Am I the only one that is horrified being under a jacked up car? I’m not a mechanic by trade or school but always do all my own car work. I’m currently rebuilding my trans and hate being under it because it doesn’t sit far off the ground. It’s currently on 4 4ton jack stands and I always leave a jack under it but when it’s time to put the trans back I’ll be needing the jack. For reference too the floor is about 20 inches off the ground.
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If you put the jack stands in the proper place and you’re on fairly level hard ground/concrete, you’re safe.
get 2 10x10’s chop em up and block under the frame. they won’t go anywhere.
Every time I put a vehicle on stands, I give it a real good jolt with my hip from the side of the car. If it stays, it’s good. If it goes… gotta re-do it. ( :
But yeah, it’s an uncomfortable mental feeling. Knowing that a couple of cast iron teeth are keeping it from falling on you.
Project Farm did a video on jack stands. He torture tested them and most of them were able to stand up to like 30,000 pounds or something crazy?
Put the wheels under there as an extra safety measure.
Gotta give the car a serious shake like you’re trying to knock it off the stands before getting under it. Helps you know how much jostling you can do safely.
I feel more comfortable when I am able to use ramps.
When I was doing suspension work on my Mazda and had to wait for a new bolt arrived my car sat on 3 ton jack stands for like a whole week. So if it sat for a whole week without falling then it ain’t gonna fall for the few hours when I’m underneath is the way I see it.
It’s just one if those things you put to the back of your mind after you consider all safety first. If your safety mechanisms fail, they fail. Use your noggin to make sure you use the right tools and you won’t have issues. Test the lift, shake it a bit. Anything beyond that is beyond my control.