Under the car....
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OK, if I go jackstands, I have to extend them all the way up, which I'm not all that comfortable with.
I am going to get 2X12s and cut them down to 18 inches, screw 6 together and stack them up in place of the cinder blocks.
If I were to go jack stands, there doesn't seem to be a real good place to install them. Having the blocks under the tires seems to provide the most room under there.
Where under the car should I place the jack stands that I can be comfortable with them?
I have jack stands, and on a frame car it's easy, there's a lot of fiberglass under there to damage.
I am going to get 2X12s and cut them down to 18 inches, screw 6 together and stack them up in place of the cinder blocks.
If I were to go jack stands, there doesn't seem to be a real good place to install them. Having the blocks under the tires seems to provide the most room under there.
Where under the car should I place the jack stands that I can be comfortable with them?
I have jack stands, and on a frame car it's easy, there's a lot of fiberglass under there to damage.
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The right jack stands will be 10 times better than any block of wood or cinder block. That's what they are designed for.
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So get bigger jackstands! Like bogus says this is not rocket science. Get some real jackstands, stay away from those little ones from Wal-Mart. I can't believe your disagreement on this subject, we are only trying to save your life.
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The question is, now that I have wood under the wheels, that can't collapse, do I still need the jackstands. The car is sitting on all four tires which are sitting on the wood. I don't know of any more secure way to do this.
I appreciate all the input. I would have been under there with the cinder blocks, You all could have read about me....
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jeez... this isn't rocket science, John...
C4 Guru - Towing and Jacking
The right jack stands will be 10 times better than any block of wood or cinder block. That's what they are designed for.
C4 Guru - Towing and Jacking
The right jack stands will be 10 times better than any block of wood or cinder block. That's what they are designed for.
I'm not as sharp as I could be these days.
The car is an escape. I'm just doing the exhaust, then it comes down.
Just out of curiosity, how can you get any more secure than all four tires on blocked wood? 18 inches long, 12 inches wide, stacked about 10 inches high. Serious.
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FOR Whats it worth they just pulled a guy out from under his car that came down on him.
No pulse, not breathing, and was blue. Yea they got him back but he expired hours later.
LOOK JACK STAND ARE CHEAP! AND YOU CAN GET SOME REALLY HEAVY DUTY ONES AT ALMOST ANY CAR PARTS DEALER or FARM HOME STORE EVEN KMART.
When you throw the money in for wood and time it is just not worth it.
wro87
No pulse, not breathing, and was blue. Yea they got him back but he expired hours later. LOOK JACK STAND ARE CHEAP! AND YOU CAN GET SOME REALLY HEAVY DUTY ONES AT ALMOST ANY CAR PARTS DEALER or FARM HOME STORE EVEN KMART.When you throw the money in for wood and time it is just not worth it.
wro87
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Get 4 heavy duty jack stands, the kind you usually use for a truck. It's higher to lift up on, but you'll have more usable space under it. I'd keep the blocks you made and use them somewhere as backups to it being knocked off the jack stands, not likely, but just in case...
That is how I put mine up, (sans the backups) and I think this is sound, but I'm still a little uneasy when I'm really cranking on something under there that wants to rock the car to the side. (actually I have used the floor jack as a backup I guess, but on a temporary basis)
That is how I put mine up, (sans the backups) and I think this is sound, but I'm still a little uneasy when I'm really cranking on something under there that wants to rock the car to the side. (actually I have used the floor jack as a backup I guess, but on a temporary basis)