Jack Up RX350 ONE SIDE AT A TIME
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Jack Up RX350 ONE SIDE AT A TIME
I want to rotate tires, front to back, and want to use floorjack to lift left side, then the right side. But when I examined underside for safe jacking point, I couldn't see anything "safe." The manual shows rear jacking point, but that is for lifting rear wheels at once. I want either a central point on each side where I can raise both wheels with one lift of the jack, or second choice to lift front or back, then place jackstand, then use floorjack on other end.
I hesitate to make an educated guess only to find that I'm bending sheetmetal instead of stressed member. Anybody with experience on this?
Thx. Rick, Capitola, CA. '09 RX350
I hesitate to make an educated guess only to find that I'm bending sheetmetal instead of stressed member. Anybody with experience on this?
Thx. Rick, Capitola, CA. '09 RX350
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There should be central point at the front middle to raise the entire front end.
Do this (raise the car from the front centre lift point), place jackstands on the front sides (there are lift points there just under the front of the front doors (look in your owner's manual in the section for changing a flat tire). Then lift the entire rear from the rear central lift point and move all your wheels.
There is no central point on the sides for lifting the entire side at once. Just the front side lifts point (under the front of the front door) and the rear side lift points (basically under the rear part of the rear doors).
Do this (raise the car from the front centre lift point), place jackstands on the front sides (there are lift points there just under the front of the front doors (look in your owner's manual in the section for changing a flat tire). Then lift the entire rear from the rear central lift point and move all your wheels.
There is no central point on the sides for lifting the entire side at once. Just the front side lifts point (under the front of the front door) and the rear side lift points (basically under the rear part of the rear doors).
Last edited by rcy; 01-13-10 at 04:56 PM.
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There should be central point at the front middle to raise the entire front end.
Do this, place jackstands on the front sides (there are lift points there just under the front of the front doors (look in your owner's manual in the section for changing a flat tire). Then lift the entire rear from the rear central lift point and move all your wheels.
There is no central point on the sides for lifting the entire side at once. Just the front side lifts point (under the front of the front door) and the rear side lift points (basically under the rear part of the rear doors).
Do this, place jackstands on the front sides (there are lift points there just under the front of the front doors (look in your owner's manual in the section for changing a flat tire). Then lift the entire rear from the rear central lift point and move all your wheels.
There is no central point on the sides for lifting the entire side at once. Just the front side lifts point (under the front of the front door) and the rear side lift points (basically under the rear part of the rear doors).
AS mentioned, jack up the front, slide stands. Jack up the rears...SLIDE STANDS. Then you are free to do whatever you want.
Relying on a jack to hold your car, is mighty risky.
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Hydraulics can fail. Steel to steel and ground will not.
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Always try to keep 3 wheel on ground and at minimum 2. [The wheels on the ground MUST be chocked to prevent any roll]. Keep in mind the vehicle moves in an arc when you lift. The floor jack has roller and needs to located such that it can roll. I Always kick in the spare under the lift point as added security. Also never jack-up in a way that you compress a spring [steel to steel is ok but steel -spring - steel in NOT].
Raise the back from center rear with a floor jack. Place the jack-stand on the rear side you are interested in. Lower the FloorJack. Move the the floor-jack to the front and lift only the front-side.
Note: Do not use the scissors jack instead of the jack-stand. When the vehicle moves in an arc, the scissors jack may tip.
Salim
Raise the back from center rear with a floor jack. Place the jack-stand on the rear side you are interested in. Lower the FloorJack. Move the the floor-jack to the front and lift only the front-side.
Note: Do not use the scissors jack instead of the jack-stand. When the vehicle moves in an arc, the scissors jack may tip.
Salim
Last edited by salimshah; 01-13-10 at 03:12 PM.
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I would not trust the 3 way split pipe jackstands [Pipe in the middle is cut in 3 places and each piece is spread out to form a leg].
The Ground again needs to be looked at. Concrete is fine, but asphalt and dirt may not be good.
^^Lessons learnt by bad experience(s).
Salim
The Ground again needs to be looked at. Concrete is fine, but asphalt and dirt may not be good.
^^Lessons learnt by bad experience(s).
Salim
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I have not been chocking my car when lifting. And yes the car moves in an arc. I need to be using the chocks! And heck I have 2 sets of them, sitting in the storage room, collecting dust!
It is a bit of a bother, but you do not want to learn the hard way (as Salim can testify!)
And as Salim mentioned, the floor can be a factor.
It is a bit of a bother, but you do not want to learn the hard way (as Salim can testify!)
And as Salim mentioned, the floor can be a factor.
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When my boys turned 9 and 12, I had a flat tire. I thought this would be an excellent opportunity for a show and tell.
I did not chock the planted wheels.
Everything went fine, till I try to fit the spare. As you all know the spare is inflated and to fit it on, you have to raise the jack a bit more [the flat come off with the jack being tad lower]. Luckily I had the inflated spare propped on the hub.
Then the car rolled.
Kids were sent inside, I stuck couple of 4x4 at strategic locations and choked the wheels and put the jack back on. All the while the propped up spare kept the car from falling on ground.
All that was damaged/bruised was my ego. To this day my kids remind me of HOW NOT to change a flat.
Salim
I did not chock the planted wheels.
Everything went fine, till I try to fit the spare. As you all know the spare is inflated and to fit it on, you have to raise the jack a bit more [the flat come off with the jack being tad lower]. Luckily I had the inflated spare propped on the hub.
Then the car rolled.
Kids were sent inside, I stuck couple of 4x4 at strategic locations and choked the wheels and put the jack back on. All the while the propped up spare kept the car from falling on ground.
All that was damaged/bruised was my ego. To this day my kids remind me of HOW NOT to change a flat.
Salim
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If you want to lift the whole car, please use 4 jack stands. Safety is the most important thing.
AS mentioned, jack up the front, slide stands. Jack up the rears...SLIDE STANDS. Then you are free to do whatever you want.
Relying on a jack to hold your car, is mighty risky.
AS mentioned, jack up the front, slide stands. Jack up the rears...SLIDE STANDS. Then you are free to do whatever you want.
Relying on a jack to hold your car, is mighty risky.
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Also, if you have a full size spare (on a matching alloy wheel) you should include it in the rotation, and by doing this, you only have to lift one corner at a time. Depending on how you're going to rotate (that's another entire post of arguments), you lift the corner, remove the wheel, toss on the spare and now the removed wheel just moves to whatever the next tire you're replacing is. The final wheel removed becomes the spare.
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I have to check out my spare...it has been ages....I never rotate the spare...especially now that I have the 7 spoke rims. The spare has the 5 spoke...
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I want to rotate tires, front to back, and want to use floorjack to lift left side, then the right side. But when I examined underside for safe jacking point, I couldn't see anything "safe." The manual shows rear jacking point, but that is for lifting rear wheels at once. I want either a central point on each side where I can raise both wheels with one lift of the jack, or second choice to lift front or back, then place jackstand, then use floorjack on other end.
I hesitate to make an educated guess only to find that I'm bending sheetmetal instead of stressed member. Anybody with experience on this?
Thx. Rick, Capitola, CA. '09 RX350
I hesitate to make an educated guess only to find that I'm bending sheetmetal instead of stressed member. Anybody with experience on this?
Thx. Rick, Capitola, CA. '09 RX350
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Also, if you have a full size spare (on a matching alloy wheel) you should include it in the rotation, and by doing this, you only have to lift one corner at a time. Depending on how you're going to rotate (that's another entire post of arguments), you lift the corner, remove the wheel, toss on the spare and now the removed wheel just moves to whatever the next tire you're replacing is. The final wheel removed becomes the spare.
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