RE: Putting 325es on jack stands

[Thi VanAusdal <tvanausdal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, because of the anti-sway bar (anti-roll bar?) the suspension
left and right
will want to do the same thing - when you lift the RF, the LF lifts a
little, too.  The
car does pivot a little on a line from the RF to LR.

I jack the front corner by using the frame rail under the footwell, and
jackstand under
the suspension.

 - Thi V.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Michiel van Wessem [SMTP:jmvw@domain.elided]
> Sent:	Friday, October 30, 1998 6:55 PM
> To:	nboehl@domain.elided; tvanausdal@domain.elided
> Cc:	bmw@domain.elided
> Subject:	RE: Putting 325es on jack stands
> 
> Thanks, guys. It sounds safest to do one corner at a time, but..  
> 
> Suppose you want a jack stand under the left front. Near which wheel
> do you
> put the jack? I mean, it doesn't seem there would be room for both a
> jack
> and jack stand under the same support point. 
> 
> If you jack the left rear, I would imagine the left front stays down
> and
> the right rear comes up, because of the weight of the engine. If you
> jack
> the right front, I would imagine the left front stays down as well and
> the
> right rear comes up, also because of the weight of the engine. But
> maybe
> I'm wrong?
> 
> Michiel
> 
> At 12:35 PM 10/30/98 -0600, Thi VanAusdal wrote:
> >I believe you can use the center of the rear subframe and center of
> the
> >front subframe to
> >lift each end, respectively.  Obviously you do not want to do both,
> >simultaneously ...  you
> >need 3 points to define a plane.   The rear lift point is right where
> >the driveshaft goes 
> >through that loop in the subframe.  The front is between the control
> >arms.  Do not let the
> >jack press up on your steering rack!!!  
> >
> >I like to use a piece of 2x4 or 4x4 to take up some of the distance
> >between the jack and
> >the car.  Why waste that lift range?   Be careful - wood, especially
> >older pieces, will rot
> >and may not support the weight well.  I've had pieces crack, damn
> near
> >shatter (tempered
> >wood???) and simply crush under the weight of the car.  MAKE SURE
> your
> >4x4 piece is
> >at least 4" thick.  I've had good sucess with 2x4x6" long pieces -
> they
> >spread out some
> >of the weight and the jack really can bite into that pine.  They turn
> >into kindling pretty 
> >quickly, though.  
> >
> >Note that you do have to have some long reach to get to the rear
> >subframe from the rear.
> >I usually just do a corner at a time. It's not a pre' 93 Mustang, it
> >won't bend the chassis
> >to jack up a corner at a time on your 'es.
> >
> >And for Heaven's sake DO NOT LIFT BY THE BUMPER.  Yes, that would be
> >scary.
> >
> > - thi v.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:	Norman Boehl [SMTP:nboehl@domain.elided]
> >> Sent:	Friday, October 30, 1998 12:21 PM
> >> To:	Michiel van Wessem
> >> Cc:	bmw@domain.elided
> >> Subject:	Re: Putting 325es on jack stands
> >> 
> >> There's no center jack point, that I can tell.  I do it
> >> by jacking one side at a time, and installing one stand
> >> at a time.  One just has to be careful.
> >> 
> >> Later,
> >> Norm
> >> 
> >> Michiel van Wessem wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > How can I get the front (or rear) of my 325es up on jack stands?
> >> I've
> >> > worked on a couple of Civics, which had lift points in the
> center,
> >> so you
> >> > can jack up the entire front or rear at once and put jack stands
> on
> >> the
> >> > supports near the wheels.
> >> >
> >> > I didn't see something like that on this car yet. Maybe I can
> lift
> >> it by
> >> > the bumper? Sounds scary. Just got a nice Chinese K-mart floor
> jack,
> >> btw.
> >> >
> >> > Well.. thanks!
> >> >
> >> > Michiel
> >
> >

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