DIY: Where to put jack stands
05-08-2012, 01:42 AM
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And.....looking on the bright side, that eye will never rust shut. 
Second this, as I got a big ol' drop of liquid wrench in my eye yesterday while pulling my muffler off the hangers. Things looked a little fuzzy for a while.
As far as jack stands go, in the front I usually use the A-arms and in the rear I use the brackets for the rear control arms (you see them between the muffler and the diff). My stands are just the right size to cradle those brackets perfectly. It's very solid, but I always keep something else (an extra wheel, a ramp, or anything that's thicker than I am) under the car in case the stands fail so that the car falls on it instead of me.
I had a friend in high school who's dad got crushed to death while working under a car, so it's been burned into my brain that you don't go under a car without a safety net.
As far as jack stands go, in the front I usually use the A-arms and in the rear I use the brackets for the rear control arms (you see them between the muffler and the diff). My stands are just the right size to cradle those brackets perfectly. It's very solid, but I always keep something else (an extra wheel, a ramp, or anything that's thicker than I am) under the car in case the stands fail so that the car falls on it instead of me.
I had a friend in high school who's dad got crushed to death while working under a car, so it's been burned into my brain that you don't go under a car without a safety net.
07-30-2012, 12:23 PM
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My new engine @60k
If your floor jack doesn't clear underneath, use 2X4 wood studs to drive onto (cheap ramps). That gave me clearance to roll my jack under the center.
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