Lifting an S8

[scottmgibb]

I can’t find the original CAD file sadly – I might have deleted it when I did a big computer file clear out a few months ago, but I do have a copy of the pdf I sent to my engineer for his thoughts.

drawing.pdf

It shows how the Kwik Lift fits under the car but comes no-where close to fitting; it then show it with the official extenders, which still don’t fit, and then with some steel beams. Note that the car need to be raised on ramps (or some such) first to fit the lift and steel under. I used these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274671536510

You must also remember to put these back under before lowering, or there is a chance the lift will not be able to re-elevate the car (I believe it needs to be able to rise a bit with no load first, which it will not be able to do if you lower it without the small ramps; indeed, it will just bottom out without the car even touching the ground).

I used some thin rubber matting on the steel under the car lifting points, but nothing else, and it has been doing well, on-and-off for the last 8 months! I certainly could not have done (or at least would not want to have done) what I have been doing with jack stands… the lifts have been brilliant.

I would also recommend a creeper trolly, as the lift blocks access to most of the sides and it is a very long car to crawl to the middle of! The trolly makes it a doddle and there is still loads of room to work.