floor jack and jack stans

[beandip]

Any one in the Portland Or. area that is in need of either Harbor Freight has a great price . two 3 ton jack stands $12.00 for the pair and a 21/4 ton floor jack $39.00 and this is one with large steel wheels and not the little caster type . I just thought I would pass on a good buy.

[guy_geo]

Can somebody light my bulb???

Where are the exact pick-up points to jack a 240z?? I'm scare to break or flex the chassis if I do it wrong.. Am I scared for nothing?

Anybody has pics to post?

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[Daniel]

IN the rear lift by the rear end housing.In the front lift by the big frame looking thing that crosses left to right.Mine has a steel plate welded at about center.If you use your factory jack, postition it at the little notch that is behind the front wheel.and infront of the rear wheel at the bottom of the rocker panel.You should be concerned. The death of many a Z was because someone lifted it by the floor pans. That is where the rust demon would enter due to scratches and tears. Have Fun!! Daniel

[kmack]

The Owner's Manual says to place the jack under the seam where the rocker panels meet the floor panels. There is a vertical strip of metal there that has a "half-moon" cut-out and those are the exact jacking locations for the stock jack supplied with the car when new.

If you're using a regular floor jack, you can still lift using these points, but I'd suggest using a block of wood in between so you don't damage the metal any more than neccessary. I always place my floor jack under various points of the suspension. I lift the back by placing the jack under the diffirential, and the front using the front cross memeber.

[EScanlon]

I think that you should be real careful in jacking the 240. Unfortunately, the fact is that the sheet metal used in its construction is not the strongest in the world. Add to that the fact that many of these cars have some form of debilitating rust affecting what would ordinarily be a strong structural component and then top it all off in that when the car is jacked up, and is relatively solid in its stance, we forget that it is on jacks and get in and out of the car as if it were on tires. The end result? Jack Stand Damage.

For that matter, where you place the stands is as important as to how you jack the car up. The jacking points identified in the owners manual are for use by the little scissor jack and only for momentary use to change the tires, and only one corner at a time. For both front or rear tires off the ground, I personally prefer the use of ramps. This allows me to get underneath and do the bulk of the work there.

For situations where the front or the rear must be jacked and you will be working with the wheel on one side, then I use a jack stand mounted to the first SOLID frame mount I can find, and the ramp on the other side.

Just my 2¢