ok this post is for anyone that second guesses everytime they go to jack up a car (an 05 wrx for now) .
if you are just changing a tire then jacking up on the pinch weld is find but at times when you need either the entire front or entire rear of the car in the air then this is how you would do it and know that your car is safe.
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this is a pic of the front of the car with the splash shield removed. removing the splash shield is not needed, the jack plate is located right after the splash shield or behind the oil pan.
this is a closer pic of what you are going to see.
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make sure the car is on a hard level surface and you are all set now to jack up the front of the car.
if the car is lowered and the jack is hitting the undersides of the car...
figure out how much room you need to clear the jack and get boards that are high enough to make the clearance. just drive the front wheels up onto the boards and continue jacking up the car.
this pic is after the tire was removed but you can see what i mean.
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jacking up the back.
there are two ways people do this.
the first is to just jack the car up by the rear diff and the second is the same but with a piece of wood between the jack foot and the diff.
either way works fine its a personal preferance kind of thing.
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after jacking up a vehicle be sure to use jackstands to secure the car.
in the front of the wrx there are 2 options for jackstands.
this pic is from the passenger side angled forward
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option 1 is near the pinch weld but its a better spot for the front
option 2 is with the splash shield removed only!!!!!!!!!!!
in the rear of the wrx jackstands should be on the pinchwelds only not the trunkpan like some people try.