I'm probably gonna get lamb basted for this but here goes.
I have a pet peeve of jacking up unibody cars from the body on ONE corner.
This is a HUGE amount of stress.
What can happen when you twist a uni-body is a weak spot weld might let go and you end up with a squeak.
A squeak that you will have to tear apart the car to find.
One other concern is the all glass roof might get slightly twisted when jacking up a corner.
A lot of folks argue that the body is twisted like this all the time.
No, the body is never twisted like this.
If you go over a bump, curb or a pot hole the suspension adjusts, NOT the body.
Now the model 3 is noted to have a very rigid chassis and my paranoia may be way out of line.
But I'm not taking any changes on any car.
Besides, it way easier to jack up as I suggest. 2-3 pumps (after contact) and the tire will be 1/2 inch off the floor.
The suspension is what takes a POUNDING. I put the jack under one of the strongest points of the suspension.
If you lift a car from the unibody it should be TWO or FOUR points. Not ONE.
Both Front, Both Rear, Both Drivers Side, or Both Passenger Side.
For that reason I ALWAYS try to lift from the suspension.
A lot of people freak out about this, I'm sharing what I do with MY CAR and not recommending anyone do anything.
You do what you want with your car.
I've done this for 25 years and it has never come close to causing any issue what so ever and there is nothing special about the model 3 that changes my way of doing things.
You NEED a narrow jack that can get close to the tire to do this. A wide stance jack will NOT work.
There is also one catch. In the rear the ideal jack point is covered in plastic.
I just let it go. One side was perfect. The other size I hear the plastic cover crack a little (I don't care, it's fine).
Advantages:
Quicker
Don't have to jack so high up (if something goes wrong, and it always can, less is better)
No twisting (less risk of squeaks, leaks or cracks)
No special body adapters needed
Disadvantage
Rear cover may crack.
Need narrow jack
Front
Rear
I have a pet peeve of jacking up unibody cars from the body on ONE corner.
This is a HUGE amount of stress.
What can happen when you twist a uni-body is a weak spot weld might let go and you end up with a squeak.
A squeak that you will have to tear apart the car to find.
One other concern is the all glass roof might get slightly twisted when jacking up a corner.
A lot of folks argue that the body is twisted like this all the time.
No, the body is never twisted like this.
If you go over a bump, curb or a pot hole the suspension adjusts, NOT the body.
Now the model 3 is noted to have a very rigid chassis and my paranoia may be way out of line.
But I'm not taking any changes on any car.
Besides, it way easier to jack up as I suggest. 2-3 pumps (after contact) and the tire will be 1/2 inch off the floor.
The suspension is what takes a POUNDING. I put the jack under one of the strongest points of the suspension.
If you lift a car from the unibody it should be TWO or FOUR points. Not ONE.
Both Front, Both Rear, Both Drivers Side, or Both Passenger Side.
For that reason I ALWAYS try to lift from the suspension.
A lot of people freak out about this, I'm sharing what I do with MY CAR and not recommending anyone do anything.
You do what you want with your car.
I've done this for 25 years and it has never come close to causing any issue what so ever and there is nothing special about the model 3 that changes my way of doing things.
You NEED a narrow jack that can get close to the tire to do this. A wide stance jack will NOT work.
There is also one catch. In the rear the ideal jack point is covered in plastic.
I just let it go. One side was perfect. The other size I hear the plastic cover crack a little (I don't care, it's fine).
Advantages:
Quicker
Don't have to jack so high up (if something goes wrong, and it always can, less is better)
No twisting (less risk of squeaks, leaks or cracks)
No special body adapters needed
Disadvantage
Rear cover may crack.
Need narrow jack
Front
Rear