A Discussion For Proper Lifting and Jack Placement...

I was going to go out and put my winter wheels and tires on but this thread kept talking about how you should always use jack stands. I don't have any so I'm going to wait till I get some.

That won't be soon though and it snowed last night so when I get an oil change tomorrow they're going to swap the shoes too.
 
I found what looks like Mazda recommended jack points on page 21 of the General Information section of the factory service manual, available in millions of pdfs at:
http://web.archive.org/web/20061223062340/http://protege5.ugly.net/

It looks like the photos in this forum agree with the manual - the front point is the domed piece on the crossmember and the rear point is that square hollow box. The verbiage in the manual just says "at the center of the crossmember" but the diagrams are more revealing.
 
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