Mitty

I'm picking some new (to me) wheels on Saturday. The seller, a good friend of mine, is letting me put them on and check them out (look, fit, etc) before I buy them. My plan is to put them on this Saturday, drive a few days, and then take them. Even if I buy them I plan to store them for the winter and they need new tires anyway. So here are my questions....

1). If I take my stock wheels off for a week and then put them back on, will my tire pressure monitoring start working again...as it does now?
2) I have an 2011 AWD LS, I am pretty sure that I can use the rear dif to lift both rear wheels (please confirm), is there also a front dif so that I can use that to lift both front wheels? I sure hope so. This way I don't have to worry about bending the groove thingy by using my real jack and I will only have to lift the car twice.

Thanks.

wbrian63

Answer to 1) - yes.
Answer to 2) on a non AWD car, there is a lifting point on the crossmember that runs under the engine, behind the oil pan. Don't know about an AWD car, but I'm pretty sure you can find this information in the owner's manual. Others may know better.

roadfrog

1. Yes

2. Yes, BUT it is way back of the front lip of the car and I find that my floor jack just can't get back there far enough to allow the pump action of the jack to work properly. I solved the issue by cutting a groove in a hockey puck to fit on the tab of the car lifting point located on the side as seen here:

lbintab

iTrader: (1)

I would do one corner at a time. Play it safe.