jacking an R33

[Bobjones]

Jack at the rear use the diff,

at the front the crossmember as it is one of the stronger points, otherwise use two trolley jacks and under the lower control arms on the front and these are cast and rather strong...

but do NOT put the jack anywhere near the steering rack, sway bar, sump or gear box as the result may cost more than an arm and a leg...

To be quite honest I would use the jack and then place axle stands underneath for more even distribution, remember use the right tool for the right job.

[akeenan]

rear diff and both tow loops at the front is where i jack mine up from.

and i believe its the best place

[Bleach1]

a tyre shop jacked my r33 up on the front sills. It popped both my front guards out and flattened the ride with the jacking point marks in it. I didnt notice it until a few days later so they wouldnt fix it. I have since noticed alot of skylines with the same, bottom of the front guard popped out slightly.

[supra]

I've just jacked my car up, at the front, and is it normal for my front left hand wheel to spin freely? Like you can just use hand force to turn it! MY PARK BRAKE IS ON! (pulled up)!

[elbee111]

Supra,

Parking brakes only work on the rears to my knowledge. Doesn't surprise me that you can turn the front wheel by hand

El Bee

[predator]

like elbee says.. parking brakes only go to the rears in ANY car that i've ever seen.

Yes, you can turn the wheels generally when its jacked up as its not one long axel.

[supra]

Thanks guys, so when the car is jacked up, the parking brakes must be up? or else the car would roll back?

[benm]

If you are jacking your car up on a completely flat surface (garage concrete floor) your car isn't going to move anywhere if you have wood/bricks infront & behind the other 3 wheels.

I just use the factory/standard jack points (which of course are damaged).

I also have to drive the front wheels up onto some 4x2 because of my sideskirts being too low.

[enilyks33r]

I use the factory jacking point in the sills to jack up the car, a piece of 6"x4"x2" hardwood with a slot cut in the top (3/4" deep 1/2" wide across the top face) goes between the jacking point and the trolley jack. Zero damage as the load is taken the same as the factory scissor jack.

[wrxhoon]

use a trolley jack , jack front crossmember , rear diff then use stands if you are going to get under the car . never get under car without stands suporting it .

[nmcmahon83]

I havent found a car yet that has a front hand-brake... as it wouldn't self tension at the front (as I understand it)... or something like that.

[enilyks33r]

Just for interest Alfa 33 and Alfasuds have front wheel hand brake....

[benm]

How'd you find that out ?

[supra]

Have I done something wrong? I've managed to get the front totally in air and not enough to get the stand in. Something turned me off from going further, the whole half of the ccar is coming up, it's nearly lifting the rear wheel as well... I back her down!

[JezR31]

  Bobjones said:

at the front the crossmember as it is one of the stronger points, otherwise use two trolley jacks and under the lower control arms on the front and these are cast and rather strong...

is this the crossmember?? and this diagram is of the r32 gtst, i couldnt find the r33 one.

[51jay]

Yes thats the crossmember....it's in the same place on the R33.

If you want to raise the front of the car you need the jack in the middle of the crossmember at about the centre line of the car. A little trial and error is involved. the car doesn't weigh exactly the same either side of the centreline so it will come up one side lower than the other. Lower the jack and move it an inch or so towards the low side. Repeat the moves until it comes up nice and even.

[YEE-HAA]

Heres some pics which may help you on where to jack and place stands under the car.

I always jack up on one tow point on the front, then place a stand under the other to get enough height for the jack to get under the cross member. Then simply jack up on crossmember and place stands underneath cross member.

Hope it helps

Frank!

[MANWHORE]

if you pop into your local servo, some of the hoists lift the car by the sills. That thin rail on the sill will get bent, but who cares though? the same thing happens on any car. Do people look under your car?

seriously fellars.

[predator]

well only if you don't give a **** about the structural integrity of the car.. if I was buying a car its one of the first places i look, to check to see there is no obvious chasis bends. If all the sills etc were bent to shit I sure as hell wouldn't be buying it.

and any workshop that i know was doing that I wouldn't be taking my car to anymore either.

[knore]

  predator said:

well only if you don't give a **** about the structural integrity of the car.. if I was buying a car its one of the first places i look, to check to see there is no obvious chasis bends. If all the sills etc were bent to shit I sure as hell wouldn't be buying it.

and any workshop that i know was doing that I wouldn't be taking my car to anymore either.

Damn straight!