Mustang S197 GT stabling on 4 ramps (up and down) Question
07-04-2010, 10:46 AM
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And just use those wheel wedge things to keep the car from rolling when you jack it up. They work. I forgot and left them behind the rear wheels. When I tried backing the car out, it wouldn't go. Now if the car can't push those things with throttle pushing the motor, there is no way the car is going to roll over them on its own.
Good heavy duty 4-leg jack stands are pretty stable. The cheapie 3-leg stamped steel ones that adjusts with a pin you put through the holes are not.
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07-04-2010, 12:35 PM
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luvmygt has it right. I always use ramps in the rear and then jackstands in the front. Just drive backwards onto ramps for the two rear wheels. Then set the e-brake and park and jack up the front until you can stick jackstands or ramps under the wheels. When you want to take it down, just jack up the front first again and remove the front ramps. The car will never move because the rear wheels are always contacting the ground. This is how I do it - if i dont have to remove the wheels.
yes i agree with you, but what happened when you jack up the rear to remove the ramps? What do you use to prevent the car of rolling forward, because the car has a strong angle in this moment and power to move. Car chocks? Is this safe?
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07-04-2010, 12:41 PM
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this is heavy stress for the car chassis, because you have in my opinion to strong angles and after doing this you have a bended chassis. The poor horse...
A friend from a car work shop and painting company also warned me for doing it this way.
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07-04-2010, 12:44 PM
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but not from china...In the end they crawl trough the hole...here are enough people...
07-04-2010, 01:22 PM
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wow! i hope that's wrong, because everytime I need the whole thing lifted I back up on the ramps, lift one front wheel n place the jackstand under it, then i do the same for the opposite front wheel...
07-04-2010, 01:58 PM
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Also I am with you about feeling safe under the car. I always use ramps under the wheels as a backup for the jack stands.
07-05-2010, 04:03 AM
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yes the driving down would be perferct, but no room for this.
Ramps and jack stands together should be safe. I want to do this also.
I have to look for good chocks to block the front wheels. I have to test this outside the garage, because the wall is near....
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07-05-2010, 06:50 AM
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do yours stop also good, when you lift the rear wheels one feed high?
(Because of the angle and the strong movement power in front direction)
Do you tried this?
Thanks for your answer!
Greetings, Mario