Jacking/Lifting points

[Tomcat]

I believe the red circles are "acceptable" single point lift locations to get both tires off the ground on one side of the GT...agreed?
Thanks,
Tom

 

[Xcentric]

Yes. Straight line down from the door buttons. Silver rectangles at belly pan seams.

 

[Tomcat]

Yes. Straight line down from the door buttons. Silver rectangles at belly pan seams.

Thanks!

 

[ChipBeck]

I don’t suggest jacking it quite that high however.

 

[Tomcat]

I don’t suggest jacking it quite that high however.

Agreed...however, only on a Forum with this level of enthusiasm and detail could you find a picture like this!

 

[Awsum GT]

I don’t suggest jacking it quite that high however.

now you tell me... just rolled mine over

 

[Threeoption05]

Hello. New to the forum and new GT owner. I'm attempting to take the wheels off to swap tires. I wanted to clarify that if you lift from the small rectangular piece of metal below the door release button will it lift the entire side of the car so that both wheels may be removed? If not, is there a closer lift point near the back of the front wheel rather than the frame lift point behind the front rotor? I noticed a ~3/8" hole in the rocker just past the lower fairing bolts on the front and back and wondered if that was a strong enough area to lift? I have a swing arm Rotary lift but am looking at a low profile floor jack with a 15" reach arm. Thanks in advance for any feedback you may have.

 

[Shark01]

Hello. New to the forum and new GT owner. I'm attempting to take the wheels off to swap tires. I wanted to clarify that if you lift from the small rectangular piece of metal below the door release button will it lift the entire side of the car so that both wheels may be removed? If not, is there a closer lift point near the back of the front wheel rather than the frame lift point behind the front rotor? I noticed a ~3/8" hole in the rocker just past the lower fairing bolts on the front and back and wondered if that was a strong enough area to lift? I have a swing arm Rotary lift but am looking at a low profile floor jack with a 15" reach arm. Thanks in advance for any feedback you may have.

When I did this recently, I used the yellow circles in the picture above. I knew I was in the right place when I reached under the car and felt the hole.

 

[nota4re]

Just remember that the belly pans are aluminum and will bend if you even look at them funny.

 

[extrap]

Hello. New to the forum and new GT owner. I'm attempting to take the wheels off to swap tires. I wanted to clarify that if you lift from the small rectangular piece of metal below the door release button will it lift the entire side of the car so that both wheels may be removed? If not, is there a closer lift point near the back of the front wheel rather than the frame lift point behind the front rotor? I noticed a ~3/8" hole in the rocker just past the lower fairing bolts on the front and back and wondered if that was a strong enough area to lift? I have a swing arm Rotary lift but am looking at a low profile floor jack with a 15" reach arm. Thanks in advance for any feedback you may have.

Yes, lifting at the blue circles will simultaneously lift both the front and rear wheels off the ground. I think most of us place a hockey puck on the jack's lifting plate, and you need to make sure the puck is pushing up on the firewall, not forward or rearward of it, and centered well on the firewall or it's possible it could slide off. Tap the bottom of the car with your finger and you can tell which surfaces are thin / hollow and then where the solid firewall is. I lay on the floor when doing it, and even then it's kinda hard to see. Flashlight helps.

 

[69b302]

I use the red circled lift points to lift a side, and yellow for individual corners. A small lifting puck is essential to avoid marking up the floor pans. I drive the car onto small sections of 2x12, raising it 1.5”, so my jack fits underneath, and makes it easier to see underneath as well.

 

[Threeoption05]

I appreciate this. I have a flashlight and an angled mirror. I've owned a lot of great cars but this one is hand's down the best ever!

 

[Tomcat]

I use the red circled lift points to lift a side, and yellow for individual corners. A small lifting puck is essential to avoid marking up the floor pans. I drive the car onto small sections of 2x12, raising it 1.5”, so my jack fits underneath, and makes it easier to see underneath as well.

Did you mean "blue" circles? I think the red circles were identifying something else on the bottom of the car but now I'm not sure? My database shows the same picture with no red circles and with the red circles identifying other spots (with no comments)???

 

[69b302]

I use the exposed section of frame, that aligns roughly with the back of the doors.

 

[twobjshelbys]

If you look under the car at the b pillar you will see a frame cross member where the two belly pans meet. the mid jack point is where the cross frame joins the front to rear frame. I recall a weld there. if you jack there you can lift both front and rear simultaneously. I woukd lift one side just far enough to get the floor jacks on the lift points then do the other side to work level then come back and add the extra work height to the first side.

Edit: The jack point is the blue circles. red ones are too for inboard. watch out you don't put the jack cup on the rocker panel. stay where the frame members join

 

[Threeoption05]

I purchased this jack yesterday and found if you measure 23 1/4" inches from the rear edge of the rocker skirt forward to the front and place the center of the jack at that spot, it will be in line. Then push the jack inward until it measures 14" from the lip of the rocker edge, it will hit the mid jack point perfectly - of course you should check with a mirror and flashlight . https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...l-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-black-64781.html

 

[PeteK]

Yes, lifting at the blue circles will simultaneously lift both the front and rear wheels off the ground. I think most of us place a hockey puck on the jack's lifting plate, and you need to make sure the puck is pushing up on the firewall, not forward or rearward of it, and centered well on the firewall or it's possible it could slide off. Tap the bottom of the car with your finger and you can tell which surfaces are thin / hollow and then where the solid firewall is. I lay on the floor when doing it, and even then it's kinda hard to see. Flashlight helps.

Ditto what extrap said. I do it this way frequently. Use a hockey puck or other firm rubber pad between the jack saddle and the car.

 

[Tomcat]

Ditto what extrap said. I do it this way frequently. Use a hockey puck or other firm rubber pad between the jack saddle and the car.

So did the GTGuys when they worked on my car in a garage (not their normal workshop).