Crosstrek Floor Jack Points

If you have a fat cow of a floor jack like i do you will want to jack up the front of your car first.

Crosstrek floor jack points. Here i wanna show you where about you can find the lift point the oil pan front and rear differential drain and fill plugs how to service your breaks also. I use a hockey puck on a floor jack when jacking at the front center and rear center jacking points. You lift at the same points the owner s manual tells you to lift with the oem jack. This is how to lift up your subaru impreza forester outback anything and put it on jackstands so you can safely work under it and install your cool mods and.

The video above shows you where the jack and jack kit is located in your xv crosstrek how to assemble the components of the jack kit and safety precautions to take when using your jack. It s fine but on the small side. Most subaru jack kits include the jack a jack handle and a lug nut wrench. They are the same ones that are used for the road side emergency jack.

The hockey puck works much better than the piece of 2x4 i was previously using. I know my18 is based on the new global platform. If you jack up the rear first the front end of the car will be so low to the ground that you are unable to get the jack point behind the oil pan. You can get a floor jack adapter for the pinch welds to keep from crushing them or a hockey puck with a slit in it.

Jacking up your 2014 subaru xv crosstrek is can be dangerous if done incorrectly. I have a harbor freight aluminum floor jack with ears that extend a bit above the rubber pad. It would be nice if it was similar hence i mentioned i presume i looked under the 18 crosstrek and it looks quite similar atleast for the front. So do you know if the floor jack points are different on the my18 since i am not sure or are you assuming based on the different platform.

Still it would lift a car much heavier than the crosstrek. I have a floor jack that i ve had for quite a few years.