Sonic dB

this may be a "stupid question" but I havent been able to find a good answer
in the archives.

1) My 993 has been lowered.
2) I have a hydraulic jack and also the stock factory jack.
3) Because the car is so low, if I jack under the engine, the hydraulic jack does not lift the car high enough to place jack stands at the proper jack stand points
(in front of rear wheels on side...see picture below)

4) If I jack the car by the jack stand points.... there is not enough room
to slide jack stands in because the Jack is in the way.

5) How do you guys do it?



In photo above...jack stands are in proper position... my problem is that if
I jack the car in this area, there is no room to slide the jack stands into this
proper position because the jack is in the way... thoughts? thanks

TRINITONY

With my Sears jack, when I lift from the engine I have quite a bit of clearance for stands.

How high does your jack go?

Greg Fishman

Use some wood planks under the jack, if you don't have clearance, drive the car up on them as well. This will give you an extra inch. Sounds like you need a jack that has a higher lift capability.

Robin 993DX

Are you just trying to put the rears on jack stand? That's might be your problem the angles are too much when the fronts are not lifted up. You might want to put the fronts on jack stands first and then the rear.

Joe S.

I did jack up the car under the engine, put wood under the tires, let it back down, put wood under the jack and jack it up again to get the AC jack stands under it.

Got sick of doing that. So I bought the AFF 200T last week. Min saddle height of 2-3/4 to max height of 20 inches. No problem now!

http://www.asedeals.com/automotive_floor_jacks.html

TheOtherEric

I agree that you simply need a jack with higher lift. My car is so low (about RS) that I can barely even get a racing jack under it, but it still lifts high enough that I can VERY easily get jack stands (like yours) in the proper position just fore of the rear wheels.

TRINITONY

With my jack I can easily make the nose touch when lifting by the engine. If fact that's one of the reasons and don't have a turbo s spoiler.

gordo993

^^ Excellent point! If you are just jacking the rear, by the time you get enough clearance, you'll be resting on the chin!!

Put the front-end up, then the rear, and you won't have any further problems.

cabrio993

I put my jack on the front jack point and it lifts the entire side of the car off the ground, then I just place a jack stand on the rear jack point and drop the front back to to the ground. I repeat the same for the other side. Reverse if lifting the front instead of the rear. These cars are stiff, even in Cab form.

Akerlie

Encountered the same problem some days ago.
Drove the car onto some 2x4"s jacket it up in by the A-arms int the front first then the rear.

Good luck

Eggert

ppressle

or get shorter jack stands..

TRINITONY

Every extra inch helps.

TRINITONY

True..and if ur lazy like I, put a piece of 1 by 6 under the trunk and lift it in one.

cabrio993

Yes, but that would lift the entire front up. I just lift one side up front so I can raise the rear and slide the jackstand on the rear jack point.

Beside...my car is so low, I barely can slide my jack under it.

Joe S.

I'm at RS ride height and I don't have this issue when lifting from the engine.