I can figure out how to get the rear wheels off of the ground, but has anyone found a good and easy way to get the a wheel up to say, work on the brakes? With the coolant tubes it is important to be in the right spot. I wouldn't be against making some sort of a "jacking plate" or something to make the job easier (and safer). Anyone care to share any experiences? Thanks. Bob

Welcome!!

At the top of the (every) page is a link to Ogres cave, follow the link and check out the "Jack Safe" section


Rich

Well It would be hard to explain, but tomorrow when theirs light out I will be sure to take pix and post em here...

ya dig?

In lu of a pic, if I want both off the ground I lift in the middle of the engine cradle right below the muffler.
If just one side I lift on the cradle where the swing arm connects to the cradle.
You can basically lift anywhere on the cradle as it is strong enough to lift the car. I stay off the body itself.

Put a jack under the control arm (84-87) or rear link bar (88).

Sorry misread which end you wanted.

Ya the front you can lift on the cross memeber between the wheels to lift the complete front or under the control arms for each side.

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look a this from Ogre Cave

http://picasaweb.google.fr/...#5154422394548842562

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The plate directly in between the two coolant pipes is the front jacking point. Hope this helps.

I use the flat piece right infront of the cradle mount and it lifts both side tires off the ground. I have actually gotten both fronts and one rear off the ground doing this.

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I just want to be sure about this because I really don't want to crush the coolant tubes. So please indulge the following questions.
Is the bracket (pointed to in the pix) running over those tubes an OK front jacking point? Will the bracket really handle the weight of the whole front end up?

I have been jacking at that point for the 14 years that I have owned the car. And for 10 years on my other Fiero.

quote Originally posted by LT188GT: I have been jacking at that point for the 14 years that I have owned the car. And for 10 years on my other Fiero.

He is correct, this is where I jack my 88 front end. The 84-87's are different but you can still jack them from the center of the front cross member. A Fiero front end is pretty light weight.

Thank you all for the input. I am new to the Fiero crowd and have already found this forum to be a great asset. I have an '87 GT that I am using as a track day car. Ogre's cave is a great "place".