Jack Points

[632 Regal]

what more to say?

[1995 525i]

what more to say?

Thanks for the info...

Michael

[DanDombrowski]

Jeff, you just told us not to jack from the diff. WTF?

[billb]

Jeff, you just told us not to jack from the diff. WTF?

...just not where it meets the cover, in my opinion.

[632 Regal]

looking at the bracketry holding the unit in I wouldnt lift the car from there, it looks like it could easily bend the brackets.

[Lennyz525i]

So how would you recommend jacking up the front? From the crossmember at once and then placing the jackstands underneath the frame rails, or jack up each side seperately at the frame rails and placing the jack stands slightly behind the jacking point underneath the frame rails.

Does anyone have a picture of the bottom of an E34? That way we can make our own jack points image.

[Scott H]

2x8 to displace the load. If the front bumper is too low, drive the car up on boards to gain clearance.

jacking the car up side to side over time twists the car too much for my tastes

So how would you recommend jacking up the front? From the crossmember at once and then placing the jackstands underneath the frame rails, or jack up each side seperately at the frame rails and placing the jack stands slightly behind the jacking point underneath the frame rails.

Does anyone have a picture of the bottom of an E34? That way we can make our own jack points image.

[Jay 535i]

What's the difference between a floor jack and a factory jack, and why are some points good for one but not the other?

[genphreak]

What's the difference between a floor jack and a factory jack, and why are some points good for one but not the other?

The direct answer is that factory jacks mate with a hook and guide on the body. Using any other jacks here damages it or at least chips the paint where the salt and road grime promote serious corrosion within a few years in a lot of locales.

Guys, surely if jacking the diff is bad, all sorts of cars would be damaged (at least diff/subframe mount problems) and we'd be noticing at this age as most of these cars have been jacked badly by some indy once they are 15 years old- and E24s, E30s, E28s and so on are much older than that... had anyone seen evidence of this kind of problem as opposed to plain old wear? Nick

[Dave M]

The direct answer is that factory jacks mate with a hook and guide on the body. Using any other jacks here damages it or at least chips the paint where the salt and road grime promote serious corrosion within a few years in a lot of locales.

Guys, surely if jacking the diff is bad, all sorts of cars would be damaged (at least diff/subframe mount problems) and we'd be noticing at this age as most of these cars have been jacked badly by some indy once they are 15 years old- and E24s, E30s, E28s and so on are much older than that... had anyone seen evidence of this kind of problem as opposed to plain old wear? Nick

I always use the diff and front crossmember. Can't count the number of times its been supported by the diff. I've inspected the mounts thoroughly and have experienced no ill-effects.

Lucky?

Dave M