Safe way to work under the car?
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RE: Safe way to work under the car?
If I am going to raise the whole car, I use 6 jack stands. Two in the rear at the end of the frame rail, two at the front of the frame rails and two under the motor. I also leave the floor jack under the pumpin, and two hydraulic jacks under the lower A frame. That way the car is solid as a rock.
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RE: Safe way to work under the car?
+1 on the jack as a back up. Dont use ramps. My dad was stuck under a car for a few hours when he was younger when the ramps gave way. I cant believe they still make those. I notice you all talking about putting the stands under the frame rails. Are you doing anything special to keep them from denting. The bottom of my rails are all messed up from the use of jacks and jack stands over the years.
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+1 on the jack as a back up. Dont use ramps. My dad was stuck under a car for a few hours when he was younger when the ramps gave way. I cant believe they still make those. I notice you all talking about putting the stands under the frame rails. Are you doing anything special to keep them from denting. The bottom of my rails are all messed up from the use of jacks and jack stands over the years.
+1 on the jack as a back up. Dont use ramps. My dad was stuck under a car for a few hours when he was younger when the ramps gave way. I cant believe they still make those. I notice you all talking about putting the stands under the frame rails. Are you doing anything special to keep them from denting. The bottom of my rails are all messed up from the use of jacks and jack stands over the years.
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RE: Safe way to work under the car?
I know how to use jack stands correctly, but you can see the condition of my frame rails. All of my other rigs except my wifes piece of junk toyota have a stout frame to jack on. My wifes toyota uses a jack that attaches at a weld point so the car doesnt dent.
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RE: Safe way to work under the car?
ORIGINAL: Tony R
I notice you all talking about putting the stands under the frame rails. Are you doing anything special to keep them from denting. The bottom of my rails are all messed up from the use of jacks and jack stands over the years.
I notice you all talking about putting the stands under the frame rails. Are you doing anything special to keep them from denting. The bottom of my rails are all messed up from the use of jacks and jack stands over the years.
And yes, mine look like that also.
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RE: Safe way to work under the car?
Well I'm glad it wasn't just me interested in this. I've got my car up and thanks to you guys I could live in cali and not have it fall over and if it did I wouldn't be worried. We pulled the rear axel out with leafs and everything and allready pulled the front and changed the springs and have it all back together with the shocks and all. just some finishing touches. Thanks all.