How good are our cars jacks?

[cahomey]

They just don't look that strong. I'm wondering if I should go to the pick n' pull and get like a lexus one or somthing.

Also, its a fuckin stupid ass design.

[BCMike]

I worked in cramped space in my garage and find the stock jack to be perfectly fine for lifting the car. Granted I always support the frame with stands once it's lifted. It's a straight up screw jack that provides plenty of mechanical advantage, especially if you use your son to turn the rank ;)

[cahomey]

I'm most likely using the jack incorrectly but when i try to use it, the top always wants to scrape against my fenders. Whats the deal?

[MR 325]

Put more angle on it.

That said, I don't really trust it unless I have nothing else.

[rede30]

i am down with the stock jacks, they do their job well.

[backtrail69]

Mine have worked fine. They use the same damn jack since the 70s.... I am sure BMW would have re engineered it if it didn't work well...

[chucko]

I hate the factory jack. It's caused me to put two huge dents in my old E30.

[JPL]

stock jacks suck

[schmidty]

I'm most likely using the jack incorrectly but when i try to use it, the top always wants to scrape against my fenders. Whats the deal?

That started happening to me when I lowered my car...didnt matter what angle I put the jack

[Mless5]

Ours are way better than MBs which decided to bend on me when I was lifting my brother's MB. It just started folding in the middle . Made by Bilstein too.

[euroshark]

Stock jacks should ONLY be used in emergency situations... They are so unstable it's scary. Granted, I've never seen a BMW jack fail, but I was helping a friend change a tire on his Chevy Crapalier once and his jack literally folded up and dropped the car on the ground.

[Turf1600]

It sounds like some of you don't know how to use it. There's specific places that it is to be used - otherwise you will do damage. I used it today in fact - easy and straight fotward. Granted, i wouldnt get under the car using just 1 stock jack - but that's not what it's for.

[cahomey]

Would you mind telling us retards where these said places are?

[golde30]

my stock jack likes to kill my sideskirts...

[BCMike]

I run a full MTech II kit on a cabrio and never have any problem with the jack wobbling or hitting the skirts or fenders. Since there seems to be some confusion I'll spell it out. The stock jack locations are indicated by a couple tabs and a flat maybe a foot/foot and a half from the wheel well. These points are indicated by the orange circles in this link http://r3vlimited.com/Tech/Jackpoints.jpg. Raise the jack until it's close to the height needed to grab the rail. place it up against the frame and continue to raise it until the toe and heel of the jack's foot are flat on the ground. Now simply run the screw up. It goes 40 or 50 rotations to top.