Aftermarket Spare Tire Kit for 2024 Prius Prime

My drill, with floor jack, 4 safety stands and 4 wheel chocks:

1. Chock rear tires fore and aft
2. Release parking brake
3. Raise front
4. Settle front onto safety stands
5. Raise rear
6. Settle rear onto safety stands
7. Reverse through the steps to get car back down

it’s a bit more involved, but that’s a thumbnail version.

 

Safety stands? Are those floor jacks?

Also, I am curious, why do you release the parking brake in this process?

 

Floor jack:



Safety stands:


Wheel chocks:

I release parking brake (after chocking rear wheels fore and aft) so that the rear wheels can rotate freely while the front is being raised, acting like a hinge point, but still pinned from rolling the whole car. It's not mandatory, but if you don't the parking brake will be "fighting" as you raise the front.

Again, it's a little more complicated. For example: if you don't employ an impact wrench to remove the lug nuts, it's best to "slightly" loosen them while the car's still on the ground.

 

Ah, yes, in hindsight, that makes perfect sense. Thanks.