llamaboiz

Yea seen that thread, nice idea with the hockey puck but it dont work for jackstands... the jackstands in that diagram are the ones im tryin to find... but no joy...

isam250

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here what im talking about.

iSuxeL

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Damnnnnnnnnnnn! You were suppose to put it on the tab in between the 2 lines.

lobuxracer

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I've used those same jacking points on lots of cars without any issues. I have a floor jack with a flat piece of oak that fits inside the metal cup and prevents any part of the cup from touching the car. I use the wood all the time no matter where I am jacking the car.

That seam can be straightened. It won't be as pretty as new, but it will at least stand straight again. I am curious how you managed to bent it though. It would seem you used a tool that concentrated all the force in a small area.

isam250

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yea i used a floor jack but a smaller size one, but i wasnt the first to bend it. i kno a couple of people who bent it

isam250

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ehh? im confused if ur even suppose to jack from that point suxel. explain please

iSuxeL

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The way I was trying to explain it is if you use the OEM jack. If you look on the jack it will show you what Im talking about. But Im taking a wild guess youre using a 2ton jack

lobuxracer

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OK, maybe I should be more clear. I have jacked up my 350 with those jack points and put the car on four jackstands without damaging the floor pan seams. I have done the same with every other car I've owned for the last 18 years, and that includes a LOT of cars built by Toyota. Those ARE the jacking points, and they will withstand the force required to raise the wheels off the ground without damage if you are careful.

isam250

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yeah i used a 2ton floor jack the small ones. i guess i need sumthing to cushion it, if i puting it on the floor pan seam

lobuxracer

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I learned a long time ago that cheap tools are only convenient if you get the job done without damaging anything. As soon as something gets damaged, that cheap tool isn't so cheap anymore. That's why I have a genuine heavy duty floor jack, not the $39.95 Pep Boys sheet metal unit.

sinister2c

ahahha...damn lob...looks like you've been holding down that jack for the past 20 years. I guess its a good one.

I have a craftsman aluminum racing jack...works good and gets under all lowered cars fine.

I usually put them on the frame close to the center of the car.

lobuxracer

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Yeah, it is about 20 years old now. Still works great, but I'd never crawl under a car with only my jack holding it up. It will fail one day, and I won't be under the car when it does. ALL jacks fail at some point.

I put the stands under the body seam jack points so I can roll around underneath on my creeper without hitting the stands too easily.

combfilter

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OK. I have a question. I use ramps for my oil changes and what not. Typically I will slide jack stands under my car even while on ramps (yes i know way too overboard on safety, but who cares). I put those jack stands where those two notches are. Is this wrong? There's no pressure on them, just there for safety.

Now what I am now confused about, is the manual says to put the stock tire jack where those two notches are on that thin rail. (is this correct?) If so, then why is it bad to put a hydro jack there that has the little cup on the end? Lets just say I am changing my 19's down to my 18's for track days. Like one tire at a time. That's how high the car would be. Is this bad?

sinister2c

the stock jack is designed to lift those points. It also distributes the pressure differently than a hydro jack. The hydro jack will bend it for sure. I tried two different ones and it started bending so i stopped.

If you can jack the front up high enough it will lift the two wheels on that side off the floor.

VikH

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I just use rhino ramps. When I was using a jack I couldn't find the jack point in the center.