Can you change 19"s with regular car jack one by one?

JerzeySux · 12-05-2009, 10:25 PM

I have 19's aftermarket rims on and was wondering if i can use the regular car jack OEM ones and put my 17's winters on?

Would the stock OEM car jack raise it high enough?
Would it mess up my car?

Is it better to just go to a shop and pay $20 and get them changed?
Only thing that sucks is i need to fit all 4 wheels in my coupe if i choose to do that.

Or can i get a nice car jack for less than $100 and do that instead?

khoda355 · 12-05-2009, 10:33 PM

i changed 24's on a GMC with the jack it came with... this should be no problem!

Bartman619 · 12-05-2009, 10:33 PM

it's easy to do it yourself. it just takes a little longer. if you have a stock jack, i'm not sure if it will lift the car high enough. remember that the oem jacks are for emergencies only and i think they'll get worn really quick. buy a good shop jack from Sears, Harbor Freight. Costco, etc...should be easy to get one for under $100.00.

JerzeySux · 12-05-2009, 10:36 PM

Thanks all.. Its snowing out so i had to put my car in the garage in pajamas cuz of the rims... LOL sucks,

SV Concepts III · 12-06-2009, 06:53 PM

The OEM jacks that come with these cars are fine for emergency but if you have the budget, invest in a nice set of jack stands and a floor jack. The jack stands would be set underneath the car in case the floor jack gave out for safety. A proper and quality floor jack will last you years and is an investment in your safety, I see no reason to compromise.

catch · 12-07-2009, 09:59 AM

get a floor jack and ull be good to go.
you COULD do it with a stock car jack but you'll want to kill yourself! a floor jack with cut the time down HUGE!

EZ_TUR90 · 12-07-2009, 11:48 AM

You should be fine changing your tires with the emergency jack. Just don't try going under the car! Might fall :z

200Duece · 12-07-2009, 12:38 PM

no. go pay someone to do it

E30M3Driver · 12-11-2009, 01:06 AM

Umm what OEM Jack???? RFT=no spare, no jack. OEM Style jacks or bottle jacks are a PIA compared to a quality floor jack.

You should get a nice floor jack, a set of good jack stands and use that. I have two aluminum ones from Harbor Freight.

You'll use them for years, so they are a good investment.

With this setup, you can swap wheels in about 20-30 minutes.

JerzeySux · 12-11-2009, 01:08 AM

Yea im trying to pick up those 1.5 or 2 ton car jacks from autoworks store tommorow suprised that they are only about $50 bucks.

Craig@SupremePower · 12-11-2009, 09:04 AM

yeah just make sure you get something with a low saddle height...

chumley · 12-11-2009, 09:38 AM

Well, as E30M3Driver very correctly pointed out, what jack?!?!

Also - I'm perplexed why no one said it, but what difference do 19's make? Unless you bought wheels that don't fit, the overall wheel+tire height combo should be almost exactly the same whether you have 17's 18's 19's.....

Get a floor jack and either get one of those adapters for the jack points or improvise with wood, hockey puck, etc.

**OEMconcept** · 12-11-2009, 11:52 AM

the diameter on the 19's is close to the diameter of your 17's with tires, so there will be no problem at all

JerzeySux · 12-11-2009, 03:16 PM

Thanks all rims are off.

I can wild out in the snow now.!!! LET IT SNOW>!

thkfast · 12-11-2009, 04:35 PM

I know, I know...where's the jack stands? But yeah it's no big deal with a low profile floor jack. Glad to hear you're all set!

ihatewinter

**OEMconcept** · 12-11-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by thkfast

I know, I know...where's the jack stands? But yeah it's no big deal with a low profile floor jack. Glad to hear you're all set!

ihatewinter

Brakes look awesome dude

12-05-2009, 10:25 PM	#1
JerzeySux UrMother 37 Rep 639 Posts Drives: 335xiE92 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (7)	Can you change 19"s with regular car jack one by one? I have 19's aftermarket rims on and was wondering if i can use the regular car jack OEM ones and put my 17's winters on? Would the stock OEM car jack raise it high enough? Would it mess up my car? Is it better to just go to a shop and pay $20 and get them changed? Only thing that sucks is i need to fit all 4 wheels in my coupe if i choose to do that. Or can i get a nice car jack for less than $100 and do that instead?
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12-05-2009, 10:33 PM	#2
khoda355 Captain 26 Rep 862 Posts Drives: EG hatch/ E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay iTrader: (2)	i changed 24's on a GMC with the jack it came with... this should be no problem!
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12-05-2009, 10:33 PM	#3
Bartman619 Captain 25 Rep 701 Posts Drives: Bimmer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SDCA iTrader: (2)	it's easy to do it yourself. it just takes a little longer. if you have a stock jack, i'm not sure if it will lift the car high enough. remember that the oem jacks are for emergencies only and i think they'll get worn really quick. buy a good shop jack from Sears, Harbor Freight. Costco, etc...should be easy to get one for under $100.00.
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12-05-2009, 10:36 PM	#4
JerzeySux UrMother 37 Rep 639 Posts Drives: 335xiE92 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (7)	Thanks all.. Its snowing out so i had to put my car in the garage in pajamas cuz of the rims... LOL sucks,
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12-06-2009, 06:53 PM	#5
SV Concepts III Lieutenant General 375 Rep 17,017 Posts Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (13)	The OEM jacks that come with these cars are fine for emergency but if you have the budget, invest in a nice set of jack stands and a floor jack. The jack stands would be set underneath the car in case the floor jack gave out for safety. A proper and quality floor jack will last you years and is an investment in your safety, I see no reason to compromise.
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12-07-2009, 09:59 AM	#6
catch Major General 668 Rep 7,148 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Thornhill iTrader: (27)	get a floor jack and ull be good to go. you COULD do it with a stock car jack but you'll want to kill yourself! a floor jack with cut the time down HUGE! __________________ 2016 F80 M3 Mineral White/Sakhir Orange 2013 BMW S1000RR Flat Silver <stolen> 2007 BMW E92 335i Jet Black/Jade Grey <sold>
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EZ_TUR90 Ez tur90 189 Rep 3,191 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11)	You should be fine changing your tires with the emergency jack. Just don't try going under the car! Might fall :z __________________
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200Duece Colonel 45 Rep 2,575 Posts Drives: '73 2002,'18 X5 35d,'17 328d T Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A Whale's Vagina, Ca iTrader: (5)	no. go pay someone to do it __________________ 1988 E28 535is Euro Conversion --- sold 2009 E90 335 6MT --- sold 2003 E39 540iT Msport --- sold
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E30M3Driver Captain 37 Rep 794 Posts Drives: 2021 M2C, 97 M3 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Here, there iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [8.00] 1989 BMW M3 [8.20]	Umm what OEM Jack???? RFT=no spare, no jack. OEM Style jacks or bottle jacks are a PIA compared to a quality floor jack. You should get a nice floor jack, a set of good jack stands and use that. I have two aluminum ones from Harbor Freight. You'll use them for years, so they are a good investment. With this setup, you can swap wheels in about 20-30 minutes. __________________ Performance Center Delivery, June 21, 2013: 2013 E92 335is \| Le Mans Blue \| Gray Leather with Black \| 6MT \| 19" Style 313's \| Michelin Pilot Super Sports \| BMW Carbon Fiber Rear Spoiler \|
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JerzeySux UrMother 37 Rep 639 Posts Drives: 335xiE92 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (7)	Yea im trying to pick up those 1.5 or 2 ton car jacks from autoworks store tommorow suprised that they are only about $50 bucks. __________________ My Car drives on Sour Diesel and Haze. Dutch and Green Palma's for Octane Boost Poor Man's BMW Owner.
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Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1000 Rep 74,998 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	yeah just make sure you get something with a low saddle height...
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12-11-2009, 09:38 AM	#12
chumley Captain 50 Rep 776 Posts Drives: 2009 335 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Naples, FL iTrader: (1)	Well, as E30M3Driver very correctly pointed out, what jack?!?! Also - I'm perplexed why no one said it, but what difference do 19's make? Unless you bought wheels that don't fit, the overall wheel+tire height combo should be almost exactly the same whether you have 17's 18's 19's..... Get a floor jack and either get one of those adapters for the jack points or improvise with wood, hockey puck, etc.
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12-11-2009, 11:52 AM	#13
OEMconcept 251 Rep 1,636 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada/U.S iTrader: (9)	the diameter on the 19's is close to the diameter of your 17's with tires, so there will be no problem at all
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12-11-2009, 03:16 PM	#14
JerzeySux UrMother 37 Rep 639 Posts Drives: 335xiE92 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (7)	Thanks all rims are off. I can wild out in the snow now.!!! LET IT SNOW>! __________________ My Car drives on Sour Diesel and Haze. Dutch and Green Palma's for Octane Boost Poor Man's BMW Owner.
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thkfast Major 261 Rep 1,029 Posts Drives: 2015 F82 M4 Sakhir Orange DCT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA iTrader: (1)	I know, I know...where's the jack stands? But yeah it's no big deal with a low profile floor jack. Glad to hear you're all set! ihatewinter __________________ "The likelihood of one individual being right increases in direct proportion to the intensity with which others attempt to prove him wrong." 2015 F82 M4 - Sakhir Orange Metallic 2013 E92 M3 / 2013 E92 335is / 2010 E90 335i / 2007 E90 335i
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