gan1hck

Anyone know if it is safe to lift from that cross bar?

Thanks in advance

gan1hck

Oh....it's my 991 GT3. I'm trying to put it up on jack stands. I know...get the JackPoints, but they are back ordered.

GrantG

I already have Jackpoints, but also curious if there is a central lift point in the rear - this can be useful. I assume it's not wise to place a jack under the engine (after removing protection plate and inserting a hockey puck), as was commonly done in the air-cooled days...

C4SGRPDK

on the 991.1 you can lift it by the fins in the middle of the engine plate cover. don't know about the .2 since the engine cover is has no holes.

gan1hck

Fins?

Palting

That's a crossmember directly bolted to the chassis. I don't see any reason to not use it.

gan1hck

My thoughts exactly...until I started wondering if it was aluminum and could potentially buckle right in the middle as I lifted.

I think I'm going to stick with lifting at the chassis point where the lower control arm and that cross member meets...or just directly under the rear tire.

My e92 M3 was much easier to get off the ground.

C4SGRPDK

Wind911

Lifting the rear on the engine will exert force on the engine mounts, in the wrong direction they were design for. I don't know if that's good or bad.........

gan1hck

gan1hck

For anyone interested, I wound up getting the car off the ground by lift underneath the rear tires. Worked great.