D5 Jack

Correct me if I'm wrong but unlike the D3/4, the D5 does not have to be raised to offroad height to use the jack. So the old conundrum for the D3/4 bottle jack of being short enough to fit under the car vs having the reach to lift the wheel off the ground in off road height doesn't apply to the D5.

So adaptor aside, it should be easier to find a bottle jack to suit.

But you still have to have enough jack extension to get beyond the suspension travel to get a wheel off the ground. The D3/4 off-road height thing is just to get the suspension closer to maximum before jacking to make the task easier. I’d think that logic applies to a D5 as well. The reach required is from ground to chassis/body with wheel lifted regardless of starting height of chassis/body.

Scott

You can't just do the jack under the suspension arm trick where it self levels and lifts the wheel? On the D4 there's a little notch on the suspension arms that seems to work just fine.

I have both the scissor jack and a bottle jack in the car - the scissor lift for low height issues, and the bottle jack for everything else (including once the scissor jack has lifted the car high enough to fit it ).

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Originally Posted by Disco-tastic

You can't just do the jack under the suspension arm trick where it self levels and lifts the wheel? On the D4 there's a little notch on the suspension arms that seems to work just fine.

I have both the scissor jack and a bottle jack in the car - the scissor lift for low height issues, and the bottle jack for everything else (including once the scissor jack has lifted the car high enough to fit it ).

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On the D4 you can lock the ride height in low and the job is easier.

Has anyone come up with a jack adaptor solution?