Idiot964Owner

I just recently purchased this set from crafts man to work on my car with.
http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_101...d=jack&prdNo=7

A creeper, a jack capable of 3 tons, and two jack stands each with a 1.5 ton limit.


Do you think this would be safe enough to work under?

crg53

It looks like it should work; I prefer to raise the car onto 4 jack stands, so it sits level, feel safer that way. I also made up some safety blocks from 2"x 6" nailed together, I put those under the car, just in case something happens, can't be too safety minded.
NEVER go under a car supported by the jack only.

3blackbirds

That's a nice set. If you're going to jack it up by the engine, use a phone book or something. You don't want the jack pad to contact the seam of the crankcase.

Idiot964Owner

Nice good to hear its decent, and speaking of wheel chocks.
If say I jack up the back of the car I should put something in the front of the two front wheels correct?

but what to use hmmmmm
I don't have any bricks or plywood hanging around.

crg53

Sir, I don't know if it is your avatar, but you make me nervous; like I said before, go and buy two more jackstands, you will need them sooner or later anyway.
First question: where are you placing the jackstands on the car?
Second question: How are you jacking up the car?

Rocket Rob

Yes, you need to chock the front wheels. You don't want the car to shift while you are jacking it. I use some home made chocks which were a 6x6 block of wood cut diagonally.

Idiot964Owner

What I meant was if I were to jack up the rear of the car in the instructed points from the owners manual and place two jackstands I would have to put some kind of device to prevent the front wheels from rolling correct?

And yes I'm going to go buy two more jackstands tomorrow.

darth

I never block the front wheels or place a jack under the engine for fear the jack will slip and punch a hole thru the case and it's unatural to compress the engine mounts. I use the jack points or the trailing arm as jack points or for the jack stands.