Yes NORF, this is exactly what I had read, and the reason for my original post! You see, I had need to remove my driver's side front wheel to extract a small stone that had found sanctuary between my disc and the protective shroud (resulting in a horrible screeching). I used the "stock" scissor jack, in the designated location to raise the driver's front wheel. I was on drive pavement, but was surprised how high, and what I felt unstable, I had to extend the jack, just to get the front wheel off the ground to remove it from the lug nuts! I live, and travel in a very rural area, and all I could think about what how difficult this would be if I had to perform this task where there WASN'T the perfect, solid, paved, foundation! I guess I'm just going to have to look into alternative jacking mechanisms to achieve my goals in what I feel is a safer and more stable means?

 

A lack of common sense and problem solving, contributing to legal blame finding has resulted in making tire jacks fitted for specific places, a legal necessity. Blame society not the manufacturer. KM

 

Yes, I agree whole heartedly! My concern was coming from my 41yo, built like a tank truck, to today's overly "gadgetized" fragile vehicles, I worried that the jacking points I used in the past would damage my new rig?

 

WTF is wrong with you?

 

Vehicle frames have changed significantly since the days of yore when intuition served you well. Some instructions for specific jack points were written by engineers, not lawyers.