Hi Folks - It'll be my first time jacking up the GS F so I want to make sure I have the right jack points. I know the location of the side pinch weld jack points and the underbody jack points are the front subframe behind the engine and the rear differential housing. Does anyone have actual pictures of the undercarriage with these two jack points circled? I've seen the picture in the manual, but was hoping for real world actual picture with the jack point circled so I can be sure I'm jacking at the right points.

 

This is the driver's side front, but they all have the same look. The two semicircular cuts are the limits of the jackpoint., the arrow points to the triangle in the rocker cover highlighting the jackpoint behind the rocker cover.

 

Make sure you get some of these to help prevent damaging or flattening the pinch welds:


They also make them for jack stands.

Steve

 

Thanks guys, any pictures of the under carriage jack points. In particular, the two points below from the owners manual. I'm just looking for a real world picture of where to position the floor jack after I drive up on ramps. I just want to be sure I'm using the right points since it's my first time.

 

Here are real world pictures of the jackpoints. I changed the oil on the GS F today.

 

I always feel sketchy when jacking from the front and back jacking points. In fact I usually jack the car from the side, put my 4 inch race ramps under the tires all around and then use the front and back jacking points to raise it higher and use jack stands. If you plan to work with the entire car lifted up, make sure you jack the front first. I remove the race ramps and replace them with jack stands on the pinch welds with pinch weld protectors if I am working on brakes or suspension, otherwise they stay. Then move to the back. You always want to jack the heaviest part of the car first.

Good luck.

Steve

 

I prefer using the center jacking points only because the seams like to fold unless you've got something to support them well. Even then, I've had the seams at the rear of my Supra suffer over the years. I always jack front first, then rear, but the jack goes in from the side for the rear lift, never the back. There's not enough room if you've raised the front to any reasonable height. Porsche aftermarket has bars you can use to raise the car from the side, but I haven't seen anyone making something like that for Lexus. Those would be awesome.

 

Thanks @lobuxracer for the awesome pictures, exactly what I was looking for. This is my first time working on a Lexus, and I wanted to be triple sure.

@1A1 Good idea to place the race ramps first, before getting under.

 

These are the race ramps I use. They bring the car up high enough for most work , even if you have to go under the car (as long as it isn't lowered too much). I don't stack them though. I just use one on each tire.

https://www.raceramps.com/garage-ser...rr-wc-14-sc-2/

Steve

 

great thread...guys....thanks all for their reply

 

^^Yes, thanks to @lobuxracer and @1A1 for all the helpful information. I do like those race ramps, might just order a set!

 

Jacking like the Porsche bars is great. When I had my Camaro racecar, I had boxed steel subframe connectors spanning the same area.--Made jacking the car so easy and effortless. Some companies make telescoping boxed steel versions of the Porsche bars but they only usually extend ~48". I believe for our cars they'd need to extend 6X".

 

Another question for the experts here, while we are on the topic of getting the car in the air: Do you all prefer, rubber or aluminum for the floor jack adapters? I ordered this aluminum one and tried it out last night. But, a part of me feels like it places more force on the body right above the pinch weld. It made me think if a rubber one would allow more of the force to stay on the pinch weld. What are your thoughts?

This is the aluminum one I tried:

Example of a rubber adapter:

 

I like rubber

 

I also use the rubber one and had have good results.

Steve