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garvice:
Hey guys.

Got a question for those that have or have used a 2 post hoist.
I am wondering where you guys lift the s30s from. The frame rails seem like an obvious point but I have read more then once not to lift from the frame rails.
The crossmember and the rear A frames would be nice to lift from but I don't think the arms on the hoist will reach that far.

The hoist that I need to lift from has Asymmetric arms (One arm doesn't reach as far as the other), so from what I can see the front of the car gets the short arms.

garvice:
Ok, just found this picture in Gaijin's thread.
Looks like he is making it to the rear a arms.
What about the front arm though?

Gareth. J.:
He runs a complete sklyline rear end i believe. Mine has been hoisted on a 'panto' hoist if thats the correct name? I haven't heard of the rail warning you describe before......  :-\ Sound like a concern though.

garvice:
Thought the rear of his car looked a little different. Maybe I should have gone out the garage and had a look before I posted.
So where did you lift from?

The things I have heard from about the rails is that people have talked about them crushing under lifting with a jack.
I guess with a hoist it will be spreading the load a bit more.

NZeder:
I have seen many a flat S30 rails over the years - some from Jacks, Hoists etc others from hitting large things on the road - that also goes for the S130 floor rails. They are not that strong.

for supporting on a hoist at the front use the rear of TC mounting point if you want to pickup a good balance point. For the rear the point I have seen used is the factory recommended jack point ie sill with a good rubber block that has a groove to pass around the sill lip thing - seen them get crushed too - never on a zed I purchased or owned just ones I looked at over the years.

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