Jacking up the front

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Alan W
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  Z3 roadster 2.8
Location: Bexley, Kent UK

Jacking up the front

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Never been able to find a place l'm happy with under the middle of the car to jack whole front up.. so l always do one side or the other and l use this bit here as the jacking point.. is it okay to do this?

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Brian4
Joined: Mon 19 Dec, 2011 19:02
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  Z3 roadster 3.0i
Location: Hinckley

Re: Jacking up the front

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That's where I jack mine from when I want to put the axle stands under the jack points. I usually put some thick rubber between the jack head and the bolts there so that I don't damage the heads.
Also when I took the sills off I used that point for the axle stands at the front and near the rear subframe mount points at the rear.
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pingu
Joined: Fri 30 Apr, 2004 16:01
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  M roadster S50

Re: Jacking up the front

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Where do you put the axle stands? I use the bottom of the wishbone bracket for the axle stands and jack on the jacking points. I've made a small piece of packing from two pieces of wood that fits in the jacking point. You don't need a low-profile jack for a Z3, but you do for an E46 - that's the only reason that I have one :) .

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Brian4
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Re: Jacking up the front

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I usually put the axle stands the other way round (90 deg from yours) so they fit under the bracket at the bolts rather than under the ring of the bush bracket. It is just personal preference as I just like the supports to be as far apart as possible if I am going under it just seems more stable to me. Illogical/logical ? just my gut feeling. I'm not keen on axle stands in fact I have made some from wood which just seem more stable to me, bigger footprint.
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pingu
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Re: Jacking up the front

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Brian4 wrote:I usually put the axle stands the other way round (90 deg from yours) so they fit under the bracket at the bolts rather than under the ring of the bush bracket. It is just personal preference as I just like the supports to be as far apart as possible if I am going under it just seems more stable to me. Illogical/logical ? just my gut feeling. I'm not keen on axle stands in fact I have made some from wood which just seem more stable to me, bigger footprint.
I agree that the wider the stance, the better. The car feels well planted when I try to rock it, though.
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