hey kwz! I got the harbor freight version of the michelin jack on saturday. That is probably the best jack that you an use for your car. You won't have to put it all the way under the car to reach the subframe where you have to lift at. You are perfectly safe lifting the car anywhere along the subframe bar. If you look under your car, right by the tire there looks like a little tow hook. That is where they secure the car to the car-carrier when they deliver. You can "chock" the jack stand there (welds are supposed to be the strongest points on metals) or right behind it on the flat surface of the subframe rail. Also you can jack the rear of the car up via the rear diff. You can keep it up by cradling the lower crontrol arm whre the spring sets in via your jack stands. Normally when you use jack stands you want to evenly hold what you are lowering down onto it so that the stand doesn't slip out. Most of the places that I lower onto promotes that idea so that it doesn't buck out while lowering the car onto the stand or while it is holding the car up. Hope this helps...
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