motoride777
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hi so you know how cars have 6 jack points. 2 behind front wheels. 2 in front of rear wheels. 1 between front wheels. 1 between rear wheels.
i need to jack up front of car for oil change. but the jack point between the front wheels is hard to get to. so i was thinking:
- jack up one side of car using rear jack point near rear wheel. then put jack stand under jack point near front wheel
- lower car jack
- go over the other side and repeat.
but at one point car will be only resting on one jack stand. and car will be on a tilt. i fear in this position car will slip off jack stand.
has anyone done it this way before? i can't use ramps because car is too low. and i don't have tools to cut wood to modify ramps.
i could also just jack car up and put car ramps under each front wheel. but ramps are more expensive than jack stands. so i was wondering if i could get by with my above method first.
thanks!!!
ps: car in question is a bimmer and each jack point near the wheels are very small and rectangular shaped, made of plastic so i will be using an insert which widens the area a bit and makes it flat.
i need to jack up front of car for oil change. but the jack point between the front wheels is hard to get to. so i was thinking:
- jack up one side of car using rear jack point near rear wheel. then put jack stand under jack point near front wheel
- lower car jack
- go over the other side and repeat.
but at one point car will be only resting on one jack stand. and car will be on a tilt. i fear in this position car will slip off jack stand.
has anyone done it this way before? i can't use ramps because car is too low. and i don't have tools to cut wood to modify ramps.
i could also just jack car up and put car ramps under each front wheel. but ramps are more expensive than jack stands. so i was wondering if i could get by with my above method first.
thanks!!!
ps: car in question is a bimmer and each jack point near the wheels are very small and rectangular shaped, made of plastic so i will be using an insert which widens the area a bit and makes it flat.
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