Where Best to lift????

[zekow1]

Hi Guys
I was wondering??where is the best location to place the floor jack??
If you are interested in lifting the car in the front middle???

[Rich in Vancouver]

I lift under the center of the subframe at the front and under the diff at the rear.



1975 TR7 ACL764U

[PeterTR7V8]

Subframe works for me. It's also a good test of it's metal to rust ratio. [:D]

Otherwise there are pegs underneath at each corner of the cabin section that indicate jacking points if you are just doing one corner at a time.


Never say die. At least not while you're still breathing.

[zekow1]

DO you guys Mean
dead center under the motor ,in the middle of the x?
If this is so?
would this not pressure the bushings ?
They only support the motor/instead it would support the car ?

[Rich in Vancouver]

If you think of it the sprung entire weight of the front end of the car is supported by the subframe whenever the car is on the ground, so it's not all that different when the car is jacked up
I am always really leery of using sheet metal jacking points on old cars. The subframe is usually protected from corrosion by the automatic chassis oiling system found on most TR7s. [;)]

Rich

1975 TR7 ACL764U

[saabfast]

I use the subframe but put a timber pad between the jack cup and the subframe. I have never tested the rust to metal ratio and prefer to spread the load across it a bit and protect it from the lugs on some of the jack cups.

Alan
Saab 9000 Stg 1
Saab 9000 2.3 FPT Auto
'81 TR7 DHC

[Workshop Help]

No, you Bozos have it all wrong! Here in the machine shed, we mystically levitate the car with the powers of the Cosmic Consciousness. Then we set it down on some cinder blocks left over from a tornado proof outhouse project. Why do you people always want to do it the hard way?

Mildred Hargis

[FI Spyder]

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I use the subframe but put a timber pad between the jack cup and the subframe. I have never tested the rust to metal ratio and prefer to spread the load across it a bit and protect it from the lugs on some of the jack cups.
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Exactly the same for me. I lost the ability to levitate with cosmic consciousness some time in the 60's. I think it was some bad "stuff" that was in circulation.



TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

[silverseven]

you peeps actually remember the 60's?????

Ron.

[Rich in Vancouver]

I don't remember last week.

1975 TR7 ACL764U

[zekow1]

used the wood it worked great, thank you.