Swapping engines

[Gilles]

This is what I do whenever I need to jack the car high on four jackstands, please note that this is my personal procedure that has worked for me since 2007 I first got my 987CS, and now I use it on the 981CS

1) get the rear wheels on ramps

2) raise the front driver side with the floor jack, enough to put a 4x4 underneath the front left wheel (this extra step is required as my car is lowered..), otherwise the jack and the piece of wood will not fit under the front bumper

3) get the floor jack centered with the frunk emblem using a 2x6x24 piece of wood under the front part of the subframe and raise the entire front, then use two stands under the facory jacking points (I use 'jack pucks' attached to the jacking points) between the jack and the frame.

4) I center the jack using the exhaust pipes as a centering point and use a 4x4x36 under the bolts that connect the diagonal braces to the rear suspension mounting points, raise the rear axle just enough to raise the wheels to allow me to remove the ramps and install the rear jack stands.

IF, needed to get the car higher, I "very carefully", slowly raise the front a bit (one click on the stands) and then move to the rear axle and do the same with the 4x4 Note: you need to raise each axle just a bit to avoid the risk of the pucks slipping from the jack stands.

Please note that I have the Quick Jack, but sometimes just thinking about the weight of the ramps gives me a back ache..

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