I've looked through the owner's manual and YouTube to see how to put a Model S on jack stands, and I don't see how it's done. I would like to know if you can lift a Model S with a floor jack, then rest it on jack stands to rotate the tires. The manual says you can ONLY lift the car from 4 points, so unless there's a frame rail to put a lift under, you can't use jack stands, correct?
0
Comments
Though it has always been a dilemma when it comes to jacking a car. The place where a manual tells you to lift the car by is also where you are supposed to put the floor jacks.....
Many times I would place the jack stand on the subframe mount. However, the underside of the MS is sealed up. If you are too far from a Tesla service center, any tire shop can do it, just be absolutely sure they use the jack pads that are in place.
With a car weighing 1500 lbs more than the average car, I would not want to mess with it.
I CNC'd some interlock plates that work with my floorjacks to eliminate the need for these.
Darn it.
I don't see that in my manual.
I've jacked my car up to get a tire repaired. No issues.
Recommendations have been made for http://www.jackpointjackstands.com which look great!
Panoz, also keep in mind that despite the manual saying to rotate the tires every 5K, your tires may not need it that often. My service center measures the tread depth first, to see if a rotation is needed.
Again, you can take it to any garage to get the tires rotated, when needed.
I use 2 floor jacks to rotate my tires, No need for Jack stands, I rotate 1 side at a time. Just make sure that you never put yourself under the car. You can put a block of wood under a suspension point for extra safety.
I have rotated my tires on all of my cars for 30 years. I would not recommend doing it for the first time on a Tesla.
But those jackpoint stands look pretty cool.
Dang it.
And I like the locking floor jack idea.
-that is what my modified floor jacks do....
I will not share the design however, since I want no liability but my own....
I don't think it's beyond the means of owners to go to a tire shop and have them use their lift, but for those who do their own work it comes down to the idea of not doing something that you should be able to do easily.
<img src=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R1Jg0TcSPic/VawMThXOePI/AAAAAAAAEnQ/6Fy_vg9-48Y/s640-Ic42/IMG_0674.JPG width=600>
<img src=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Xv3_pwGZCo/VawNlXNB7PI/AAAAAAAAEng/_21uT8Ifz6s/s1152-Ic42/Hitch%252028.jpg width=600>
<img src=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QACtABHgnKo/VawNenLyNCI/AAAAAAAAEnY/1Tqcwfq5pZc/s1152-Ic42/Hitch%252025.jpg width=600>
Saves a ton of jacking, does not lift or tilt the car, and the lower control arm is designed to take that stress all day, every day.