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Lifting & Jacking: Jacking

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When jacking the front of the vehicle with a shop jack, place a block of wood between the jack and the front suspension crossbeam. When jacking the rear of the vehicle with a shop jack, place a block of wood between the jack and the rear suspension subframe. See Fig 2 . Support the vehicle using the appropriate support locations. See Fig 1 .

Fig 1: Identifying Lifting & Support Locations
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Fig 2: Identifying Front & Rear Jacking Locations
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