Using Wheels As Jack Stands

Park on a solid surface.

Using wheels as jack stands.

Projects steel wheels for jack stands. If lifting the entire front or rear choose a jack point in the center of the front or rear suspension or frame. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by chopped may 6 2014. If lifting just one wheel lifting just that corner of the vehicle is a good idea.

Chocks four one for each side of two wheels floor jack. Remove your jack stands and put them to the side somewhere far away where you won t stumble over them. Jack stands may be the most overlooked safety equipment items in a diy garage. A flat stable ground engaging the park brake and using wheel chocks will go.

People have been crushed to death when vehicles that were improperly secured fell on them. Set the jack stand underneath the pinch points of your vehicle. Use wheel chocks the car rolling unexpectedly is the worst case scenario. If you used a wheel flat on the ground as a failsafe put that wheel back.

Dec 9 2004 posts. Pin type jack stands use locking pins to adjust the height while screw type jack stands use adjustable screws. Slide your jack stand in from the side of your vehicle. Never jack up a vehicle without blocking the wheels to keep it from rolling.

Jack up the vehicle using a solid jacking point leaving enough room for the jack stand to support the car. Thinking of using four wheels and setting the car on them for stands. Don t lift it more than absolutely necessary. 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.

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. Center your floor jack under the lifting point you used to lift the car and raise it an inch or two above the stands. Just bear these very simple tips in mind and you should be able to safely use your stands every time. Use jack stands when you work underneath your vehicle.

Safety tips when using jack stands. Use on flat stable ground very very important. Line up the divot on your jack stand with the part of the pinch point that extends down. Instead they provide a safe fixed support for a raised vehicle.

When using a jack stand to support one corner of a vehicle place it under the jacking point adjust the stand s height and use the pin or screw or pawl in some cases to lock it in place according to manufacturer s instructions. This will ensure that the jack stands will stay in place. Jack stands do not lift vehicles.