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mikelat
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Post Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:47 am

Can I safely lift the front of my 1990 325i up using the front subframe to put it on jack stands or do I risk bending something. I usually do one side at a time but always feel that the stands are going to topple doing the second side.
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Post Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:09 am

Hope this pic helps :thumb:

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Post Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:42 am

Thanks, I don't know how many times I have seen that but never noticed the green mark under the front cross member.
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Post Sat Oct 15, 2016 8:12 am

OK, but where should you lift both front wheels to adjust geometry for example?

Paul :-)
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Post Sat Oct 15, 2016 8:13 am

paultv wrote:OK, but where should you lift both front wheels to adjust geometry for example?

Paul :-)
Adjusting geometry should be done with all 4 wheels on a flat surface mate
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