[DML] Re: Trailing arm bolt procedure w/ jack stands?

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Leave the car on the stands, place the floor jack under each tire,
then raise them to a normal driving orientation.

I don't jack my car by its fragile fiberglass body, preferring instead
the relatively sturdier frame. Central rear jacking point is the
crossmember (just like a front engine car turned around backwards). I
place my jackstands where the lower support arms mount to it.

Notice how close together the stands are in the rear vs the front. Our
chassis is trapezoidal shaped -- wider in the front than the rear.
This keeps the outside edges of the two different sized tires in line
with one another for aesthetic purposes.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "supermattthehero" <supermatty@xxxx>
wrote:
> Would someone be willing to outline the trailing arm bolt replacement
> procedure using a jack and jack stands?  I want to be sure that I know
> where to place the stands when doing this.  I've read all the articles
> so I know that I need to raise the car (by the body jacking point? by
> the frame?), replace the bolt, snug it up, and then lower the car
> before torquing the bolts. (how can I still fit underneath the car
> when the weight is on the wheels?)  I prefer to do all of the work on
> the car myself aside from inspection, so any help is appreciated.
> 
> Matt
> #1604




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