Lift points

[Rick]

I'm not too keen about using the jack pads for a lift. What technique is best for a four point swivel arm lift?

[Zsport1.3]

I used to put them under the front subframe (choice of positions) and under the rear axle. Does depend on the lift you are using.

[1,6 HF]

As Zsport says, you can put them under the front subframe (I'd use the rear mounting points, under the cowl) and under the rear axle. I've also very successfully lifted the car with cloth-wrapped 2 x 4s running the length of the sills, just inboard of the sill seam; you can put the arm points wherever it best balances. But do not lift under the jacking points; they'll fold up.

[KEI]

When I can use the distyle lift, I use standard jack point or the rear end of sub frame (underneath the front door (A pillar)) and front end of rear leaf spring (bracket). When I use my floor jack, I do same as Zsport and Ed.

KEI

[Rick]

do not[/I] lift under the jacking points; they'll fold up.

I figured that as much, that's why I asked.

[lancialulu]

I personally prefer to lift the front at the rear or front lower wishbone/subframe mounting or the front subframe mounting as I reckon the rear mounting is only marginally stonger the than the lift points (which by the way on my HF and Sport were remade and strengthened with new inner/outer/and internal membrane so I do use these for static support having jacked the car up elsewhere).

Tim

[1,6 HF]

Tim,

I’ll buy using the wishbone pick-up points (assuming they’re not in the way of the work you want to do). But I don’t really like the idea of using the front subframe mounting points, as I think it’s less safe to stress the front frame legs than the cowl, which is at the rear mounting points. In any case, the rear mounting boxes are considerably stronger than the jacking tabs; the mounting boxes connect directly to the cowl structure, which the jacking tabs are just doubled-up sheet metal wrapped around the sill seam. And if the car cannot be safely picked up at the cowl, you have some very serious problems...