Axle Stands

[Beagler]

Where do you put them and the Jack under the front. Ive seen a single one under the cross section but was going to jack it there. 
Wishbones seem favourite

[Wrightpayne]

No dont put on the wishbones you'll bend them.

Jack under the towing eye. Then place axle stand(s) under the thickest round tube at the bottom of the cruciform.

I struggle to get two stands in as one always clashes with the jack, so I position the jack sort of transversely (left to right) then I can get both stands in no problem. You just have to lower slowly and keep checking the position of the stands, as the car lowers in an arc. It will always touch down on the nearside stand first.

Bit of old carpet, rubber mat or cushion floor in the cradle of the stand to protect the powdercoat.

[Jonathan Kay]

Low Flying article.

Technical Guide.

Jonathan

[Beagler]

Thanks guys,

handbook shows scissor jack under wishbone but I wasn't keen on that.

[Beagler]

Thank you Jonathan, always helpful without judgement. 

[Golf Juliet Tango]

That is exactly why the "Get to know your Seven" articles were comissioned and why the LowFlying archive exists.

[Wrightpayne]

On my list of 'things to do' is to make some brackets out of angle iron T section to bolt on the underside of the engine mounts to provide a locator for the scissor jack. As I dont carry a spare wheel its slipped down the running order! 
 

[John Vine]

Re #2:

That's what I do (that is, jack under the towing eye).  But that's mainly because I have a sump guard fitted on the lower cruciform.

This is what the older Handbook used to say (pre lower cruciform):

 

JV

[Beagler]

Thanks John, thats great. Done that at the rear. Not raising the front for a bit.

[John Vine]

...handbook shows scissor jack under wishbone...

I admit to doing that for a single wheel, but I make sure the saddle of the jack is as close as possible to the lower damper mount.

JV

[Nigel Riches]

I don't know , but there is a difference between jacking to remove a punctured tyre, and jacking to lift the entire front or rear of the vehicle.

I feel that if you jack in the positions indicated, but only high enough for wheel removal, ok.

But to lift the whole front or rear you need to position the jack to lift the entire weight at that end, no flexing the chassis to lift the un supported side.

Perhaps I'm old and have had my car too long, but this stuff just seems common engineering sense.

My 1982 car is lifted with a piece of  4x2 under the very forward lower front chassis tube, and a trolley jack, then stands placed as shown in #8, now for the rear, I use, and the local WOF (MOT) use the lower centre A frame differential mounting, this lifts the whole of the rear of the car, no twisting, but not necessarily good for the welded differential bracket, and my original one did break off, fortunately only at parking speed. 

Lift the ends, or lift the sides, don't lift the corners. You'll end up with a bent chassis.

[rayjackson1950]

Can I access the archive for the "Get to know your Seven" articles.

I have done a few searches but as with most sarches i get irrelevant stuff like "Heat Pumps"

[Jonathan Kay]

The Get To Know Your Seven articles.

Jonathan

PS: Happy to discuss searching, but let's do it over here, please.

[Golf Juliet Tango]

Everyone can search the archive:- http://lowflying.lotus7.club/lowflying/search.jsp

Or the articles are in https://www.caterhamlotus7.club/guides

The Club website is so much more than a forum.