Have a 2013 Clubman S with the 2007-2010 JCW side skirts. Any advice on getting the car on jack stands? Not sure what's load bearing and what's not now. The mounts are almost buried in the side skirts now. Thanks

 

 

I've always jacked (with a 2x4) on the piece of frame rail in what is basically the footwell. If you jack up towards the front of the car it's solid. Then you're free to put jacks under the jacking pucks. Just be careful. The jack travels in an arc and if the jack isn't rolling smoothly on the floor you can "pull" the car off the jack stands when you're jacking up the 2nd side.

 

I do the same as above, but I switched to using hockey pucks instead of 2x4's.

I also use hockey pucks between the jack stands and the jack pads. I wonder if hockey pucks on the jack stands would provide you with the "reach" or clearance that you need. My JCW doesn't have the aero kit, so my jack pads are readily accessible with no clearance issues.

 

This may help:

 

Yep , i have the JCW body it just have to be more careful and you can also jack it on the open spots on the front subframe. I have the full underbody and GP2 belly and to there are only a couple spots open. On a full lift wind up the pads on the lift so the arms don't hit the side skirts.

 

Go down to the local steel fab shop and get 2 sections of 1 1/2" x 2" box steel, get some of these https://smile.amazon.com/SuboTech-Un...w+jack+adapter, attach them to the ends of the steel bars spaced so they fit in the jack point supports, then fit the jack stands under the steel.

Works great for me.

 

I like this idea! What wall thickness are you using?

 

1/8"

Cost me $40 at the steel fab shop