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Woodrow · 12-29-2004, 08:51 PM

Hey this may be the newbiest question ever but here goes...
Can anyone tell me where the front jacking point is for a 1993 240sx SE? Do I have to take guard off the bottom to get to it or can I leave it on? Any help is much appreciated, thanks!

SilviaSativa · 12-29-2004, 08:56 PM

Front crossmember, lookout for the oil pan

Woodrow · 12-29-2004, 10:33 PM

Is it in front of the oil pan or behind the oil pan?

AKADriver · 12-29-2004, 10:35 PM

behind it.

KiDyNomiTe · 12-29-2004, 10:37 PM

When you get lowered, use mutliple jacks, wood blocks, and tow hooks to get to the cross member.

Inland180 · 12-30-2004, 02:19 PM

thats pretty much it

front cross member then use jack stands

The Hamsterball · 12-31-2004, 04:14 AM

Hrm... welll, the thread starter seems to have his question answered.

I don't have a jack, so I use my emergency jack along with my dad's SUV emergency jack.
(basically, i jack up the car as much as i can with the 240SX jack on one side of the car.
Then, I slip the SUV jack under the jackstand point, the really thick unibody bars that go along the sides of the car where you have to put the jackstands underneath according to the FSM.

I use a wood block for the top of the SUV jack because the jack surface is like 2'' in diameter.

I jack up one side completely (left or right) and then slide a jackstand underneath the bar section.

Then I go to the other side (while the car is resting on one jackstand), and do the same thing and slip the 2nd jackstand in.

My worry is..

I have really high jackstands, they are pretty big. bigger than all of my friends'.

So, I am worried if it's a bad idea to put that much stress on the sides of the cars (particularly the axles and what not ) because i'm jacking from one side at a time.

tak- · 01-01-2005, 06:42 AM

buy a real jack.

you can get a 2 and 1/4 ton heavy duty floor jack from harbor freight for like $50.

12-29-2004, 08:51 PM	#1
Woodrow Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingston Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Jacking up the 240 Hey this may be the newbiest question ever but here goes... Can anyone tell me where the front jacking point is for a 1993 240sx SE? Do I have to take guard off the bottom to get to it or can I leave it on? Any help is much appreciated, thanks!

12-29-2004, 08:56 PM	#2
SilviaSativa Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Honolulu Age: 38 Posts: 446 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Front crossmember, lookout for the oil pan __________________

12-29-2004, 10:37 PM	#5
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	When you get lowered, use mutliple jacks, wood blocks, and tow hooks to get to the cross member. __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

12-30-2004, 02:19 PM	#6
Inland180 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 1,763 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	thats pretty much it front cross member then use jack stands __________________ PTE6262 Full-Race Twin Scroll FTW! Feedback LINK

12-31-2004, 04:14 AM	#7
The Hamsterball Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CA Age: 39 Posts: 290 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hrm... welll, the thread starter seems to have his question answered. I don't have a jack, so I use my emergency jack along with my dad's SUV emergency jack. (basically, i jack up the car as much as i can with the 240SX jack on one side of the car. Then, I slip the SUV jack under the jackstand point, the really thick unibody bars that go along the sides of the car where you have to put the jackstands underneath according to the FSM. I use a wood block for the top of the SUV jack because the jack surface is like 2'' in diameter. I jack up one side completely (left or right) and then slide a jackstand underneath the bar section. Then I go to the other side (while the car is resting on one jackstand), and do the same thing and slip the 2nd jackstand in. My worry is.. I have really high jackstands, they are pretty big. bigger than all of my friends'. So, I am worried if it's a bad idea to put that much stress on the sides of the cars (particularly the axles and what not ) because i'm jacking from one side at a time. __________________ White '90 S13 Fastback (SOLD in '07)

12-29-2004, 10:33 PM	#3
Woodrow Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingston Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Is it in front of the oil pan or behind the oil pan?

12-29-2004, 10:35 PM	#4
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,518 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	behind it.

01-01-2005, 06:42 AM	#8
tak- Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Age: 40 Posts: 153 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	buy a real jack. you can get a 2 and 1/4 ton heavy duty floor jack from harbor freight for like $50.