Craig,
Thanks for the warning, but the cinder blocks are IN ADDITION to the
jack stands. I would never put a car on cinder blocks and get under
it. I just want something to give me a chance if my modern, sturdy
jack stands fail.
Tim
> Tim,
>
>Please, please do not depend on cinder blocks to save your
>life. They will crumble under the weight of the car. Jack stands
>work, cinder blocks don't.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Craig
>1972 Triumph TR6
>
>
>On 02/10/12, Tim Gaines<mtgaines@presby.edu> wrote:
>
>Well, I certainly wouldn't get under or reach far under the car while
>jacking no matter where the jack is placed. My floor jack handle
>reaches to the side and lets me pump it without being underneath,
>though I have to admit there is little range of motion at
>first. Those rails are close, and I've never had a hint that the
>board (a sturdy one of course) was close to failing; no creaks or
>cracks. The fact that the car goes straight up means that the front
>stands, already in place, don't tip to the side at all. That was
>something that always scared me. Believe me, when I contemplate
>going underneath my car, I have a healthy fear. I don't rely on just
>the jack stands either. I slide cinder blocks underneath once the
>stands are set.
>
>Tim
>
>
>
> >wow - you jack your car up on a 2x6 bridging the frame rails? Seems a
> >little light to me - please be careful.
> >
> >On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu> wrote:
> > > I do the same, with a 2X6 about 16" long. My exhaust hangs down
> just below
> > > the level of the rails, so I also add a short 2X4 under each
> rail to bridge
> > > the exhaust. It works well, and as Dave says, the car goes up evenly. So,
> > > one lift at the front cross and one in the back with a temporary cross.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >> The two frame rails come pretty close together at the T-shirt
> area so you
> > >> can lift there setting the jack under one of the rails. But that is a
> > >> little
> > >> bit unstable. I use a 2X4 to span the gap and up it goes. But with the
> > >> jack lifting from the side the car wants to move sideways on the front
> > >> stands
> > >> so I lift in stages and square things up once it is up.
> > >>
> > >> Dave
> > >>
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