I found this on the Pelican Parts website http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti..._Your_MINI.htm

They mention jacking up the car not by the jack points (because the stands go there), but by the hydraulic lift points - pictured below.




Hydraulic lift point for floor jack?

Apparently once you have it up, you have room to slide the jack stand under the jack point.

Just wanted to know if anyone had tried this method. I hadn't seen it mentioned elsewhere, so I was looking for some input before I try it at home.

Thanks!

 

Maybe a little cautious about using a jack point that isn't exactly/officially identified as one. I use the 2 X 4 method very successfully. The best demo is on Blimey Cabrio's blog. Scroll down to the entry "How a stud lifts a MINI".
http://www.blimeycabrio.com/2007/04/
You might enjoy poking around in his blog, some interesting entries. He hasn't been around in quite a while.

 

That's where I lift mine from with a floor jack.

 

Thanks for the verification!

 

I use that one as well - mainly because I have the aero kit and the skirts prevent jacking anywhere along the edge (otherwise I'd use the Blimey 2 X 4 method). I use a piece of wood to spread the load along that flat portion.

 

I like the idea of spreading the load with a 2x4.

 

I have seen that method, but this is the best write up. I just wonder how much weight is actually being distributed by the 2x4 in this example...

 

Yup, either actually works fine for no longer than the car will actually be on the Jack itself while you transfer in the stands.
Another thing I like to do if I'm doing all 4 is pick the 2 wheels away from your working points (if you can) and simply set those on ramps instead of stands, just makes things a little more stable if the whole car is off the ground. Or if it needs to be higher than that, still place the ramps under the wheels or hubs for safety.

 

Not much. The first 6-10" or so away from the jack is where the load will spread, but hardly anything beyond that.

 

It spreads it out a bit but if you really want it evenly distributed then the link below shows a home made solution a forum member came up with.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-the-mini.html

 

I haven't seen MINI call that a lift point either. It also looks like the area pointed out in the pic is slightly crushed/deformed from lifting.

 

I've jacked mine from that point, but experience similar deformation, so now I use the 2x4 method. Modmini has a great video of it on YouTube if you want to see it done first.

 

I think I'm going to stick with the 2x4 method a few of you mentioned. Thanks!

Here's the modmini video for anyone else: