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      09-25-2017, 07:31 AM   #1
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Jacking car from front

How are you you guys lifting the car from the front without a lift or ramps? I read in some other threads that the front jack point is really far back so I'm trying to conceptualize how to get a jackstand at each of the front points without being able to get a jack under the front.
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      09-25-2017, 08:16 AM   #2
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Just use the side jack point behind the front wheel, jack up to a height that enables you to slide the jack stand in, and under. Simple as that.
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      09-25-2017, 09:44 AM   #3
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I use the front side jacking point to raise it enough to slide a thick piece of wood under the front tires. I then am able to reach the front central jacking point with my "low profile" jack to then raise the front end high enough to use jack stands on the front side jacking points.

When I first jack it up to put the wood underneath the front tires, since the chassis is stiff I can raise the rear high enough to get a stand underneath the rear side jack points as well.

Bish where are you putting the jack stand in in your example if the jack point is used by the jack.
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      09-25-2017, 01:35 PM   #4
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You can do it with a single jack by jacking up the rear high enough to place a jack stand in the front jacking point, behind the front tire.
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      09-28-2017, 03:31 PM   #5
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You can do it with a single jack by jacking up the rear high enough to place a jack stand in the front jacking point, behind the front tire.
Anyone have a picture of the underside of the M2 that shows jacking points?
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      10-06-2017, 10:00 AM   #6
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I always use these.

http://www.burgertuning.com/BMW_jack_pad_adapter.html
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You can lift the front of the car with a jack on the dimple on the stiffer plate (under tray) leaving the side point free to place jack stands - with suitable pads - under.
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