Lift points and jack stand placement - '60 Cadillac

[Tim I]

Hello all,

This is my first post, although I've been a club member for 20+ years.  I recently acquired a '60 Coupe deVille with a leaky wheel cylinder, and need to do a brake job.   With the X-frame, I'm wondering where I can safely lift the front of the car using a floor jack or sissors jack, and then where the best place is to position the jack stands.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Tim

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

G'day Tim,

Congratulations on your recent purchase, and wanting to do the job yourself.

These cars are best jacked up via a trolley jack, under the front crossmember, and the Differential at the rear.

The best places for the Jack Stands is under each of the Suspension "A" Arms in the front, and under the Axle Tubes in the rear.

Bruce.

[David Greenburg]

I have also put jack stands under the X frame on either side, just forward of the trans. crossmember, although for this to be secure, you need to have jack stands  that have a fairly wide business end.

[curly]

When I use a floor jack, I lift the front by the crossmember and place the jack stands under the frame, just about level with the footwells.  In the rear, I lift by the differential and place the stands under the axle tubes or under the frame rails in front of the differential, depending on what I am doing. (59 Fleetwood)

I would advise you to use quality jack stands and avoid the Harbor freight specials.  I use Napa 3 ton stands on my Cads.  I also own the HF stands, but I don't trust them with the weight of the Cads.

T Lewis