I always use the factory jack that you turn once i turn it a couple times then i put my floor jack under the car and lift it...

-sean

 

Sears sells that low-profile jack and jackstands will more than do the job.
Ramps can be very dangerous and generally are plus with a jack/stands
you have lots of options.

 

well, one ton is 2205 pounds, so I would think a 2.5 ton rated jack stand, especially 4 of them, would be enough to support a 3500 lb car

 

Any dealer I've ever been to uses the above factory specified jack points. The G is a unibody design and has no frame.

 

nevermind, I looked at the wrong defenition, it's actually 2000lbs in a ton

 

You're kidding right? "no frame" Our car must be held together with body panels and superglue.

Of course there is a frame. Uni-body means that the frame is not one piece but two. If you look in the picture posted earlier, you can see the frame in the upper right side of the picture. It is rectangular steel about 3" x 5" and runs along the underbody. If I had pictures I would show you but I don't.

 

Well if it's two pieces, then lifting in appropriately one piece is not safe IMHO...

Regardless of what anyone thinks or may think, the factory certified only the above locations as safe in every way/shape/form to lift/support the vehicle. I've spoken to numerous techs about the safety of lifting the G and I've always been directed to these points. I've pondered other locations myself, but when I'm working on other member's rides, I'm not going to take risks damaging their vehicles.

 

Well, rather than keeping this post going back and forth over this ridiculous point, perhaps you should just look under the car and you'll see what I mean.

I have had my car on the hoist at least 50 times since I owned it and not once did the garage use the factory jack points. In fact if you don't have the specially designed adaptors for the jack/hoist you risk damaging the vertically extended sheet metal at the jack points which is why most garages probably don't use the factory jack points.

Anyway, enough already, you can jack up your car anyway you want, I don't really care.

 

He would have to buy steriods for that.

 

ok ... so to hold the G up, the rails sit on the jack's head or the two areas beside the rail?

 

Definitely beside the rail. If you lift the car by the rail you will damage the rail. Some people just use a piece of a 2x4 and cut a slot down the middle or you can buy an adaptor for your jack which does the same thing. That is why I always lift it from the frame so I don't have to use a special adaptor because it makes the jack head taller which makes it harder to slide it under the car if it's lowered.

 

dammit thats what i though too!!

I put apple juice down & thought imma bout to get a serious laugh when i click this link

 

Where is the frame? the inner part parallel to the rail?

 

If you look at the picture in the 2nd page of the thread you will see the frame in the upper right part of the picture. It has a circular hole cut into it and is about 3"x5" rectangular.

 

rolll on to 2 x 4s and then go up the rhino ramps thats what u can do