How to put rear up on jack stands with OEM jack

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10-09-2009, 10:00 AM

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How to put rear up on jack stands with OEM jack

I just want to get the rear of the car up on jack stands so I can do the rear brakes.

I've read the posts about using a real floor jack with a 2x4 on the side of the car to jack it up and put jack stands under, but I don't have a floor jack.

Is it possible to get the rear up on jack stands using the OEM jack? How?

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10-09-2009, 10:37 AM

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I would imagine it's possible but not particularly safe. Maybe run to your nearest Harbor Freight and get a floor jack for $70.

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10-09-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by STLMINI

I would imagine it's possible but not particularly safe. Maybe run to your nearest Harbor Freight and get a floor jack for $70.

concur - altho you can get a perfectly fine floor jack for about half that and includes a set of jack stands at Autozone and other places.... This is a case where smaller is better. You want a low profile jack to get under the MINI and that means either a high cost low profile jack ... or a really small jack. Our MINI weighs so little that small is fine.

If you are investing in the tools to do your brakes yourself a jack is a wize investment.

If you have a HF nearby be sure to get the brake piston compression tool while you are there!

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10-09-2009, 02:37 PM

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With coupon, that HF jack is currently 59 bucks...The brake compression tool is a nice thing to have too--strongly agree with whats already been said.

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10-09-2009, 02:52 PM

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With coupon, that HF jack is currently 59 bucks...The brake compression tool is a nice thing to have too--strongly agree with whats already been said.

What coupon???

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10-09-2009, 03:19 PM

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Most auto magazines have Harbor Freight coupons and you can print this one:

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...0&keycode=0000

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10-10-2009, 05:33 PM

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I was able to go to sears, and get a floor jack and a pair of jack stands for around 50-60 dollars. Do it, it is totally worth it, the jack I have isnt big enough to do SUV or anything but it is perfect for normal sized cars.

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10-14-2009, 08:17 PM

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Don't try to do it with the OEM jack. I did and the car nearly fell off. Worse, the jack damaged the slot where the head is supposed to lift the car!

I don't get it. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't even test the design properly. Makes no sense at all. Why didn't they use the design for the BMW 7-series? If you watch the movie "Transporter," you'll see how it works. Take a cover off the side of the car just under the passenger side door and the jack goes in the hole. You'll have it off the ground in ten seconds.