Where do I place a jack stand at on my car when removing the cradle? I have looked in the search and can't find it. Anyone have good threads on this with pictures? I tried looking in my Haynes manual and its no good. I am hoping to have the engine out tomorrow, so I can start cleaning everything, and adding things to it.

Thanks Ken

Ken,

Hope this helps -- locate the points on the chassis where the front of the cradle mounts. About 2-3 inches towards the front of the car, and 1-2 inches to the outside of the car. You'll find a space that was just made to place a jackstand

Hope this helps -- it's late and if you need more help in the daylight tomorrow, I'll be glad to help with pictures! Just email me at orphancars@direcway.com ....

-jeff d
Fort Worth, TX
198? Fiero GT/V8 "Temporarily on jackstands, cradle out!"

Of course most people would put a stout 4X4 under the car, in that location, with the jackstands actually touching the 4X4, not the car frame. If the 4X4 is at least as wide as the car, and you have two floor jacks, it is real easy to raise & lower the car, and to block it up for extended periods. If you only use one floor jack, it takes longer to raise & lower, but same result.

Try this https://www.fiero.nl/uploads/imgs2003/lift_points_1.jpg

The jackstands can touch the frame at that point -- the car has been on and off the stands in that area and there is no damage to the frame..............

Personally, I tried to use a 4x4 to lift the car --- way too flimsy, IMHO. I glued and bolted two 2 x 6's together and I can lift the body off the cradle with one jack with the beam under the reinforcing plates for the rollbar.

ymmv, etc.

-jeff d

Ken, if you want to come over and see where they go you can. Mine is up in the air right now.

Hey Chris long time no chat. I have been emailing you and PM you for about 2 weeks now with no reply. Please PM your address and I may come over later on today for a break, and see how far you are.
Thanks everyone for the tips. I now know where to place the jack stands at.

Thanks Ken

quote Originally posted by avengador1: Try this https://www.fiero.nl/uploads/imgs2003/lift_points_1.jpg

taken from this link, I support the rear of the car marked in blue. About the wood between the jack stands and the frame, it sounds like a good idea to protect the frame from any slight damage but must not make the whole thing unstable if used (which it can possibly). I do not use the wood, some do.

That's exactly where I placed the jackstands when I did my engine, just ahead of where the craddle pivots. Make sure you chok the front wheels so that the car won't roll.

Be careful that the nose doesn't scrape the ground when you get the rear end up high enough to slide the cradle out. I put the front up on stands first so that the tires were about 6 inches off the ground. I also placed the battery in the spare tire opening to give some ballast up front. With the jack stands in the mount points just in front of the cradle bolts the car will tend to teater on the stands if you don't put some extra ballast up front.

also, put the tires on the hood of the car so that it won't tip backwards. I had a problem with the car tipping before the cradle was actually out.

My front tires went flat too because of the angle I had the car jacked at. I don't really know what to do about that.