under the car

ZEmadman · Post by **ZEmadman** » September 21st, 2004, 3:17 pm

i was just curious how everyone does work under their car? jackstands, ramps, your own devilish device? what? im wanting to do more and more work to my car on my own but only have 2 jackstands and a cheezy jack. anyone have a unique way to work under their car?

RoundTop · Post by **RoundTop** » September 21st, 2004, 3:25 pm

Jackstands are probably the cheapest.

A set of 4 will only cost about $30CDN if that.

fry_81 · Post by **fry_81** » September 21st, 2004, 3:33 pm

i usually use jackstands or the shop lift at work

which is a million times quicker

koreanmx-er · Post by **koreanmx-er** » September 21st, 2004, 4:18 pm

lift at work, i usually just stay after and use it then , but if at home i use stands

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » September 21st, 2004, 5:03 pm

I'm ghetto. I use the jack out of the trunk for everything.

Grants · Post by **Grants** » September 21st, 2004, 5:34 pm

Floor jack and stands. Well worth the $$

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » September 21st, 2004, 6:12 pm

and get a good floorjack. Those "kits" that include 2 jackstands & a jack always include the biggest peice of crap jack you can get, and don't raise it hardly at all.

I Dunno what the cheapest price is for a good jack, but it is proably at least 100 bux. Mine was 300, its a 3-pump low-profile race jack and raises my car PLENTY high.

MX3-Freak · Post by **MX3-Freak** » September 21st, 2004, 8:35 pm

I built my own ramps

. Works for eeverything but removing a wheel.

fry_81 · Post by **fry_81** » September 21st, 2004, 8:57 pm

lol ya i guess you'd have to build your own ramps. i have ramps but when i went to use them i realized that these cars are far too low for ramps lol.

ZEmadman · Post by **ZEmadman** » September 21st, 2004, 9:47 pm

i'll prolly end up just getting another set of stands and a better jack. thanks for the input fellas.

freak: what did you use to build your ramps?

papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » September 21st, 2004, 9:51 pm

i just use stands and a jack, did my whole swap on stands

killerpickle · Post by **killerpickle** » September 21st, 2004, 11:26 pm

You can buy ramps made for low cars. Ive seen them for just under 80 bucks. There a lot more gradual of an incline.

Dominicanchu_Nmbr1 · September 22nd, 2004, 12:02 am

i use ramps and stands, but because of the incline issue mentioned, i raise it w/a jack first, then slide a ramp under the wheel and sit it down. works fine, and if you've got four ramps, you can lift the whole car that way. Works every time for me, and i don't gotta worry about a jack popping and the car falling on me...but then again, you'd have to be using a pretty crappy jack for that to happen.

de_sjiem · Post by **de_sjiem** » December 13th, 2004, 2:45 am

Just wanting to remind ppl that it can be really dangerous to work under a car that just has a jack under it... use axle/jack stands or a ramp or something more secure... jack stands aren't really that expensive... and also remember to use jackstands in pairs!!! I just dont want ppl to get hurt...

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