Does our 2019 Rav4 have other Jacking Points other than the typical ones that are on the sides (notches) ??? I see two more but I just want to make 100% sure ! Thanks guys.
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Does our 2019 Rav4 have other Jacking Points other than the typical ones that are on the sides (notches) ??? I see two more but I just want to make 100% sure ! Thanks guys.
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1 at the front and 1 at the rear designed for a Floor Jack.
See page 564 in the owner's manual, there are pics of the front and rear floor jack points.
https://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/om-s/OM0R009U/pdf/OM0R009U.pdf
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Got it thanks.
This can make it easier, lifting the Rav4 on the front center point and then placing either Jack Stands or Ramps and there you go !
This can make it easier, lifting the Rav4 on the front center point and then placing either Jack Stands or Ramps and there you go !
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OK, so when I get it in the air where am I allowed to place jack stands? Can I put them under the control arms and lower it down on the stands - or? Anyone done this?
Sorry if this is a stupid question. I am coming from owning primarily trucks for the last 30 years.
Sorry if this is a stupid question. I am coming from owning primarily trucks for the last 30 years.
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I have learned this over my years as a mechanic. Don't EVER lift a car by the pinch weld. As soon as you do, you crack the paint/sealer and it starts to rust. I always lift by a solid structural member. Ask me why I have to replace the rocker panels on an otherwise perfectly healthy rav4 that I bought from a friend.
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I am in general agreement - however being only a shade tree mechanicaI am at a bit of a loss on where to place the jack stands once its in the air other than under the pinch welds. Under the Control arms I suppose - but that doesn't look that solid, and putting stands under a sprung position can cause things to shift if the car moves?
I am thinking of getting some of those neaprene pieces with the grooves in them - designed for this purpose?
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I like to use the sub frame or a plated joint.
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Please....on the '19, not on the 3rd gen.
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