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Sort of a survey type question, I'd really like to get some other people's thoughts on this.
How do you jack up your Z?
On my old 240 ('71) if I used the rocker panel jacking points, the thing would probably go up about two inches before it started crushing through the old sheetmetal. So I always set the jack (the original) under the swingarm right next to where the strut attaches. It didn't seem to be hurting anything and you can get the wheel off the ground with much less jacking. Is this causing any damage?
With my new Z (a '72 with alot less rust), I still don't like using the official jacking points and now I have a floor jack. But I have to raise the the car about an inch before I can get the floor jack under the center jack point. Also I don't really want to drive around all the time with a floor jack in the car...
So, how do you do it...
SoM
How do you jack up your Z?
On my old 240 ('71) if I used the rocker panel jacking points, the thing would probably go up about two inches before it started crushing through the old sheetmetal. So I always set the jack (the original) under the swingarm right next to where the strut attaches. It didn't seem to be hurting anything and you can get the wheel off the ground with much less jacking. Is this causing any damage?
With my new Z (a '72 with alot less rust), I still don't like using the official jacking points and now I have a floor jack. But I have to raise the the car about an inch before I can get the floor jack under the center jack point. Also I don't really want to drive around all the time with a floor jack in the car...
So, how do you do it...
SoM