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jdub, this flex is not hurting your car. Road forces are MUCH greater. But I agree that if its the rear you want to lift, lift it all at once.
I am absolutely convinved that the factory recommended, and many, many people use, the lip cast into the engine case in the center, just behind the sump plate. I believe it would be a mistake to us a point forward of the sump plate (closer to the tranny). Instead, there is a ridge, about six inches long, between the sump plate and the rear edge of the engine case (toward the rear bumper). Using a block of wood for protection and making sure you don't touch the sump plate, a floor jack can safely and securely lift the entire rear end at this point. Then come the jack stands. And then comes the wheels or wooden block that will catch the car if it falls. Cars do fall on people in their garages, and it usually kills them.
The front of my car is so light, if I jack up one corner far enough, the other side comes up too. With jackstands under the rear torsion tubes, I wonder if I could lift the front by hand. Seriously.
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'83 SC
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