Using Wheels As Jack Stands

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

Using wheels as jack stands.

If you used a wheel flat on the ground as a failsafe put that wheel back. Use jack stands when you work underneath your vehicle. Jack stands may be the most overlooked safety equipment items in a diy garage. Never jack up a vehicle without blocking the wheels to keep it from rolling.

Use wheel chocks the car rolling unexpectedly is the worst case scenario. 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. Instead they provide a safe fixed support for a raised vehicle. A flat stable ground engaging the park brake and using wheel chocks will go.

Set the jack stand underneath the pinch points of your vehicle. Thinking of using four wheels and setting the car on them for stands. Just bear these very simple tips in mind and you should be able to safely use your stands every time. Jack stands do not lift vehicles.

Jack up the vehicle using a solid jacking point leaving enough room for the jack stand to support the car. 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. Don t lift it more than absolutely necessary. The pinch points are located on the sides of your vehicle behind your front tires or in front of your rear tires.

Dec 9 2004 posts. This will ensure that the jack stands will stay in place. If lifting the entire front or rear choose a jack point in the center of the front or rear suspension or frame. Remove your jack stands and put them to the side somewhere far away where you won t stumble over them.

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. Pin type jack stands use locking pins to adjust the height while screw type jack stands use adjustable screws. If lifting just one wheel lifting just that corner of the vehicle is a good idea. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by chopped may 6 2014.

Line up the divot on your jack stand with the part of the pinch point that extends down. Use on flat stable ground very very important. Park on a solid surface. Safety tips when using jack stands.

Seems easy and safe but i never hear of anyone doing it. Use bricks wooden wedges or metal wheel chocks to block the wheels at the end of the car that isn t being raised. Center your floor jack under the lifting point you used to lift the car and raise it an inch or two above the stands.