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r31slpr Rising Star

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If you rotate the stand 90 degrees it shouldn't dent the rails as the force is closer to the corners, but like 'GoHard' said put it under a xmember if possible. I'm not a fan of that style of stand, have heard some stories about them

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I use a sawn-off and a black ski mask....oh wait....wrong sort of car jacking. Most misleading thread title ever...

but while I'm here, I use that spot but with something in between to spread the load out a bit.

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I use a sawn-off and a black ski mask....oh wait....wrong sort of car jacking. Most misleading thread title ever...

but while I'm here, I use that spot but with something in between to spread the load out a bit.

Cheers for the input Andy, also I'm sorry i misled you, must have taken so much effort to click through and look at a couple pictures.

I was thinking to put something in between too, next time i JACK it up.

GoHard: Isn't the crossmember where i am jacking the car from? That flat metal piece under the engine, that's where i put the wood and jacked the car from. It's a little hard to come from the front of the car as my plastic under tray doesn't give enough clearance, thus i went in from the side (might be able to go from the front once i get a thicker piece of wood to drive the car onto).

So i should place the stands where i placed the hydraulic jack, with some wood to help spread the weight?

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Yeah some of those stands I've used and seen have started to give way. Especially the stands that are aged and have rust on the welded joints, BIG saftey risk there. I would prefer to use triangular stands as the pressure is evenly distributed across a wider base.

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The stands you are using are fine, yes you can buy better ones. But jacking the car up straight and having the car on a level surface as well as where you put the stands is more important. If there is not sideways pressure on the car I really cannot see it going anywhere. BUT if you don't like them or think they are unsafe, spend the proper. $$ for a better design. Your the one who has to crawl under there.

A good spot I have always used to put jack stands is on the pivot point of the caster arms. They have a large round end that the stands sit onto nicely. They are also quite far out giving good stability.

r31slpr Rising Star

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If your cheap and don't want to buy new stands, you could use some angle and weld it to the base at the corners and the upright on each side. Kinda dodgy but I've seen it done on more than one occasion.

I have a dodgy paint picture of how to do it, but don't know how to upload it

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Thanks everyone for your feedback.

I don't mind buying another set if i have to, i was planning on getting a new pair but i guess i have been lazy, i really wanted to change and flush my oil that day so i used what i had. I read their load specs before i used them, can't remember them right now, but it was enough to convince me it was safe, especially with 2 of them and a jack there too.

Blue_vl_t : That was what i was thinking, surface was flat and the force seemed to only go staight down to the base. I was more worried about that metal pin that holds the level, thought it was going to snap! But it held very well (obviously).

New stand are on the shopping list, but i was more concerned about the placement of them so that i would not harm my car in any way.

Thanks again all.

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