Jack Rabbit
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- 18 Mazda CX5 AW
My last few SUV vehicles/trucks had many places to jack and support. Front crossmember, pumpkin, flat spots on frame and even the control arms.
The Mazda CX-5 is not very great for jacking.
Floor jack(with puck) under the
1.) front crossmember or
2.) pumpkin in the garage...
but emergency use or when you feel like fiddling around in the yard means your stuck with the stupid pinch-welds.
Planning to get a small 4 ton bottle jack for emergency use instead of the scissor jack.
Below is what I've found if anyone can confirm:
1.) Front pinch-weld height : 9.75 to 10 inch
2.) Rear pinch-weld height: 10.25 inch
3.) Wheel off the ground by 3/4 inch so 14.25 inch jack height needed for flat to spare switch.
4.) Flat tire(zero pressure) - 5.75 inches off ground start point.
So a 4 ton bottle jack that has min height 7.25 to max 14 inches would work for non-flat maintenance scenarios with the bottle jack on a OSB base with possibly a hockey puck.
However you need a fast portable air compressor to pump up the flat tire while fit bottle jack under vehicle pinch welds. Bottle jack under the pumpkin is a no go...due to the small contact area.
Back to the pinch welds...
The scissor jack only contacts and supports the inner weld/frame and does not touch the outer weld/frame nor the pinch weld itself.
While I trust my puck on my floor jack under the pumpkin, a hockey puck on a bottle jack does not seem safe. To jack at the pinch-weld, the puck would need slit almost 3/4 inches to make contact with the inner weld, leaving only 1/4 inch of solid puck.
Trying not to bend or damage the pinch welds to prevent them rusting away.
Any comments or suggestions?
EDIT: Posted in wrong forum, would you please move to CX-5 forum? Thank you.
The Mazda CX-5 is not very great for jacking.
Floor jack(with puck) under the
1.) front crossmember or
2.) pumpkin in the garage...
but emergency use or when you feel like fiddling around in the yard means your stuck with the stupid pinch-welds.
Planning to get a small 4 ton bottle jack for emergency use instead of the scissor jack.
Below is what I've found if anyone can confirm:
1.) Front pinch-weld height : 9.75 to 10 inch
2.) Rear pinch-weld height: 10.25 inch
3.) Wheel off the ground by 3/4 inch so 14.25 inch jack height needed for flat to spare switch.
4.) Flat tire(zero pressure) - 5.75 inches off ground start point.
So a 4 ton bottle jack that has min height 7.25 to max 14 inches would work for non-flat maintenance scenarios with the bottle jack on a OSB base with possibly a hockey puck.
However you need a fast portable air compressor to pump up the flat tire while fit bottle jack under vehicle pinch welds. Bottle jack under the pumpkin is a no go...due to the small contact area.
Back to the pinch welds...
The scissor jack only contacts and supports the inner weld/frame and does not touch the outer weld/frame nor the pinch weld itself.
While I trust my puck on my floor jack under the pumpkin, a hockey puck on a bottle jack does not seem safe. To jack at the pinch-weld, the puck would need slit almost 3/4 inches to make contact with the inner weld, leaving only 1/4 inch of solid puck.
Trying not to bend or damage the pinch welds to prevent them rusting away.
Any comments or suggestions?
EDIT: Posted in wrong forum, would you please move to CX-5 forum? Thank you.