Those of you working at shops/dealers

[Nacho98]

Let me ask you--

When lifting a car on a four point lift, are you told to jack the car by the pinch welds or the frame?

I've seen so many cars (Mustangs, Camaros, and others) with mangled pinch welds under the fenders and bowed out fenders from it, yet I seem to notice a trend as of recent of so many places still jacking cars on the pinch welds.

Why the hell would you jack a car on that when the frame is right there? I know in theory the pinch weld is supposed to be able to support the weight, but many a mangled fender proves otherwise. It seems like an absolute no brainer that you would lift a car by the frame, but maybe that's just me.

 

[CC'S95GT]

maybe it's the owner that doesn't know any better.

 

[Steven]

I've seen them done both ways at the dealer I used to work for. Generally if you have a tech who cares about the car, then he does it on the frame. However I will say that if you have the do-dads that go on the pinch welds and hold it up that pretty much saves them. It's a lot easier to get under the rock than on the frames of SN cars.

 

[Tally_4.6]

On the mustang I go frame up front and the torque boxes for the back. At work every car i do is frame up front and pinch welds in back.