Please give me some advice on this one. Many service stations and garages
try jacking the 84-89ZX from the side to facilitate tire removals for
inspection, etc. The under-body looks like it has frame rails, but in
fact these are about as thin as sheet metal. My factory service manual
shows jacking point adapters for the side of the car that could be
inserted where the factory spare tire jack goes. Are these available? Of
course, you can jack under the diff and under the cross member in font of
the oil pan. What about hydraulic jacking from the side without crushing
the body? Has anyone ever repaired their crushed box sections or
reinforced them so the vehicle could be jacked there? Thanks in advance.
Steve T - 02 Jan 2006 23:08 GMT
> Please give me some advice on this one. Many service stations and garages
> try jacking the 84-89ZX from the side to facilitate tire removals for
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> the body? Has anyone ever repaired their crushed box sections or
> reinforced them so the vehicle could be jacked there? Thanks in advance.
SImple, jack them on the 'pinch weld' at the front and rear corners of the
rockers. That part of the car should be very strong. If it's not, rust has
eaten the car up!
With a flat lift pad, you should be able to lift the car on the frame rails,
If you can't and the crush, again they are rusted out.

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duckbill - 10 Jan 2006 01:36 GMT
Thanks for the hints Steve. How do you keep the monster jack with the
crushing teeth away from those thin underbody fram rails? Keeping the
lift's jacking point flat is a great idea.