Appropriate jacking point?

[bglfgd]

This is what discount tire used for jacking spot to rotate my tires. Is it me or are there plenty of better options?

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[ToyTec Lifts]

Won't hurt anything

 

[BackOff]

Why not jack it up from the axle?...not suspension components.
That point shown is not exactly the thickest metal and there is a rubber bushing in the end of that trailing arm.

This is how I do it.

 

[bglfgd]

Why not jack it up from the axle?...not suspension components.
That point shown is not exactly the thickest metal and there is a rubber bushing in the end of that trailing arm.

This is how I do it.

That's what I asked the tech. According to the manager of the store that was appropriate jacking point. I informed him that if those bushings bite the dust prematurely it's on them.

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[85straight]

Lifting from that spot won’t hurt anything , not going to cause the bushings to go bad. It’s just easier and faster for the tech. The suspension doesn’t need to be completely flexed before the tire is lifted ....
Stuff like this is one of the reasons I’m so glad to not be in the auto industry anymore :twitch:

 

[Oneluv13T4R]

That's what I asked the tech. According to the manager of the store that was appropriate jacking point. I informed him that if those bushings bite the dust prematurely it's on them.

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Hopefully he chuckled and went about his day ...

 

[BackOff]

That's a $243.96 OEM part that your using for a jacking point.
Not saying you cant jack your 5000lbs runner from the lower rear trailing arm...I wont. I forget that common sense is not in abundance these days.

This is from local Toyota Dealer back in July.

 

[trey99ek]

Won't hurt a thing but I'd use the axle.

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[bglfgd]

Won't hurt a thing but I'd use the axle.

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That was my point really, why not just use the axle??

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[Jetboy]

Those also double as your default rock sliders if you use a 4runner like it's intended to be used. As low spots if you do go offroad they get hammered pretty hard. Much harder than lifting up to rotate tires.

I'm sure they use them because it's 4 less pumps of the jack to get the rear off the ground. It's more common to use three jacks - 2 front and 1 centered in the rear, but I'd guess they dropped one off the jacks once and now they have to use 4.

 

[riceandpho]

i always use the bottom of the rear axle pumpkin, the lower the part, the higher i can jack the truck up.
but i guess discount tire use those points since they dont have a lift. i havent seen them do that to my truck, but i seen them use 4 jacks all the time to other trucks.