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Originally Posted by LeMansBMW335i
Now if I could just figure a simple way to get my car lifted onto the jack stands I'd be set! The front, central jack point is just too far under the car to get my jack into. I had to drive up onto two 2x4's stacked (3" total height) so that my hydraulic jack would clear!
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That's easy! Just jack up the car from the rear side jack point. Place a jackstand under the front jack point and another under the rear lower control arm mount to the subframe. DO NOT PLACE IT UNDER THE LOWER CONTROL ARM!!!!! The do the same for the othe side. Takes about 5 min to put the whole car on jackstands. Car WILL easily rock while jacking up the second side, car is basically being held up by the jack and front jackstand, unless you place some weight in the back. It's a little worrysome at first but I've done this a dozen times now without issue. I happen to have my 2 corner loaded subs and it's nearly perfectly balanced.