Thread: how to properly jack up 2001 grand prix?

I wouldnt do the control arms. They're not a load carrying suspension component. Just use the front "rail" part of the subframe to get it up, jack stands somewhere on the same part. On the rear I use the pinch weld...I still have enough left for now.

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

I wouldnt do the control arms. They're not a load carrying suspension component.

What?

All the pressure of the weight of the car is on the Lower Control Arms. Strut to Knuckle which sits on the Lower Control Arm, which is then bolted to the frame... how can you say its not load carrying???

Now if you were using light weight aluminum racing LCAs I wouldn't lift from them, but the factory ones should hold just fine.

Originally Posted by TLSheff

What?

All the pressure of the weight of the car is on the Lower Control Arms. Strut to Knuckle which sits on the Lower Control Arm, which is then bolted to the frame... how can you say its not load carrying???

Now if you were using light weight aluminum racing LCAs I wouldn't lift from them, but the factory ones should hold just fine.

That is incorrect. The weight goes from the strut, to the knuckle, to the wheel bearing, to the wheel to the ground. The LCA is there for alignment and to keep the wheel in place. It's a hollow control arm.