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Wrong Lift Point Bent Rail?

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Old 09-26-16, 06:50 PM
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Default Wrong Lift Point Bent Rail?

I just had new front brakes put on my car and the tech lifted the front of the car by putting the lift pads on the inner rail/floor support beam under the car and not on the outside rail where it should go. I looked at the inner rails they don't seem to be bent, but I'm wondering if the inner rails are strong enough to be used as lift points??
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Old 09-27-16, 06:39 AM
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correct me if I am wrong but I always put my jackstand on those inner rails, as the outside rails are more for temporary roadside jacking.
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Before I bought my race ramps, I always used the frame to jack the car up and I placed jackstands on the pinch weld points (per the manual). I never had any issues with anything bending or denting.
Old 09-29-16, 06:22 PM
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You're fine. Just use the factory-recommended jack points in the future.
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