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Alternative to Jack Stands
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JeromeSolberg
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I was going to do this long ago, but got talked out of it by my friend, and earlier by my father.

But I finally broke down and did it.

What I found is that I felt very unsafe putting the car up on jack stands to do things like clean the oil pan, check the transmission fluid level, check the brake fluid (hard to get to from on top).

What I did was purchase 4 heavy-duty ramps (flat on top, with a little stop), they are plastic but rated each for 3000#, they come in pairs. You can buy them at OReilly's or Autozone or what-have-you.

Then you jack the front of the car up and put the ramps under the front tires, with the stop to the front.

Then you jack the rear of the car up and put the ramps under the rear tires, with the stop to the rear.

Now the car cannot roll off the ramps, is perfectly level, and is much, much more stable and safer than the equivalent arrangement on jack stands, especially considering how high you have to get the car off the ground to work comfortably.

To get the car down, reverse the process, though you could just only remove the rear ramps and roll backwards. I prefer to just move the car up and down vertically, it's not that much more trouble.

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Re: Alternative to Jack Stands
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Wesley Boyer
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I like them, but my neighbor was wondering how I got the car on them.
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Re: Alternative to Jack Stands
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I do the same thing but a lot of times I jack the car up and put the ramps under there sideways so it's easier to get under the car from the side.

Posted on: 2017/6/22 21:17
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Re: Alternative to Jack Stands
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fredkanter
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I'd say even-steven with jack stands. A 4000 lb car on sturdy jack stands will not budge. Jack stands have been used for the past 100 years.

When up on stands there's much easier access with a creeper or on your back

Posted on: 2017/6/22 22:01
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Re: Alternative to Jack Stands
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Cli55er
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be sure to check the integrity of the plastic over time if you leave them outside a lot. I have a set of those myself and hardly use them because I get worried about the plastic giving way. just an opposite observation for why I use the metal jack stands. those drive on ones have been used for years as well....my dad had a metal pair.

Posted on: 2017/6/23 8:51
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