Lifting the 348 TS

On my 355 GTS the doors gap and the roof gaps - it kinda freaks me out but others have confirmed it is what it is.

 

Just trying to picture what you mean. When you lift the car aren't all 4 wheels on the lift platform?
Could you post a photo of what you mean?

It's this kind of body flex that probably explains the buttress cracks that often appear on 348 and 355 models maybe?

 

2-post lift he is talking about, not 4 post with ramps....

 

Thanks Dave,

Still worrying though. And with even stiffer chassis than the previous models it does make you wonder.

 

Where are you lifting it?

A 348 is easy to lift on a 2-post but doesn't involve the "jacking points".

 

While I don't love it, I do understand it. The 355 has a uni-body frame that connects to the rear sub-frame. If you don't put the lift arms on the sub-frame (which I do not - can't pull a motor that way) the weight causes a bend. Remember, we have targa's. Perhaps this does not happen on a GTB?

 

355 document but it could be helpful for a 348 too:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/143285343-post16.html

 

And rear window delamination/cracking as well?

 

If you are getting those gaps you are lifting it wrong and effectively breaking its back.

 

It's absolutely not impossible if you use enough jacks,stands etc and think hard about what you are going to do before doing it and think about the loads and their positions relative to where you are about to lift.

 

I can't speak for a 348 since I don't have one. But, for a 355, you would be wrong because you can't pickup from the sub frame if you intend to remove it

Did you look at the document I created?

 

Nice document, Dave!
I always jack my car at the official lift points, and then chuck some more stands under the rear sub frame just to distribute the load better, but not as a major weight bearing capacity. Of course that's being done on the floor on on a 4 post lift, so that option is there, which you don't have on a 2 post lift. When you look at one of these cars hanging just from the official jack points only, it just looks all wrong. I guess the optimal solution for a 2 post lift is to fit it with 3 support arms per side: 2 in the proper locations, and the third arm helping in the back.

 

thank you dave for the document on lifting the 355 with a 2 post lift. I have been scratching my head for the best way.