Where exactly should you put a jack and jack stands under an evo that would avoid mangling the undercarriage or gouging aluminum suspension components.

 

 

I've always used the part between the notches that the manual recommends you use for lifting...but you are right it messes up the undercarriage someone (not really)... I guess you might be able to use the differential cases?

 

Curious where you found this. Those jack points may work with the included jack, however if you try to lift with a regular jack at these location you will f them up. At least astheticaly, I don't know if actual damage to the car is being done. I would rather avoid both however. Also I'm wondering where wou could put the jack stands which would not be at any of these locations without causing damage.

 

Evo service manual.

 

The 8 I guess? That is not in the 9.

 

Wrong IX manual.

 

I guess it must be in the MR version (if there is such a thing) because I read my manual back and forth several times and I never saw that

 

I was always told in school to jack up the car at the pinch weld, you are correct they do peen over sometimes when you jack there. i dont think you are doing any real damage to the car's subframe though.

 

Title: 2006 Lancer Evolution Service Manual Data,It's on a CD.

 

I dont think it's doing frame damage but the creaks and the bending are hard to handle.

 

What I did is went to my local sporting goods store and bought a 99 cent rubber hockey puck. I then used a Dremmel to cut a grove about 10mm wide down the middle of the puck. The grove is about 1/2 way through the puck so that puck slips over the jacking point and the flat surface of the puck just barely rests flat against the floor pan. Then I just use that with my regular floor jack. The same puck works on the similar jacking points on both my Honda and Nissan too.

I'm not sure what you would do for jackstands though...

 

Ah...thats a pretty ingenious idea...I think I'll use that one

 

That is a really good idea! I was thinking of doign this out of wood but a hockey puck is even better.

 

I think I am going to have to try this.