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I have done this on all 4 of my wheels when I wanted to take the weight off the tires for the winter. The trick is to be able to raise the car high enough using the wheel lift to take the suspension play out. You need to place 2 by 6's on each side of the tire and use that to support the wheel lift. By spreading it wide enough you can get the wheel lift under the tire. I'm not near my 3 now so can't take any pictures. If you just want to do a tire rotation use 2 hydraulic jacks plus adapters, much easier. I don't remember if I used 2 - 2 by 6's each side or one. I was in a hurry to get out of Ohio before the snow came. Since I was just trying to take the weight off the wheels or the majority of the weight not sure if they were completely off the ground after finishing since that was not important for me.
One word: roundabout. Driving in the UK torches the left front tire. At least in the Milton Keynes area.Why would the tires wear unevenly side to side unless you have an alignment problem?
There's a few scuff marks on the rear jack points, should I be worry that this will rust?
Thanks for your input
Thanks!I would assume the jack points are high strength steel so you may get some surface rust where the paint is worn off. My solution would be to touch it up with black semi-gloss Tremclad and a small brush. Avoid this in the future by getting a set of 4 jack pads specifically for the Model 3.
These are what I have. Not inexpensive. You can buy others or make your own as well:
Model 3 specific Jack Pad
DIY Model 3 Jack Pads
So I figured out a way to put my Model 3 on 4 jack stands. This made tire rotation easy and I know there are easier ways to do this but they cost much more. I only had to spend $70 plus tax for the two All-in-One jack stands since I already had everything else.
Tools:
1 Rolling floor jack
2 Jack stands (shorter is better)
2 All-in-One jack stands (3 ton)
1 2x8 cut in half (2-4’ sections)
5 hockey pucks
The floor jack must fit under the lift points with a hockey puck and then must lift to 14” high to the top of the hockey puck.
A great alternative would be to use 4 All-in-One jack stands to raise the Model 3 up much higher. I am sure the 2 ton version works too but the 3 ton were half the price.
1 Jack up the right front with floor jack
2 Place All-in-One jack at right rear lift point
3 Lower and remove floor jack
4 Raise the All-in-One high enough and place jack stand under right front lift point then lower the All-in-One to its lowest level
5 Jack up the left rear with rolling floor jack and place front jack stand at front left lift point and 2 layers of 2x8’s under left rear tire
6 Lower and remove the floor jack
7 Raise the right rear All-in-One till the other All-in-One fits under the left rear lift point
8 Raise the left rear All-in-One till you can remove the 2x8’s
9 Adjust the heights of the All-in-Ones as desired keeping them as close to the same height as possible
I was serious considering this....2 questions:Don't waste your money on $ 600 JackPoints (2 jacks) or the other supplier that wants $ 130 per wheel plus the Tesla adapter. Go to Harbor freight and buy there 1,250 lb. wheel lift (Lifts a 5,000 lb. car, at 89.99 less 20%) and then place an adapter (I use K-Motors but other will work I'm sure) and place a 8.5 in to 9 inch jack stand under the adapter (I have a tool shop and can make my own) or just stack 6 by 6's and add 2 by 4's under the adapter or else go to your local big box store and buy cheap shelving cut into 12 by 12 section. This brings all wheels off the floor ~ 1/2 inch for winter storage or tire rotation. I still think lifting from the trailing links is ok as I do in my other vehicles but don't want to buck Tesla's recommendation. If I just wanted to do a tire rotation would probably use the adapters plus 2 hydraulic lifts but want to take all weight off the tires for the winter and that option won't work. (I don't trust hydraulic lifts for 6 months)
This works great! I use the trick for my other low cars too.I'm planning on using a couple short pieces of 2x4 to drive on first to give an extra 1.5" of clearance, then jacking up after that.
You really don’t need the jack pads at all if your careful. The idea of the various pads is to reduce the risk of allowing the jack to hit the battery. A taller pad accomplishes that goal.Is there any reason why the jack pads cant be made shorter?
You really don’t need the jack pads at all if your careful. The idea of the various pads is to reduce the risk of allowing the jack to hit the battery. A taller pad accomplishes that goal.