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Thanks to everyone who responded - my bad misunderstanding which crossmember was being discussed. Problem solved! In case you're curious, I live in the Bay Area and go skiing in Tahoe whenever I can (and make it happen when there's a storm!). 4WD and winter tires on all 4 wheels is mandatory if you want to make it past chain control in the Sierras. But under normal circumstances (80% of the time) there is zero need for winter tires. I love my Blizzaks but they melt just by looking at them - in the past, I've worn through them in two seasons (November to mid-April). So the plan is to spend 15 minutes swapping out my regular wheels for the Blizzaks when needed, and otherwise drive up with my regular tires. I expect to recoup the cost of the steelies the very first year... Thanks for the advice, Pierre.

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Good to know, I’ll take a look too, though I despise that old school machismo cr@9 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I know you're focusing your attention on your new ride, but are we going to get a June voting thread? I know I'm a bit biased on this one, but... Lol

Oh dude Yotatech is like THE quintessential toyota 4x4 forum, it's crazy how big and active it is.

Front crossmember & rear axle, no wood, rubber or foam required, been doing it that way since the beginning of time with no ill effects.

As Slartibartfast clarified, I was referring to the one between the control arms, sorry for the confusion. His explanation was good, I usually do what he said. Mine didn't have the skidplate when I got it, that cutout would definitely have tipped me off that that location was a good one (although I used it anyways).

I had a look at the '97 service manual and GI-39 suggests lifting the truck with a garage jack from the middle of the rear axle and the middle of the front crossmember (not the one under the tranny, the one in line with the front LCA bushings). Looks like there's even a half-circle cutout in the skid plate to make this easy. The manual suggests using a rubber or wood block between the jack stands and the sort-of-frame, but doesn't say anything about a block or pad on the jack itself. And no, I wouldn't jack from the crossmember under the trans. Like you said, you'd be lifting most of the truck, and the line drawing in the manual doesn't make it look especially stout.

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Glad you made the sale! I hope there is a forum like this one for your new vehicle. If you find one let me know. I haven’t looked for one yet for my Toyota so I’d be very interested to know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk