[JayG]

Originally Posted by particlewave

I literally raise the back end all of an inch or 2 to change the oil, so it's fairly level.
It only needs to come up a bit to fit the catch pan under there, otherwise I wouldn't raise it at all. The drain plug and filter can be reached easily without getting under it.

Originally Posted by 911monty

Here is a picture of the internals of a stock oil pan. As you can see having the rear higher than the front is desired due to the channels into the baffle. Rear low or unlevel side to side would trap much more oil. When I dropped this pan I had the rear on ramps approx 4" higher than front and had less than 1/2 cup residual oil after draining.

good to know
Thanks

So just raising the rear is actually better than level?