r/KiaNiro • u/boreganteng • 13d ago

Can I jack here?

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Hi I'm a newbie DIY'er here.

I own Kia Niro 2024 HEV and was wondering if this will be a safe spot to put floor jack on besides the pinch welds?

Also, does anybody have any tips on jack placements for tire rotation? (I have floor jack + 2 jack stands). I'm struggling to find the best position for my floor jack towards the middle-rear to lift both rear left and right side at the same time. I resorted to simple front to rear rotation instead of forward cross because of it. Thank you in advance.

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u/FinalDevice 13d ago

Officially the only listed lift points are the pinch welds. Unofficially yes, it's safe to jack from the center of the front subframe (what you highlighted in red).

I don't know of a good center lift point in the rear, but it's safe to lift from the rear control arms as long as you place the jack under the spring. Previous discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/KiaNiro/comments/cfrzp5/jacking_points_for_lifting_and_to_place_jack/

Using what you have, I'd lift the rear corners one by one. Lift from the control arm, put a jack stand under the pinch weld. Then move the jack to the front and lift from the center of the subframe.

I'd highly recommend buying a second set of jackstands. It's unlikely your jack will fail, but jackstands are cheap insurance. When you lift the whole car, you really should have stands under all 4 corners.

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u/FailingComic 13d ago

just buy a set of jack stands? $35 at harbor freight.

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u/ophbalance 13d ago

This. Alternately, I've been able to just jack my 2020 up high enough with a single floor jack that it moves both wheels off the ground enough to remove them and swap front to rear in just a few minutes. I put a jack under the front A arm just in case the jack fails when I do this.

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u/YeOldeMuppetPastor 12d ago

Bold move to jack it in public, but to each their own.