Jack Points for the car

nis350

I took my car to a tire shop recently and noticed they jacked up the rear using the rear differential with a floor jack. I wonder if that would cause any damage to the differential, although I noticed they do that to other cars as well.

SouthArk370Z

Jack points are in the Owner's Manual.

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Felix 808

It is perfectly fine to lift the car by the diff, not to worry

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andytn3591

The diff is designed to be rear jack point on the z. Don't worry.

falconfixer

perfectly fine

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This car requires a pad/hockey puck that you can slip over the pinch weld to properly jack with a floor jack.

Felix 808

Yep, something like this comes in handy

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nis350

thanks guys...

So where do you get something like this? Is that a special type of hockey puck?

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Street Hockey pucks

Jack Pads

Thanks again Felix 808

MacCool

I just used a plain old hockey puck. This being Minnesota, they're readily available. I ran each puck through a radial arm saw to cut a slot for the pinch weld. I even drilled a 1/2 in hole and glued in a neodymium magnet so that the puck would stay put. Not a huge problem at home, but I always give them to the oil change places so that they can use them when going up on a 4-point lift.

nis350

Interesting... what kind of pucks should I buy and how deep is the cut for the slot? Thanks.

Felix 808

While hockey pucks will work, the picture posted above compares the lift pad with a hockey puck. as you can see there is quite a bit of difference between the two

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90 ST

I just lift at the pinch welds, never a problem, I do have 5/16 rubber pads on my hoist though...

MacCool

Hockey puck. Most sporting goods stores will have them, although perhaps less likely in some parts of the country. Amazon sells them, of course...

http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Classic...ds=hockey+puck

I don't remember how deep the cut was...maybe 2/3 of the way through the puck. It took a couple of passes to get it wide enough since the blade's kerf is narrower than the width of the pinch weld rail.

Here's the link for the magnets I used. They were easy to install...a 1/2 inch hole drilled and some gorilla glue

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

MacCool

True but the hockey puck works great for about $4 each. My buddy bought a set of four for his Audi and paid $18 buck each. Price lift pads...you'll buy some hockey pucks, I predict.