MX5 NC chassis rail jacking points

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  1. My model of MX-5 is: NC2 Sport Tech PRHT
  2. I’m based near: West Midlands
  3. I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on:

Hello, :waving_hand:

I’m planning on using the pinch welds to jack up with a rubber jack pad with a ridge as I don’t want to use the diff. But I don’t understand where I put the jack stands on the chassis rails. I’m planning on putting the whole car on jack stands and doing this by jacking up one side at a time.

Has anyone got photos of where they put the jack stands when jacking up at the sides?

Thank you

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Using the diff to raise the rear should be fine , your talking 2 minute job to lift and place axle stands in.

Jack the front under the front lower brace on subframe

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Thank you for your reply.

I have used the front subframe jacking point and diff for lifting the car, but using the diff gives me a lot of anxiety.

Could I use a trolly jack at these points marked in red? And then put the jack stands under the pinch welds.

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This photo was taken when the car was having work done.

Thanks

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Can’t see why not , if the garage is happy to lift and ultimately work under the car using those points.

Only thing that may hamper is ….is your trolley jack long enough to reach and still enable you to jack up without trolley handle hitting sills ?

I’ve used diff many times , have recently bought diff poly bushes and new bolts…. The standard bolts have a substantial diameter so I couldn’t ever see them failing under jack pressure.

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Thank you for your help and reassurance :grinning_face:

I think my jack should be long enough to get under there as it’s quite big, so I think I’ll try that.

Am I right that where I circled is the end of the chassis rails?

Thank you

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No idea what there called mate

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I also don’t like the idea of the diff. It’s a bit of a faff but I jack on the pinch welds to required height, then pop a trolley jack under the area you show(end of chassis rail near suspension mount), to allow me to remove the sill jack and put an axle stand under the pinch welds.