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[theolodian]

I jacked the entire front up on one jack. The front of the tub where the crashbox bonds on is a major bit of metal! Just put a plank across this, jack in the centre, put axle stands under the sides (on the same plank), then remove the jack. Just needs one jack, easy to do, no twisting etc.

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Exactly what I did, although not on a plank but some really heavy duty timber (5"x3" or similar). Just drove mine up on to my home made ramps to get enough clearance to get the jack far enough under the front of the car.

I think that he meant a plank on top of the jack, and therefore already in place for the axle stands. You don't need much. It is more about not scratching the alloy than spreading the load.

I agree with you about driving onto the timber though.

[techieboy]

That's what I do. I use a really chunky bit of timber as a lifting beam, even chiselled some properly shaped cutouts for the axle stands to sit underneath it securely, at the correct points. Not enough ground clearance to get the jack underneath the front of the car, so also have some homemade ramps made from loft boards to get the car up high enough to jack it from the front (also needs to be quite a long reach jack to get back far enough and allow you to use the handle properly).

[theolodian]

That's what I do. I use a really chunky bit of timber as a lifting beam, even chiselled some properly shaped cutouts for the axle stands to sit underneath it securely, at the correct points.

Not enough ground clearance to get the jack underneath the front of the car, so also have some homemade ramps made from loft boards to get the car up high enough to jack it from the front (also needs to be quite a long reach jack to get back far enough and allow you to use the handle properly).

Trust me, that's overkill. Under the battery/heater box is a thick extrusion, not thin sheet metal.