

Good luck

OP, under the front of the car there is a metal jacking point that protrudes just before the leading edge of the plastic engine tray. Use that to jack up the front of the car. In the rear, use the diff as others have said.

One word to the wise. Don't try to put the car on the highest setting of your jack stands on the first try. You can seriously upset the balance of the vehicle when raising it. Go back and forth between the front and rear raising the vehicle a couple of inches at a time until you reach your desired height.

dude just stick a jack underthere and start jacking hoping that u dont crush anything thats the fastest. Now for the more right way of doing it....

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