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[TECHNOPUG]

Hi,
  
    had a search but can't really find what I am after. I want to know what people suggest as the best way of rasing and supporting the front of the car for maintenance, such as changing wheel bearings, brake discs/pads etc. I'm used to little French boxes but these Omegas are damn heavy in comparison! I've got a couple of 2-tonne trolley jacks (short ones) and 4x3-tonne axel stands. So where do people suggest the safest place for raising the car with the jacks are and then where is the best/safest place to support the car on the axel stands?

Many thanks in advance,

Andrew

[markey mark]

jack her up and put axle stands on main chassis pretty solid that bit !

[psychnurse]

My belly has to be positioned to left or right of sump as it is that big  

Gets a tan quicker as it is nearer the sun  

[markey mark]

My belly has to be positioned to left or right of sump as it is that big  

Gets a tan quicker as it is nearer the sun  

[Proz]

My belly has to be positioned to left or right of sump as it is that big  

Gets a tan quicker as it is nearer the sun  

......

[feeutfo]

I think i need new taller stands with a lower starting
Point.Or a bigger jack with higher range. Am i missing
something or is it a pain to get the car jacked high
Enough to get the stands to fit under the car?

[johnnycboy]

you need a jack that goes higher, but they aint cheap, decent ones aint anyway

[HerefordElite]

i always jack on the pad at end of chassis rail just back from wheel arch - then put stands on the same chassis rail - you do have to get the jack quite high to do it.

Biggest problem is getting the jack under the irmsher sideskirts on my elite, i have been forced to jack on the sill with the scissor jack to give enough height to slide in trolley