No central Jack point?

[tsitalon1]

Just wanted to confirm with you guys that our cars do not utilize a central jacking point to lift the front or rear of the car at once, is that correct?

About to rotate tires and since I don't have a lift, i guess I"ll have to use 4 jack stands...

[303 Spartan]

I've been curious about this as well. I haven't been able to find a solid answer.

[Caymanite]

I just use 4 jack stands


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[303 Spartan]

I just use 4 jack stands



Right, but having to jack the car up 4 times to get 4 jack stands in is a pain. If we had front and rear central jacking points, you could jack the car up twice to get 4 jack stands in place. That's the one thing I miss about my old STI.

[Tangerined]

Where do you guys even put the jack stands? If I use the jack at the jack point, I don't have space to put a stand beside the jack.

[hilmar2k]

On a somewhat related note, I just got the QuickJack. Would you guys recommend using the pinch weld to lift the whole car at once, or are there dedicated lift points that you would use?

[303 Spartan]

Where do you guys even put the jack stands? If I use the jack at the jack point, I don't have space to put a stand beside the jack.

I've found myself jacking the car just outside of the jack points so I can fit the jack stands in. I really don't like doing that, though.

[tominabox1]

Use lift Jack on the control arms, put stands on jacking points. Seems to work ok if your car isn't lowered.

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[ellwood]

depending on the size of your jack's pad, you can fit the jack and stand on the factory pinch weld jack points. i put my floor jack between the wheel and the factory jack point on the rearmost bolts on the front subframe (one side at a time). for the back i get both sides at once using the middle of the rear subframe, slightly towards the passenger side of the rear diff mount. it helps to drive the back tires onto 2x4's prior to doing any lifting so you can get some clearance to pump the jack at the rear

[SteveYem]

You can lift the rear of the car by jacking under the rear subframe, right where the rear differential lower mount is. Looking from the rear of the car, this would be just forward of the rear differential itself. Note, it's a bit risky because if the car were to slip off the jack it could land cause damage to the differential - but if you make sure the front wheels are chocked and you place the jack carefully, it should not be an issue.

[tsitalon1]

You can lift the rear of the car by jacking under the rear subframe, right where the rear differential lower mount is. Looking from the rear of the car, this would be just forward of the rear differential itself. Note, it's a bit risky because if the car were to slip off the jack it could land cause damage to the differential - but if you make sure the front wheels are chocked and you place the jack carefully, it should not be an issue.

I thought of this, but wasn't sure it was a valid lift point, assuming the jack doesn't slip, are we sure it's safe to lift the weight of the rear on that spot?

[SteveYem]

I thought of this, but wasn't sure it was a valid lift point, assuming the jack doesn't slip, are we sure it's safe to lift the weight of the rear on that spot?

I can't confirm it 100%, but I can say that I've done it multiple times and have not experienced any issues.

[tsitalon1]

I can't confirm it 100%, but I can say that I've done it multiple times and have not experienced any issues.

Awesome, I'll give it a go, thanks!

[SteveYem]

Awesome, I'll give it a go, thanks!

Good luck! As ellwood mentioned right above my post, it's helpful to drive the rear tires up onto some 2x boards to give a little extra clearance between the rear bumper and the lever of your floor jack, especially if you are lowered.

[bakedziti]

While not a central location, I think this will be my next purchase in the safety department. I posted these in the A4 section last week, while very pricey, it would be a nice to have to avoid this issue.

https://safejacks.com/collections/compact-jack-stands/products/2-pack-the-rennstand-by-safe-jack-1

You can also reference this thread; although, I'm not sure I'd have the balls to use my spare well to support my car.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/504081-Jack-amp-Stands

[eurotic]

I guess I always have directional tires so I just swap front to back on each side. So I just jack up from the front location and get both front and rear tires off the ground. I put jack stands in place for the oh sh!t moment but don't rest the car on the stands, on at the rear jack point and at the front close to the jack.

[nick0188]

I lift the back using the method above, and after that you slide the jack under the center of the car and lift the front using the trans mount..

[evanb]

I guess I always have directional tires so I just swap front to back on each side. So I just jack up from the front location and get both front and rear tires off the ground. I put jack stands in place for the oh sh!t moment but don't rest the car on the stands, on at the rear jack point and at the front close to the jack.

+1

[NotQuickEnough]

I also recently learned there is no trap door to easily get to the oil drian bolt..darnit Audi you still have some things to learn from BMW