FloorJack placement at pinchweld
 

I know this thread has been also beaten to hell, but after long research i never found a clear answer,

There are 4 tabbed pinchwelds where i can place the jackstands. It was also mentioned that only these tab areas are reinforced and should be used.

But if i'm lifting the car from the side and not the front brace or rear differential, can i jack the car up slightly left or right of these "tabbed" pinchwelds?
I can't jack the car up at the tab and place the jackstand at the same spot.

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...psn6mcbtjl.jpg

You can but not on the weld itself. You'll need to make an adapter.

even at the stock points the scissors jack sits on a bump on the inside of the rail.

Yes, i will have a grooved hocky puck adaptor.

I'm wondering if any of the pinch weld rail area other than the tabbed area is reinforced enough to be jacked up from

I've used most if not all the rail

You should be able to jack it up and do not see any reason why you can't lift one either side of the tab. My only point is that you'll be going far out on either side of the tab because the base of the jack stand will take up space.

You could jack on the tabbed pinch weld and place a jackstand on the frame rail


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Don't place the weight of the car on the rail itself...unless you want to look like a HS kid doing his first oil change without adult supervision.. :ugh:

To clarify, are u talking about the actual pinch weld
when u say "rails?"

Edit: grooved hocky puck adaptor will remedy that if i understood correctly

yah, the pinch weld i refer to as rails sometimes. dont place the car on that, it will bend. you dont want your car looking like some novice messed with it.

with the slotted puck, the weight should not rest on that rail.

Here's another jack stand placement option - see the blue boxes. This is the location I use when I work on a Z with aftermarket side skirts in the way of the pinch rail.

http://www.the370z.com/attachments/e...ack-points.jpg

From this thread: http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...act-point.html

such a waste we cant see the bottom of our cars every day.

Need something like this. Then you can just run up a wall if you want the underside showing. Car body rotates around the seats :rofl2:

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...xm43OmYV4-jcKA

I learned this the hardway :rofl2: :mad:

I cut up an old pair of shoes and use the foam/rubber sole as a cushion on the pinch weld so it won't bend

was that during your washer mod? :ugh:

thinking of someone else? no tasteless mods on my ride:stirthepot:

:icon18: naw just poking fun at the ghetto approach on the adapter. :D

they sell urethane pucks with slots for like 12 on ebay if you're interested.

yea I really do need some actually

So back to that picture.. those blue spots are safe jacking points?

I had the end of the scissor jack where you hand crank it cut off and a lugnut welded in its place and use my electric impact to raise and lower the car, and it doubles as a jackstand. Just bought 3 more jacks from Z1 and had them do the same to them, so I now have a set of 4 and can easily jack the car, even while its on my trailer.

those scissors jacks are pretty unstable..

stable enough for anything I'm gonna do at the track, which is just brake pads and tires

That is brilliant! Can you please post a picture how the jacks look like welded?

sure, they are sending my other ones, should be here tomorrow or the next day. My original is in my trailer at the storage lot.

thats a good idea then.

i would never go under a car with scissors jacks.

Yeah, If I was going under I would use jackstands in addition to these.

http://img540.imageshack.us/img540/9213/9ZTl6G.jpg

:tup: they should make all scissors jacks like that. that hook attachment to the junk wrench they give you to turn the thing is annoying.

I set jack stands as backup even with most ramps :twocents:

:iagree:

Nice work, Mike! :tup:

yah, i will be pulling out my raceramps soon for the first time.


hope it's not my last. :icon17: :eekdance:

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