Re: E30 on jack stands

[Michiel van Wessem <jmvw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Scott, 

You're right about the rear. I think you've told me before. I kinda forgot
I could do that. %) 

Things are a little complicated here because my driveway isn't level, but
that's beside the point. 

As far as the front goes, I want those square areas behind the frame rail
for my jack stands, since the frame rail itself isn't reinforced there.
That doesn't seem to leave me any room for a floor jack in the front. 

There's still those bolt holes where the factory jack attaches though.
Maybe it would be possible to put some kind of floor jack attachment there.

Michiel

At 10:09 AM 1/26/99 PST, you wrote:
>Michiel, you can jack up the whole rear of the car by placing a floor jack
>(with jack pad or a block of wood) under the differential.  I roll mine under
>from the right side of the car, and use the wheel well space behind the
>rear tire to raise and lower the jack handle.  This is a lot faster and safer
>than using the factory jack.
>
>In the front, I put my floor jack, with jack pad (I use a block of wood)
>under the "frame rail" stamped into the floor behind the front wheel
>openings.
>
>As you may have found out, if you set up the factory jack wrong, the top
>can pivot into the side of the car, causing a dent.
>
>As far as I am concerned, the factory jack is only suitable for emergency
>roadside  tire changing, and nothing more.
>
>Just my .02 on the jacking issue.
>
>Scott Miller
>Golden Gate Chapter
>BMW CCA #44977
>1990 325i/is hybrid
>
>>Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:02:28 -0500
>>From: Michiel van Wessem <jmvw@domain.elided>
>>Subject: E30 on jack stands
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Here's a little more about putting your car up on jack stands. For
>>changing
>>my muffler today, I put my car on jack stands at all four corners. 
>>
>>In the front, I used the little 3" by 3" square blocks of wood that I've
>>told you about. In the back however, I didn't need that. There's a
>>reinforced piece of frame rail there, that can sit on the jack stand.
>>
>>I only used the jack-that-came-with-the-car. 
>>
>>Michiel (87 325es http://www.vramp.net/~jmvw/cars/BMW/ )
>
>

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