Using Wheels As Jack Stands

Chocks four one for each side of two wheels floor jack.

Using wheels as jack stands.

Make sure your vehicle is parked on a flat concrete surface and that the conditions of the floor on which you will be using the jack stands is solid and free of debris. Use wheel chocks the car rolling unexpectedly is the worst case scenario. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by chopped may 6 2014. Pin type jack stands use locking pins to adjust the height while screw type jack stands use adjustable screws.

Park on a solid surface. If you used a wheel flat on the ground as a failsafe put that wheel back. Jack up the vehicle using a solid jacking point leaving enough room for the jack stand to support the car. Dec 9 2004 posts.

Projects steel wheels for jack stands. Use a pair of jack stands every time you lift a vehicle and you will vastly decrease the likelihood of becoming a victim of a falling vehicle. A flat stable ground engaging the park brake and using wheel chocks will go. Line up the divot on your jack stand with the part of the pinch point that extends down.

Use jack stands when you work underneath your vehicle. Thinking of using four wheels and setting the car on them for stands. The pinch points are located on the sides of your vehicle behind your front tires or in front of your rear tires. Jack stands may be the most overlooked safety equipment items in a diy garage.

Center your floor jack under the lifting point you used to lift the car and raise it an inch or two above the stands. Safety tips when using jack stands. Just bear these very simple tips in mind and you should be able to safely use your stands every time. If lifting the entire front or rear choose a jack point in the center of the front or rear suspension or frame.

Use on flat stable ground very very important. If lifting just one wheel lifting just that corner of the vehicle is a good idea. Jack stands do not lift vehicles. Slide your jack stand in from the side of your vehicle.

Don t lift it more than absolutely necessary. Use bricks wooden wedges or metal wheel chocks to block the wheels at the end of the car that isn t being raised. Seems easy and safe but i never hear of anyone doing it. Instead they provide a safe fixed support for a raised vehicle.

Never jack up a vehicle without blocking the wheels to keep it from rolling. Set the jack stand underneath the pinch points of your vehicle. This will ensure that the jack stands will stay in place.