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@Porsche is it the AC Hydraulics DK20 jack that you have found works well. I am 15mm lowered and have TRD front lip so the reach to the font jack point is slightly further.
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It is outrageously expensive, but I grew weary of cheap jacks leaking and failing at $100 a pop. This model is extra long, extra low, and lifts the car VERY high, allowing plenty of room underneath the car. It has plenty of extra reach beyond the central jacking points on my BRZ. It readily fits under my S2000 to reach the central jacking point on the front cross member. I would expect it would fit your car, too, but I'm only guessing of course. I believe all the components of the jack are replaceable, allowing for an indefinite service life for mere home use. I think it's made to last for decades in a commercial environment. |
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Would jacking from the frame rails more inboard of the pinch welds be alright to do? I did this with my STI without any incidents, but who knows...
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As you say, "...but who knows." What benefit would be gained by jacking at the frame rails? My issue with jacking from the side, when one wants to put the car up on jackstands is that ... the jack's in the way! How are you supposed to put the stand right where the jack is?! My large stands have really wide bases. Jacking the whole front end up from a central jacking point in the middle of the cross member is perfect; you just place the jackstands beneath the jacking points along the sides and lower the car neatly onto the two stands. It's simple. Repeat for the rear and with two jackings the car's up on four stands without any interference. You're also not torquing on the body; the car just pivots up on the front/rear wheels, nice and balanced. Don't forget to chock the wheels on the opposite end of the car when jacking one end. Unfortunately, there are some cars that fail to offer secure central jacking points at one or the other end. I've often found the whole business of how to safely and securely get the car up in the air and on stands very frustrating. The BRZ is by far the easiest car to elevate ever. So long as one has a jack that can reach the central jack points. Note: A reminder for the beginners: Never EVER get underneath a car supported only by a jack. ALWAYS support a car on solid, strong, and stable jackstands. Every year people crawl beneath their cars, the unthinkable happens, and someone later finds them crushed to death beneath the car. Death may come fairly quickly, but all the same it seems like a bad way to die. There will be plenty of time to be unhappy. Don't let that be you. |
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My garage doesn't offer me the room to jack the front from the central jacking point if I'm parked with the rear end facing out the garage door. Vice versa for when the car is backed into the garage.
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Front corner from where and put the jackstand in which place? If I jack from the frame rail, I might have enough room to put a jackstand on the pinch weld, but if I jack from the pinch weld, is there another spot to put the jackstand?
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Yeah I saw that. I think bottom line is you gotta decide what's priority and where to cut corners. Me, I'm happy to buy hand tools and stuff with few/no moving parts from HF. Complex mechanical stuff? Safety items? I'd sorta rather stay with a "know quantity".
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