I just jacked up the front of my Hilux with a hydraulic scales on my trolly jack. I used the center of the cross member that runs behind the front diff, this is where a sites on the net said to lift a Surf which is similar to the Hilux??.
The cross member has a circle bit with a hole in the center, so I thought all would be OK. The top of the scales has a nice circular section about 50mm dia so fitted perfectly against the circle in the cross member. The only problem it bent in the cross member. I noticed that the bottom section of the cross member is not welded all the way across so making the center section where the circle is weaker. It buckled a bit where it was not welded, I just put a vice onto it and it straightened up the buckled bit OK but the circle bit is still pushed in. I don't think the actual cross member bent at all. Does anyone know where you are supposed to jack up the front with a trolley jack?
I was using the scales to see if I would be overloaded for a trip I am going on. Found out one thing I have been overloaded on quite a few trips in the past.