Where are the jack-stand points on new 2021 AWD Gen 4? - Newbie

If I’m getting under I typically use my 6 ton jack stands, at their lowest heights, roughly 15” IIRC. I’m using a cheapie 3 ton floor jack with decent lift. I’d guesstimate that affords me about 15” clearance.

To reduce the “mouse trap” factor, whenever practical, I have a squat section of tree trunk keep me company under there. It’s thicker than me.

 

Simply sprayed the converter with VHT orange paint.

...and installed this cat shield.

You only need two of the Safejacks Rennstands for the front. If you need all four wheels off the floor, then you lift the rear jacking point to place the second set onto the pinch welds,

 

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Sorry if I did. I was just making sure you were aware of the original question. It's easy to get sidetracked, but those other points are useful info.

Good reminder. I didn't use them until the past couple years. I never had any damage, but the attachments that I now have on my jack stands are good insurance.

 

The scissor jack locations are poor, thin sheet metal, prone to deform, no matter what invention you throw at it.

I put my floor jack on either the front or rear central jacking point, raise, position regular cradle jack stands under heavy gauge, reinforced zones, settled it down: no drama.

I’ll even raise the whole car thus, first the front, then rear. Typically for 4-wheel wheel swaps (spring and fall), or brake work. Always use heavy rubber wheel chocks on the end still on the ground.


There’s good zones, fore and aft, on 3rd gen, and I suspect similar with 4th.

 

No hurt feelings. Sorry if I went off topic from OP. I have had bitter experience of placing the scissor jack too far forward when replacing the front offside wheel at the roadside and deformed the plastic trim with the weight of the car. I was trying to help others not make my mistake.

 

The pinch welds are reinforced and up to the job. It's the scissors jack that's the culprit. I am not a fan, however, of placing a jack or jackstand on the inner rail that's the rear mounting point for the front control arm. Bend that area and you'd change the entire front end alignment of the car.

 

We go off topic all the time. I suspect that we sometimes lose new people because they assume we are all either crazy or idiots.

 

Nothing wrong with being a crazy idiot sometimes. I feel on here there seems a fine line between experience and bragging. Someone even said I was posing because I said I had had 4 prius. I’m just trying to offer my experience , admittedly from the uk.

 

Between the two of us, my wife and I have had six Prii and we got to visit the UK for a few weeks in 2015 (Harrogate). Does that count for anything? We sure could have used a Prius over there with your petrol prices.

 

I used rhino ramps. Although Prius is low, I still had decent amount of clearance. Note that awd-e version has a bit of a different looking bump point for the rear jack point that the non awd-e version.

 

Bummer that the Gen4 floor jack point is so far back. I really like the location of the floor jack points on the Gen3's. However, after dealing with our Hyundai vehicles.....which don't have *any* designated central floor jack points ( only the pinch weld locations ), any floor jack point is a lot better than none!

 

IIRC second gen front central jack point is way back too?? Our sons Mazda MX5 has sim (way back) point. One plus: it’s inline with front wheels, less body flex.

 

Yes, gen 2 is way back there, too. Thankfully, it has a little more ground clearance than the Prime.