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V.Z. (Ama328)
Junior Member
Username: Ama328
Post Number: 114
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:26 pm: | |
oh, btw, might wanna drive the car up on 2 or 3 staggered 2x12 boards under the tires to get a little extra lift for more room to insert jack+board. |
V.Z. (Ama328)
Junior Member
Username: Ama328
Post Number: 113
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:25 pm: | |
one way i read about(maybe on this forum) to raise the front was to go ahead and use the cross member in the middle of the front(kind of under the battery), but to use a THICK, WIDE board between the jack and the cross member. This gives extra bracing so you don't bend anything. Once up a bit you can place jacks where ever appropriate.
Haven't tried this yet, but sure wish i'd known of this a few yrs back... |
DJParks (Djparks)
Junior Member
Username: Djparks
Post Number: 98
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 10:15 pm: | |
I forgot to mention that I only use one jack dead center in the front at the point I mentioned and that is after I have driven the car up some low profile wooden ramps, (usually four for when I want to lift the entire car).
DJ |
DJParks (Djparks)
Junior Member
Username: Djparks
Post Number: 97
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 10:11 pm: | |
Aft of the steering rack/sway bar access plate and just forward of the gas pedal linkage access is the front of the passenger compartment/ firewall.
It is a solidly braced area of box tubing. I use a piece of soft wood between the floor jack 'cup' and the bottom of the car to help prevent scarring.
On the back I use two floor jacks aligned with the main longitudinal frame rails to raise the car. I then place two jack stands under the triangular plates just forward of the engine on each side and one in the center under the aft cross memeber.
I hesitate to lift the entire back half of the car with the rear cross member alone because it looks to be designed to hold the rear of the engine up only. Not very beefy for the amount of weight being applied as a single lifting point.
With a single jack I have jacked alternate sides from the triangular plates to get the back end up but still use three jack stands in the back because there is alot of weight cantilevered off the back without the center aft stand.
I also try to avoid twisting the car when ever possible. Keeps the doors closing well with minimum adjustment.
My two cents, hope it helps, DJ
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Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 4204
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 9:20 pm: | |
any definate answers? |
Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: 91tr
Post Number: 1584
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 5:06 pm: | |
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John Delvac (Johndelvac)
Member
Username: Johndelvac
Post Number: 299
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 4:11 pm: | |
I use the flat steel corners welded under the frame. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 4196
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 3:17 pm: | |
I'm doing various work on my 328 so I wanted to put the entire thing in the air. I've got it on the four jack stands with no problems. However, I never did find a good front place to jack the car up. I don't like to put cars on stands side to side, I prefer to go back to front or vice versa. The back has a solid cross brace under the engine to jack. The front appeared to have really good thick side braces and that's what I ended up using. However, did I just miss a good strong front cross brace. All the cross braces in the front like behind and in front of the battery appeared thin and weak.
Where do you jack the front of a 328 from?
Thanks,
rob |