Anyone had success with one of those cheap $30 2-ton floor jacks on the front of a stock-height '08 Fit Sport? I need to invest in a jack soon but I'm afraid I'll need a more expensive low-profile (or deeper) jack. I want to put the car on 2 jack stands on the front sides for oil and tranny fluid changes, etc.

ps. I searched and found nothing so I apologize if this has been covered. I imagine it has to have been at some point.

 

I use a full size floor jack to raise my car with no problems.... Just measure the distance from the ground to the jacking points and then measure the hight of the the jack lifting point.... If it is a little bit too high you can drive up on a couple of 2X12 boards and then place the jack in position.

 

I had no problems with my GE8 with one of those "autozone jack kits" before I lowered it. Now that I'm lowered, I still have no issues, but I can't quite get to the front or rear jackpoints without using another jack on a side jack point first. I need to invest in ramps. lol.

 

Does anyone have a diagram of where the jacking points are on the 09 fit?

 

It's in your manual.

 

On the GD3 I could not get those cheap jacks on the side of the car unless I was parked at an angle. I did pick up those aluminum racing jacks from harbor freight this weekend for $60 and it fits right in without any problem. It even fits under my brothers lowered civic (2") without a problem.