Tips for jacking up car?
 

Hey guys, I'm going to be jacking up my 370 in a few days in order to swap out a wheel - this will be the first time using a jack on my 370. Does anyone have tips on what I should or shouldn't do, or is there anything different about the 370 I should know beforehand? I'm just going to use the supplied scissor jack.

Just follow the procedure in the manual.

make sure to chock a tire on the other side... if you're lifting the front tire, chock the rear tire on the other side. if you're lifting the rear tire, chock the front tire on the other side, and so on.

i roll mine up on 2x4s up front block the rears and slide my low profile jack right under there

Be careful not to bend the jack point rails with the low profile jack....

Great point, I actually have a two special pinch weld jack pads, but you can make your own: DIY Pinch Weld Adapter

actually i use the 2x4's to get it up high enough so i can jack right under the main subframe bolts

I haven't jacked up my Z yet, but I would be careful on the front center jack point not to slightly dent in the crossmember. I did that on my 300ZX. I used a small piece of wood on my jack and that just caused a small indention to be made on the cross member. I would use a larger piece of wood to distribute more weight on the small area of the jack point...

When I read the thread title, I honestly thought someone was going to put a lift kit on their Z.

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i have a little piece of oak (not sure about 2" wide) that i cut from scrap that i use on the inside-side of the rail where there is a little bump on the car. it's placed between the rail and watever black body part that is.

my hydraulic has a flat platform so i just place the piece of scrap wood on it and raise the car at the jack points. i would not want to put the weight on the tip of the rails.

Best way!......:tup:

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Showoff!

That's kewl, Modshack. Is that in your garage at home?

Yup...That's the shack!

I like that! I was looking at a four poster for my garage. But I like the scissor you have.

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That is soooo cool! I want one! Great setup Modshack
+1 for you!

Modshack do you have a thread about that lift you have? If not can we get some more details on it? Been thinking about doing that for some time now. Thanks

:iagree: I want more info on this jack. Where? Price? Etc. thanks

So I found something similar to your pic. Is this the same thing?

- Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices

harbor frieght
6000lbs capacity
lift with hydralic pump
ITEM 46604-6VGA
$949

It's a Bend-Pak MD6-XP. I've had it for about 8 years now. They are still available at about $1600 delivered. Nice quality vs the Chinese stuff. It has been flawless and very versatile. I've lifted lots of different cars with it and never an issue..One of the best investments I've ever made....:tup:

http://www.bendpak.com/

More pics here:Shack shots album | Ttschwing | Fotki.com

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Adopt me?

That lift is great and all but you can't really work on the bottom of the car because it blocks everything..

Yeah I dunno, it looks like there's a good chunk of space to work on other things though! props on the garage/lift/car

That's the only limitation, but really, centerline work is rare unless you're swapping transmissions. I've had this lift for 7-8 years now and used it on numerous FWD, RWD and AWD cars. It meets 98% of my needs.

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Righteous pics man. Liking the lift!

I requested a quote from them on this lift and they said $2145 shipped

Things have gone up a lot lately...I paid under $1500 delivered 7 years ago. A bunch of friends bought this lift 2 years ago for $1650....