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Originally Posted by bmw1racer
That seems odd (and maybe unsafe?) to place the jackstand at the rear jackpoint if I was say, working on one of the front wheels/discs... What a poor design.
On my E36 I was able to jack the car (through an access hole) and place a jackstand at essentially the same point underneath the car.
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If you were working on the front wheel/discs, you would jack up the rear/side jack point up high enough to put a jack stand under the front/side jack point. The frame of our car is pretty rigid so it allows for it.
The more ideal way IMO is to get your car up just enough to use the front subframe/jack point with mini ramps/wood blocks. I find I spend less time in total with this method than the previous.
Another option is to shell out for a real low-profile jack that reaches to the front subframe/jack point without any assistance.