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is it ok to lift rear with a jack under the diffetrntial

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Old 11-21-2020, 05:20 PM
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is it ok to lift rear with a jack under the diffetrntial

can you jack the car by the rear diff?
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Old 11-22-2020, 04:21 AM
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no

it was only ever ok on something with a live rear axel - on cars with real suspension the diff never holds the vehicles wt

all modern cars should only be picked up on the manu jacking points

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yes

It's done all the time with no undesirable effects.

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