Feb 18, 2011 · 2019 Cherokee Limited. Want to use my 3 ton floor jacks to lift at the pinch welds. They are beefy. The rubber pinch weld pads I use on other vehicles are too wide to fit on the …

Mar 27, 2016 · The pinch weld looks spindly--my reasoning is, in order to lift a car from that point, it must be pretty solid above the pinch weld, where the metal is parallel to the ground (instead …

Jan 17, 2003 · The jack pad teeth dig into the 2X4 and the wood distributes the load along enough of the pinch weld that it doesn't damage the pinch weld...." went a step further-realizing that a …

Oct 30, 2018 · I have a cheap rubber puck one and a more expensive machined aluminum jack pad. The rubber one was a few dollars and the fab'd aluminum one was close to $20 iirc. Both …

Oct 31, 2016 · At that point, the puck won't be protecting the pinch weld. Look at the pic I posted. A hockey puck is not nearly that thick.-On many cars, the factory recommended lifting point is …

Mar 18, 2023 · On my Subaru Forester and Crosstrek the factory jack lifted the frame on the inner and outer side of the pinch weld. The factory jack was designed so no weight was on the pinch …

Apr 8, 2009 · Historically I have used a pad on the jack saddle to prevent roughing up the central support points on subframes/rear diffs but nothing on the jack stands. However, I have had …

Oct 13, 2011 · On my vehicles, the hockey puck alone has enough give to prevent it from damaging the pinch welds. Cutting a groove in it wouldn't do anything beneficial on any of my …

Jan 14, 2017 · Yeah gotta love the no good jack points on multi thousand dollar cars Gosh even the old VW Bugs had a better dedicated jack point. The jack points should have a 3 or 4 inch …

Nov 20, 2014 · Some people claim their OEM tire jack only contacts the pinch weld bottom while others claim their OEM jack groove allows contact on the metal next to the pinch weld. In a …