Maybe a dumb question...

All the articles I see on jacking up 997's are about putting it on jack stands. Or... replacing a tire.

I need to pull off the front bumper cover and repair some clips so I'd like to just jack up the front on both sides.

Is that possible? What order of operations would you do?

 

If you've a job that only involves one end of the car (e.g. oil change) or the other (e.g. front bumper removal)... ramps are your friend.

 

You still jack from the rear:

Jack rear left, insert stand front left. Lower rear left.
Jack rear right. Insert stand front right. Lower rear right.

 

The problem with ramps in this case is the wheels make it hard to get the the screws that hold the front fender liner in place. I removed my front bumper earlier this summer to clear my radiators of debris, and ended up lifting one front corner at a time with a jack. I removed a wheel, removed the liner, then put the wheel back on to put the car down and repeat on the other side. I wish manufactures would include an accessible front and rear center lift point.

EDIT: You could crank the wheels one way to make room, but it would be a challenge to get the liners out.

 

Unfortunately my C2S is way, way too low for ramps under the front.

 

I use 2 floor jacks and jack any 2 of the pads. If I want to take the jacks out, I put stands under the suspension.
I would jack the front and leave the jacks under it, put stands under the frame suspension points, or put 2x6 or 2x8 blocks under the jack to block them
i do this all the time when Im working under the car

 

Don't know if it's possible on the 997, but on my 993 to jack up just the front, I would put a piece of 2 by 6 under the trunk area and use my low profile floor jack. That's just one way.

 

This is when Jackpoint Jackstands are awesome. You jack and support from the proper chassis lifting point. Have just my rear up on them currently, but front would work the same way.

 

2009 C2S 183K miles

To do it on the cheap, buy a 2nd jack, no jackstands, and place the removed front wheels under the rockers for safety. Done. You can buy that cheap but good 1.5 ton racing speed jack from Harbor Freight for what... around $99 or $75 with coupon? It their loss-leader jack and is perpetually on sale. I own that jack is it is fine.

Peace
Bruce in Philly (now Atlanta)

 

I have done this (jack up the car to remove the front bumper). Exactly as ADias said, Jack from the rear. You should be able to get the front high enough to place the stand under it, then repeat on the other side.

 

DO NOT USE THE CHEAP CHINESE ALUMINUM RACING JACKS FROM HARBOR FREIGHT ON ANYTHING. I bought a pair of these a few months ago as I figured for garage and driveway work it would be easier than hauling out the big 3-Ton steel jack, but one of the two actually failed on the first use and gently lowered that side of the car back down to the ground. Yes, the release valve was tightly closed. They immediately went back to the store for a refund. Cheap Chinese jacks are fine....until they aren't.

Get 2 quality jacks - Northern Tool sells good ones with a low profile and high lifting height and then this product that has recently been released will allow the jack to safely be used as a jack stand. Might buy a couple of these myself.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-aga-tool...a-jr-8-14~agt/



Don't mess around under cars without them being properly jacked up and properly supported.

 

I’ve done it in the exact same way. Two jacks. I have also jack stands.

 

Why bother with all the B.S ..... Just buy a set of Quick Jacks and be done with it . Since I have owned mine a few of my 911 friends wanted to try them out and now whenever they do anything on their cars they always rather borrow my Jacks instead of going thru all the malarkey above. Great Christmas present from a significant other ...

 

Those are sweet. I had fabricated something like this but it was a fixed (solid) length. These look like a great solution for an on the cheap work solution. But as rileyracing1 stated since ... Quick Jack, or other suitable lift, makes a lot of sense if you're going to be serious over any length of time.

 

HF jacks can fail but in general they are quite good. Their 2-ton low profile has worked for me. Of course, do use solid jack stands (Esco).

But... if we are talking high quality floor jacks do look into AC Hydraulic DQ20.