BudBuilt 200 Series Skid Plates, Sliders, High Clearance Rear Bumper

[Taco2Cruiser]

Taco2Cruiser - respectfully, that's incorrect I checked 200-series FSM and it clearly depicts the center point as a jack point. Owner manual does not, but FSM > owner's manual.

With a proper jack and care there are no issues jacking the vehicle up front at the center. LC 200 is not unique in that regard. Tacoma, for example, also has a similar jack point.

No worries, my mistake, I was going off the owners manual. Didn’t know that a FSM has different information. Well, for the BudBuilt skids, still able to handle it, because it’s the factory crossmember that’s taking the load.

 

[unclemat]

Can you post a photo of where exactly this jack point is? I've always wondered if there was a safe lifting spot in the front somewhere, that would allow me to lift both front wheels off the ground at the same time.

Attached relevant pages from the FSM.

 

[RET2]

Just throwing my 2 cents in this sounds like another ' just because you can doesn't mean you should' issue. Jack capacity, uneven terrain etc puts in the no go arena for me

 

[KLF]

@unclemat thank you for the relevant pages. This confirms that when I have been putting the truck up in stands, that I am using the correct positions.

@Chocolate and @RET2, I have a 4 ton rated floor jack. OBVIOUSLY I would only use that front center jacking point with this jack, and on the very level concrete floor of my garage, ebrake set, rear wheels chocked, and then set very tall but wide stands under the frame points indicated.

Just read those instructions, it seems odd to me that they say to release the parking brake AND put the truck in N.

All of this is kinda moot, I plan to order a Quickjack 7000 in the spring.

 

[RET2]

@KLF I was merely stating that for me that jacking point is pretty much a no-go. It wouldn't be a stretch to imagine someone out on the trail saying 'I read it on the Interweb that you can do X-Y-Z' and having a less that safe thing go down. I would bolster my position by pointing out Toyota put that gem of info in the FSM not the owners manual indicating to me that in a controlled situation by professionals kinda of action. No disrespect meant just my mode of operating, I do enough goofy stuff already.

 

[unclemat]

@KLF I was merely stating that for me that jacking point is pretty much a no-go. It wouldn't be a stretch to imagine someone out on the trail saying 'I read it on the Interweb that you can do X-Y-Z' and having a less that safe thing go down. I would bolster my position by pointing out Toyota put that gem of info in the FSM not the owners manual indicating to me that in a controlled situation by professionals kinda of action. No disrespect meant just my mode of operating, I do enough goofy stuff already.

I understand the sentiment but really, it's not a big deal jacking in front on the center (just like on the rear under the diff, though there is indeed less weight). Remember the other two wheels are on the ground, so it's not like the vehicle becomes super unstable or something.

Key is level concrete surface and good jack with a rubber cushion to prevent slips (I am partial to AC Hydraulics jacks).

 

[RET2]

Quick someone needs to throw in a tire pressure/size or oil thread while the mood is right

 

[unclemat]

Quick someone needs to throw in a tire pressure/size or oil thread while the mood is right

Haha. Well, I put winter tires on today and used the center front jack point. The bowl shaped end on the crossmember deformed on my rubber padded AC Hydraulic jack! Jacking and stability was not an issue, but that was rather unexpected.

I had the truck previously jacked in the front at an inspection station but I gave them a bowl shaped pad to put on their jack (I hate that shops think metal to metal contact is fine...), and there were no issues.

Bottom line - the jack point itself is indeed rather weak and flat top pad is not the best match for it. Tacoma center front jack point is more of a sphere shaped and never had issues with it deforming...

FWIW.

 

[Whiskerz]

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