It is okay to jack up the S2000 from the side with the jack placed somewhere in between the front and rear tires (not on the recommended jack spots)? Since my budget does not allow for a low-profile jack I cannot get my jack under the front and rear central jacking points, so I end up changing one tire at a time. It takes way too long. I was thinking about placing the jack between the front and rear tires to lift the whole side of the car to change both tires at once. Has anyone done this? Could it cause any damage?

 

i lift it from anywhere around the center or edges every time... however i think you should go to "under the hood" to post this.

 

If you have wood, you can jack it from the front

 

No.

But if you lift high enough, you can get both wheels off the ground on a side using the front side jack spot.

 

me and a bunch of guys here in SoCal, including track regulars, have been lifting the sides like this for years, nothing is wrong with the cars.

 

You shouldn't be lifting from anywhere but the jacking points.

 

ok, besides the manual saying it (which is reason enough i admit, though not for many of us), what is the damage we are doing to our cars? they still look the same... unless you're suggesting we are causing non-visible damage, i.e. compromising of the structure (?)

 

If you pick a good spot you are probably fine. But I'm not going to recommend lifting at anything other than an approved jack point -- especially since you can easily get both side wheels off the ground by lifting at the designated spot anyway.

 

fair enough

 

was this meant to be funny?