Its amazing how often I find myself using both of my jacks. I always say you should have at least 2 sets of stands, and a 2nd floor jack. Even if it had dropped, I ALWAYS have a wheel under the frame as a "last resort" should something go catastrophically wrong while the wheels are removed from the car. I was using a jack under a control arm on one side and lifted the car off that side's stand, and the car rolled just a tiny bit due to a crack in my driveway which let the stand on the other side tip and ended up immediately stopping what I was doing, placing a 2nd stand next to the tipping one (which was sitting on 2 "legs") and grabbing my 2nd floor jack to lift the car up and re-seat the stand as I didn't want to move the jack that started it all as I didn't want the car to drop. I have had one tip exactly once but that was my own damn fault. They are perfectly stable if used on a stable level surface, you pretty much can't knock the car over if properly placed. They are all identical, but different brands with ratings from 2-3 tons. I simply have 3 sets of what HF calls 3-ton stands. ![]() ![]() buy, try, and have to go get taller stands. One last thought: are "regular" 6-ton stands going to give me enough room under the car to do a transmission oil filter swap? Rather know now, vs. I haven't set up for motor/transmission oil changes at home yet, so I would appreciate any thoughts on fluid collection pans, as well. Or just use a lift, if I need all four wheels off at once? I have access to a garage with a lift, but it costs $10/hour and is only available for limited hours and days, so I prefer to do stuff at home if possible. So, maybe pair of ramps in the front, jack stands in the back? But then I can't have all four wheels off. of Grand Marquis (depending on whether only one end falls, or both) crashing to the ground. Then, you've got anywhere from ~2000 lb - 4000 lb. A sufficient lateral load could push over one or more stands. It seems like an inherently unstable arrangement. I am also curious whether there's any really safe way to get the vehicle up on four jackstands. Yes, 3-ton should be "good enough," but I really really like the wider base on the 6-ton models. I do think I want a 6-ton pair of jack stands. Obviously I could just go to Harbor Freight and get these:Īnd a pair of chocks, and be done with it.īut do I not want double-locking jack stands? I don't really think that a critical piece of safety equipment like this is where I want to cheap out. ![]() I have a floor jack, but I need jack stands. Oil changes, tire rotations, brake work, basically anything that requires lifting the vehicle. Since I now have a place with a garage, I'm planning to do a lot more work at home.
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