Hi all,

I have a 2011 xkr175 I want to put on dollies so i can roll it into winter storage in my shop. However, I have to jack the car up and slide the dollies under each wheel. I am guessing I can use the scissor jack in the correct location or use a floor jack to jack the front and rear, thus two wheels at a time.

Anyone done this and will a standard floor jack even get under the car in the front and rear (clearance)?

I watched a video on a 2008 XK, but not sure about the XKR175 model.

Thanks!

 

I can't fit a decent floor jack under my stock height XKR front, and I really don't think there is any sort of cross member that would carry the weight. As for the rear, plenty of room to get to the diff, but again I personally wouldn't lift there either as it is not made to hold the entire weight of the car.
What I have done is make a thin lifting block which fits into the cup of my floor jack and contours to the sill lift area that is designated by Jaguar. It BARELY fits in there, but pumping a handle a few times is MUCH more desirable than cranking for what seems like hours-on-end with a scissor jack.

 

If you own the dolly's then I would use the jack points on the car and any low profile jack should fit under the car. If you are going to buy new dollys get the type that slides around the tire and as you close them they lift the car. No need for a jack with these type.

 

I would start by jacking up one rear tire at a time. If you have a small hydraulic jack, you might be able to jack from the lower control arm or just on the regular lift points on the underside of the body where the arrows are. By the time both rear tires are on the dolly, there should be enough room to jack from the front, side, lift points where the arrows are to get one dolly on at a time. If you still have a problem getting your hydraulic jack up into position, then I'd inflate your tire(s) until you get it into place.

 

I ended up just using the scissor jack that comes with the vehicle. got a good arm workout! Once i got all the castors pointed forwards, the car moved with a couple of people pushing.

 

I purchased 5 hockey pucks (~ $1.25 each, couldn't find used ones!) to put on top of my hydraulic jack. Then I put the puck and jack at the indicated jacking points from the owners manual. The hockey pucks did no damage to the car and I removed each wheel one at a time. I did this when I bled the brakes, but could see putting the car on jack stands with the hockey puck between the stand and the car (hence 5).

Best,
WRAIR