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Almost messed up my car with jack stands...Question for you guys.

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Old 10-05-10 | 05:54 PM
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Actually I don't remember it looking like that when I installed my F-Sports. Can anyone confirm?
Bleh, I just assumed it was by the print.. dang you internets.
Old 10-05-10 | 06:56 PM
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Maybe they are under the panels. My car looks like that. Or at least what I can see when I try to shove my head under there.





Old 10-05-10 | 07:18 PM
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Heh I just put mine on my flattened tabs with a gigantic jack. I did at one point almost break my side skirt cuz i didn't realize how large the jack was when i put it underneath. no worries.
Old 10-05-10 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by brociouz
My bad, that was me who posted about using the control arms. I figured since they are designed to hold the weight of the car it made sense, but yes, it's a little unstable putting Y jacks in that location. Like many posting here, I didn't want to screw up those tabs. Something I did differently was removing the stands each side at a time instead of front then back.
Damn you, almost gave me a duece attack when it happen, j/k I made the decision to do it that way.

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Old 10-06-10 | 05:18 PM
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I've been putting cars on the tabs for years and only had an issue one time when a tab folded over. It bent back straight and never had another issue.

It's pretty clear from the manual Lexus wants you to lift the car from either the floor pan seams where the tabs are, or the rear differential and center of the front subframe.

Holding it up is another story. There are lots of places you can use, but none are as vertically strong as the jack points. They have a triple metal seam so they're pretty strong unless you side load them. I don't, so I don't have any issues with them.
Old 10-07-10 | 11:49 AM
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i drive the front up on rhino ramps, then use a 4 ton jack on the front subframe lift point in the center by the axle. rear by the diff with jack...
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