Jacking points on a Spider

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

       If you can get a floor jack under the front suspension, jack one side 
at a time until you can get a couple of tubba fours under the tire.  Do the 
same on the other side.  Eventually the front will be high enough to get a 
floor jack under the front crossmember behind the oil pan sump.
       My 82 and 84 spiders are so low, I have to drive onto a tubba four to 
even get the floor jack under the suspension.
       Or drive the front wheels up onto a ramp.  Then lift the rear under 
the center of the rear axle and put in jack stands.
       If you need to work on the front suspension, lift the car off the 
ramps and replace with jack stands.  Put the floor jack under the crossmember 
to lift.  Some people suggest a board on top of the jack to prevent denting 
the cross member.  I have lifted spiders for years with no problem.
       For my race car, I put the floor jack under the rocker panel slightly 
forward of the middle of the doors and lift one side at a time.  That is the 
quickest way to get both the front and back up in the air.  I normally do not 
take my ramps to the track.  This is not recommended if your rockers are 
rusty or you are really proud of the paint job.

Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City


In a message dated 10/16/2001 11:00:32 PM Central Daylight Time, 
warrenwood@domain.elided writes:


> 
> I have a (hopefully) simple question for the 'Digest:
> 
> I need to jack up a Spider from the front and set it up on jack stands.
> Where is a good place to do this around the nose?  (The bad thing is that I
> know how to do this on a V6 Alfa, but not the Spiders... go figure.)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Howard K. Warren, Sherwood, AR
> 1995 BMW 318ti, "WhiteHawk", 58k miles
> (Alfaless, Looking For Another)

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