Tried looking for some info around the website and other places. I am wondering how everyone else lifts up their cars on jack stands safely? When I first started working on my car I would use a piece of wood and place it between the jack stand and plastic jack pad point. However you can definitely tell that piece of wood did not like that, especially the U point on the jack stand to the jack pad. It also did not seem all that sturdy or safe to me.
I currently used a jack pad adapter and lift my car one side at a time and place the wheels or drive up onto "wood ramps/risers" which works great for everything else that doesn't involve the wheels or suspension. (Crude but it works, pic attached).
So my question is how are you guys jacking up your car? I've read people cut up the jack stands to be straight however i use it for other cars as well so i don't really want to do that. In the future ill most likely purchase a quick jack but a current solution would be great.
EDIT:
For anyone wanting to find a simple solution to all of this.
If you look a little past the jack pad, above the felt liner, there is a frame rail that runs the length of the chassis.
I currently used a jack pad adapter and lift my car one side at a time and place the wheels or drive up onto "wood ramps/risers" which works great for everything else that doesn't involve the wheels or suspension. (Crude but it works, pic attached).
So my question is how are you guys jacking up your car? I've read people cut up the jack stands to be straight however i use it for other cars as well so i don't really want to do that. In the future ill most likely purchase a quick jack but a current solution would be great.
EDIT:
For anyone wanting to find a simple solution to all of this.
If you look a little past the jack pad, above the felt liner, there is a frame rail that runs the length of the chassis.
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