Using Jack Stand...where to contact point?

EazyD

Repped. I wish I had these images a couple weeks ago
This should have its own thread. I encourage you to create "370Z Floor Jack Points" thread so people can find it in search

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happytheman

I would really love to see what it looks like where the four lift points are at.

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KillerBee370

?? The four lift points are on each side. There's a little double notch along the metal "rail". Refer to the manual for the diagram.

anthonyy

where the notches in the pinch rail are

Trips

Thread has been sticky tagged for people to find

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CB1

Thanks! Looked for a while for this with no luck.
I have just one more cat bolt... Can't believe how hard these are to get off...

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happytheman

This is good info to have, esp considering the orig diagram is crap!

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scottIN

Okay, so this weekend I'm going to put on my Evo-R side blades. How do I go about jacking up one side at a time and putting jack stands under it?

KillerBee370

lol... you simply get a floor jack (one will do) and put it under the side towards the front where the little notches are (jacking point) and hoist. The whole side of the car will come up (both wheels). I use a couple of jack stands just for added security and viola!

dAvenue

They're located where the dual notches/grooves are bro. Underneath the side skirt and near the tire.

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370Z Purist

Since it's a sticky, I guess I can ask:

Since the jacks are placed center, isn't there a reasonable amount of worry involved with tipping the car over to a side?

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RedNismoZ

Lol, no.

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Alstann

I would be wary of that - I would be concerned of side to side weight bias. To be safe, and with access to only one long reach low profile jack, I jack up the front half height, drop it on two jackstands, then jack the rear full height, drop on two more jack stands. Then, I return to the front and jack to final full height.

Better to be safe than sorry when just jacking up the under engine mount and the diff.

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bmcd308

At the risk of having to rejoin with a new username for asking such a dumb question, how do you get a jack to the front jack point?

It is a long way from the front of the car to the jack point such that the jack is not even close to getting there, and it is also a long way from either side of the car. My excuse for knowing nothing about working on cars is that I am coming from motorcycles, where pretty much everything is always within reach.

1. Do I need an extra long reach jack?
2. Should I drive up on ramps then get the whole jack under there (the handle might still be a problem, though, as its travel would be severely limited)?
3. If I turn the steering wheel to the lock, can I get in behind a tire and reach that front jack point from the side?

Thanks.

anthonyy

That is an excellent question and not stupid at all!
I either drive up on some blocks of wood, or onto wood then some ramps.
From there u should be able to reach the dimple (I was able to with a cheapo harbor freight 1.5 ton).

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