mygt500

I need advice from anyone willing to give it! I am removing my chrome rims for the winter. It gets nasty cold and wet here and it is totally unpredictable (weather). I was told that I could put the 2 rear jack stands on each side of the axle and the front two jack stands on the suspension components! What suspension component would be the best! I have had others say I shouldn't use suspension components and others that say it is fine? Some say I should jsut use the frame rails....if I used the frame rails the suspension will sag over time and that can hurt the suspension as well? So many opinions...so many different answers.

Any advice will be appreciated!!!!!!!![sm=insomnia.gif]

hawgman

Why not just put the stock wheels back on it?


But to address your question, I have no idea where would be the best place to put jack stands for en extended period of time.

mygt500

6 months ago was in crunch for money so I sold the old rims! Only have these right now Thanks

MikeHawke

leave the rims on it and park it. forget the jackstands.

mygt500

Come on guys 48 hits and no advice! I need some east siders or midwesterners who routinely store there car in the winter to please give some help! Really anyone that knows anything about this please write me! Anyway I want to do this today but was hopefully waiting for some responses! Take care

mygt500

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moosestang

I would place them under the front control arms. I wouldn't want the front suspension hanging for extended periods either. Just make sure you put them in a good spot where they have plenty of contact. They fit nicely in about the middle of the control arm if I remember correctly.

mygt500

Thanks for the reasurrance on where to put the front ones! I was thinking along those lines as well!

6xStang

definitely, positively, the car should rest on the suspension, and NOT on and part of the "frame." Any collector would tell you that.

And my suggestion would be to leave the wheels on; the weather directly attacking your wheels and tires is a heck of a lot better than the weather directly attacking the calipers, rotors, and hubs......

And, you will have much bigger headaches if something or somebody knocks your car off the jackstands while it sits outside.

olym4gery

Will it be stored in a garage?

If so park it and leave it. alone, other than a trickle charger.