CX-5 Jack points, Pinchweld Heights, Bottlejacks and Pucks

[Chin00kman]

I ordered a couple of different rubber adapters with the idea that I would modify them but I sent them back and got aluminum.

Did you find any with a 1” deep slot or are you resting on the pinch weld?

 

[N7turbo]

Did you find any with a 1” deep slot or are you resting on the pinch weld?

Look on page 3 of this thread.

 

[CycleChris]

I've got some of those plastic rhino ramps and the rubber grips on the bottom don't really hold them in place very well. I should figure out some way to stabilize them.

I bought the Black Widow ones also, I haven’t used it yet. When shopping, i watched a review where they wet a tshirt, layed it down and set the ramp on top of the wet shirt. It’s a good review of different brands. Still, these things scare the hell out of me. I’m going to pick up a daytona long reach floor jack anyway, to do tire rotation with my jack stands. Heres a link to the review

 

[N7turbo]

You can see the jack, stands, adapters, and ramps I use in this picture:

Thread 'How do you guys do your own ND oil changes?'

Oct 25, 2024

The car is so light that it pushes my ramps across the concrete. It can't make it all the way up on them like the CX-5 does

It's looking like jack the car up from the front, put stands to the sides, then pull the jack out and do the oil change.

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• N7turbo
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• Forum: MX-5 Miata

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[CycleChris]

Thanks pal!

 

[CycleChris]

Hey, question. On your cx5t, do you use off road mode to use the ramps, any tips on getting the cx5 on the ramp without a slide or driving over the end? What’s the technique?

 

[Kedis82ZE8]

I use old vehicle rubber floor mats with grippy fingers for the carpet to stay in place… under my Rhino ramps. They never move on garage concrete.

I use second gear start on mine to creep up onto my ramps

 

[CycleChris]

On the cx5 rear, mazda lists the rear center jack point as the rear differential housing? Man, is that right? At least on the miata there’s a crossmember.

 

[CycleChris]

I use old vehicle rubber floor mats with grippy fingers for the carpet to stay in place… under my Rhino ramps. They never move on garage concrete.

I use second gear start on mine to creep up onto my ramps

The mats is a really good idea. Thanks

 

[Kedis82ZE8]

Correct on rear differential. I’ve always used that piece that hangs down

Good thread here

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2017~2025: Thread 'CX-5 rear jack point question'

Aug 31, 2020

Hey, not sure this is the right place but anyone use a floor jack to jack up the cx-5 rear end around the differential case? I am not sure exactly where it is around that differential case area. Is is that "odd looking jack point extension" in the picture? Some one also said it's behind it. Anyone has experience? This is a 2019 awd. Thanks!

• LeSheep
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• Forum: CX-5 Powertrain

 

[N7turbo]

Hey, question. On your cx5t, do you use off road mode to use the ramps, any tips on getting the cx5 on the ramp without a slide or driving over the end? What’s the technique?

Nothing is needed but to simply drive up normally in first gear. They never slide on me.

 

[N7turbo]

On the cx5 rear, mazda lists the rear center jack point as the rear differential housing? Man, is that right? At least on the miata there’s a crossmember.

For the AWD car it is the differential. There's a flat section protruding from the bottom:

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Jun 17, 2024

The CX-5 is now too low to access the front jack point straight away, so to lift the whole car, I used this method: https://youtu.be/X2XdxPJnpNE?si=3wi7MB2Gxlo4lPdQ

Once I had the car on level 1 of the stands, I was able to access the front jack point to raise the stands higher:

And the rear jacking point to raise the rear stands higher:

• N7turbo

 

[Conrad 16.5]

On the cx5 rear, mazda lists the rear center jack point as the rear differential housing? Man, is that right? At least on the miata there’s a crossmember.

The jack point hangs directly below the rear differential housing, just as it does on the MX.

 

[N7turbo]

It's different on the MX-5; there, it's not the differential housing itself but a crossmember, similar to the front.

It's more like the FWD CX-5. It's been a while since I looked at one though.

 

[Conrad 16.5]

It's different on the MX-5; there, it's not the differential housing itself but a crossmember, similar to the front.

It's more like the FWD CX-5. it's been a while since I looked at one though.

Yeah, not exactly the same but in the exact same location. It's pretty clear where to place the jack.