lifting car, lengthy

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>     My question is, those of you who are professional wrenches, or just
> accomplished shade-tree mechanics, what is the best way to lift these cars
> without a 4 point lift?  How do you overcome the incompatibility of the
> factory lift points, and a normal jack saddle?  Can the subframe be used as
> a central lift point, as some people have suggested to me?  Is it
> detrimental to lift one corner of the car, stand it, then the other....ie,
> is the torsion detrimental to the integrity of the body?

I use your solution, except in my case it's four pieces cut from a
railway sleeper (tie) with slots to take the weld.

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 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
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