Where are the best points to use a floor jack on the coupe - typical differential housing and front cross-member? Thaniks.

 

Check the owners manual, it shows exactly where to jack up your GC.

 

I generally just use the fatory jack points. put the floor jack right on the notches and your good to go

 

if by factory jack points you mean those reinforced points where the scissor jack goes, i've always been told that's it's a serious no-no to use a floor jack at those locations.


i looked; couldn't find anything (other than for scissor jack)

 

The only downside of using the frame rails (the sides of the car where the scissor jack goes) with a floor jack is that if you don't have a groove to catch the rail, it bends some.
I've been using frame rails to jack cars up for a couple of years now.

Or you could just be super cool and use the oil pan.

 

Yup the diff housing and cross member.
https://g35driver.com/forums/attachm...7&d=1171996558

 

yeah I used the side notchs and bent them. so I have to get a low profile jack to get to the cross member.

 

Awesome; thanks a bunch.

 

same here.

 

First, use the SEARCH function. Someone posted a JPG of jack points just weeks ago.

 

I've used the notches every time I've put mine up. I set the jack up about 5 inches to the rear of them so I can put the jackstands right on them. I've had my car on jackstands for over a week like that, more than once, and haven't bent the rails.

 

Just because you havn't "won" a game of russian roullette doesn't mean you'll never win one

 

i put a block of wood on the jack. ive never had a problem

 

search this man, i just did a thread on this exact thing and recieved ample help