Reply With Quotejust before the sub frames.
and always chock the wheels and use jack stands!
these cars are heavy and if they fall on you it will leave a mark.
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Jacking Procedures
I have noticed a lot of confusion surrounding the issue of jacking and where and how to do it. I have always jacked from the subframe crossmembers, but i recently read a post saying that this could be harmful to the bushings.
In any case, i think this is a legitimate and useful topic to be discussed, although hopefull i will have access to a lift soon and wont have to worry about it.
So, how do you jack your BMW?
Lowered with blue h&r(?) springs, Bilsteins, tint, 19# design 3 injectors, Dual Magnaflow
southwest WA
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on the box welds along the unibody
just before the sub frames.
and always chock the wheels and use jack stands!
these cars are heavy and if they fall on you it will leave a mark.
Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........
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At the front the crossmember under the motor, rear usually at the diff, sometimes by the dogbone.
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On a similar topic, which jack stand do you have? 2, 3 or 4 tons?
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Dunno
I think 2 tons, four of themOriginally Posted by bigtisas
Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........
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itscuse i have auto at school and we have full lifts, and i like to place the points under the jacking points, but sometime its a little off, no problems yet though
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jacking procedure
To jack the front, i place the jack at the normal spot you would use to change a front tyre. When its high enough i would place the stand under the chassis rail (with a piece of rubber pad of course) lower the jack on to the stand and do the same for the other side. For the back, i would use the diff and place the stands at the normal jacking spots.
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I would never ever have any use for jacking only one side of the car (and i know know why anyone else would). It is unstable and unsafe and there is never a reason for it. Im only looking for jacking points along the center of the car right now.
Lowered with blue h&r(?) springs, Bilsteins, tint, 19# design 3 injectors, Dual Magnaflow
southwest WA
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I lift the car using the front crossmember under the engine and the differential at the back. Using 6-ton jack stands with double locks for support (how anyone could consider the wimpy 2-ton stands adequate is beyond me). Just my $.02
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Well, you probably didn't understand my post. At the END of the procedure you do end up with the whole front end of the car on stands supported at the chassis rails and the rear end on stands supported at the jacking spots.And it is very stable and safe. The crossmember does not get damaged and there is no risk of the jack contacting the sump in case of a slip.
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