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UrS6
August 5th, 2015, 03:41
Or should I go hockey puck style? I hade jacking on the pick welds because it's too close to the rocker covers and it doesn't seem like a regular jack fits those well.

RSoverAll
August 10th, 2015, 05:54
Have you seen these guys?
http://www.ecstuning.com/ES251835/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw9JuuBRC2xPG59dbzkpIBEiQAzv4-G_ae8uQNBORlwh7fRjm_PCZofgF5zPPLUAp-eFm83z0aAutn8P8HAQ

or these, more generic...
http://www.jackpointjackstands.com/

have not used either myself but I have been considering getting the jack point ones... a bit pricey though I think.

Other_Erik
August 10th, 2015, 11:46
Have you seen these guys?
http://www.ecstuning.com/ES251835/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw9JuuBRC2xPG59dbzkpIBEiQAzv4-G_ae8uQNBORlwh7fRjm_PCZofgF5zPPLUAp-eFm83z0aAutn8P8HAQ

or these, more generic...
http://www.jackpointjackstands.com/

have not used either myself but I have been considering getting the jack point ones... a bit pricey though I think.

I'm back to the same quandary - how the hell do I get a 12" tall jack stand under the car into the pinch weld area when I have to jack up the car 8+ inches above ride height to fit the stand under? I'm considering sinking ~$400 into a low-profile rolling jack that I can push to the midline, but then where do I jack the rear? Certainly don't want to try supporting 2000+ lbs from the rear differential!

Looking at the price of a good jack and some nicer jackstands like the ones you linked, it's almost (ALMOST!) cheaper to just bite the bullet and sink a hydraulic 4-post lift into my garage floor, but then I'll need to raise the ceiling and lose the garage attic (no big loss to me), and forget about being able to work on the car with the garage door open.

Wonder if I can retrofit sinking a service bay underneath my garage, maybe? :\

None of these options are giving me a warm fuzzy feeling down in the cockles of my heart, if you know what I mean.

Dmb408
August 10th, 2015, 13:59
http://www.rs6.com/showthread.php/20510-Jacking-lifting-points-and-jack-stands?highlight=Jack+points

UrS6
August 10th, 2015, 14:19
Have you seen these guys?
http://www.ecstuning.com/ES251835/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw9JuuBRC2xPG59dbzkpIBEiQAzv4-G_ae8uQNBORlwh7fRjm_PCZofgF5zPPLUAp-eFm83z0aAutn8P8HAQ

or these, more generic...
http://www.jackpointjackstands.com/

have not used either myself but I have been considering getting the jack point ones... a bit pricey though I think.
Yes. The ECS ones don't fit our cars. The others don't seem high enough to get under.

DHall1
August 10th, 2015, 18:17
Yep

I still use 2 jacks to this date. However, i also lift from the rear carrier just to get jacks on the rear pinch welds.


http://www.rs6.com/showthread.php/20510-Jacking-lifting-points-and-jack-stands?highlight=Jack+points

Bigglezworth
August 10th, 2015, 20:09
I use a standard aluminum floor jack with a simple wood shim that stradles the frame weld and it lifts high enough to get the car on jack stands in one lift/each side. I also block the car at the point directly adjacent to the main frame connection.