JonB wrote:An unrelated question - where are the safe jacking points? I read that the rear suspension arms can be damaged if you try to use a jack on them. I'll need to look under any prospective purchase, somehow.
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I'd recommend you don't jack the rear up as per the picture!! it's a daft idea because the rear arms are tube and a miss placed jack will bend them screwing up the Geo or damage the brake disk which is also very close...... The picture for the front under the anti roll bar/strut is fine though....
Personally i either use drive up ramps or a good 18" of 2x4 across the big grp box section under the sill just in front of the rear wheel (not the lip the inner sill is bolted to) and be careful it doesn't slip!! don't trust the handbrake use chocks.
(this is a picture from Google so i hope the owner doesn't mind me using it)
I'd recommend NOT!! using the original jacking tubes with the original jack even if the sill's have been replaced and never jack it up on the front or back!! (In-front of the front wheels or behind the rear wheels as those area's are very weak especially on a +2) Ideally you want to jack it up on the chassis but thats not always possible, but if you go under for any reason make sure there is a stand under some thing metal.
The best way of jacking the rear is with a block as per Jason1 's picture 5 posts down
lotus-gearbox-f37/newbe-needs-change-rotoflex-t25396.html but you need a low profile jack as well.
BTW, your correct the rear wishbones are some thing you need to check, they need to be straight with no bow because if some one has bent them in the past it screws up the geo of that back wheel and it's fairly common.