Jack clearance tips?

[Simon S]

Within next year, a great deal of time will be spent under 318.. full (front and rear) suspension refurbish: all bushings, Bilstein sports, shorter springs, motor & trans mounts, trans seals, skid plate, short throw/shift linkage rebuild, LSD swap, exhaust, guibo, center bearing, etc..

I have 4 jack stands and 2 floor/shop jacks. (one full size – one smaller)
(Also have a set of ramps but expect front lip clearance will/would be a concern.. in addition to obvious lack of usefulness regarding suspension disassembly/re-assembly.)

During past maintenance, it seemed like jack clearance was tight, and expect it to get tighter with lowered suspension.

As of now, expecting/planning to use chunks of 2 x 6 lumber under tires to raise car up and help gain clearance for floor jacks.

http://s00r.van.wessem.net:81/vehicles/BMW/jacking/index.html

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=38503&highlight=jacking

I’m familiar with proper jacking points.. mostly fishing for ways make things easier clearance-wise.
Any tricks/tips/suggestions appreciated.

[straight6pwr]

if you have clearance issues, you can use the factory jack points with a floor jack. i imagine your car couldnt be low enough that you couldnt get one under there.

[tonytony]

i imagine your car couldnt be low enough that you couldnt get one under there.

mine is..... so yeah, driving onto some 2x6s work for me everytime. the diff is a bit low but no clearance issues, but to get the jack past the oilpan to the subframe you'll need to drive onto some boards.

[ilia]

I first lift with the factory jack, then get a floorjack under there. It's annoying as hell, but on the other hand, my sideskirts are like 5" off the ground. :)

[RobertK]

I first lift with the factory jack, then get a floorjack under there. It's annoying as hell, but on the other hand, my sideskirts are like 5" off the ground. :)

This is what I usually do.. once I get the side raised up enough I slide my floor jack under the center of the front subframe and go from there.

[///M42 sport]

You need to get the macdaddy jacks. the AC hydraulics low profile.

[asubimmer]

I first lift with the factory jack, then get a floorjack under there. It's annoying as hell, but on the other hand, my sideskirts are like 5" off the ground. :)

thats a good idea but you have to be carefull coming down ;)

[tonytony]

I first lift with the factory jack, then get a floorjack under there. It's annoying as hell, but on the other hand, my sideskirts are like 5" off the ground. :)

big waste of time and energy, all you have to do is drive onto some boards and slide the jack under the subframe

[ryan_george]

Wood works everytime