yvesvidal

Do any of you (do-it-yourselfer) use these jack pads?



What do you think of them? Do you use them with hydraulic jack only, or have you found some jack-stands that are compatible with these pads?

Thanks
Yves

todd.

Search PORSCHE JACK PAD 997 on Ebay, you find the aluminum ones which are priced great and function perfectly.

Harvey in FL

I have been placing a hockey puck on my floor jack pad for years with no trouble and costs less than a dollar.

Edgy01

+ 99¢ per hockey puck and they work better than all the fancy crap. I'm always amazed at what people attempt to put a patent on. Stuff like that isn't making "an immeasurable improvement" to anything.

cbzzoom

I think the "jackpoint jack stands" are pretty sweet, but way too expensive.

Kuhan

Here in Houston, it's unlikely I'm going to find a hockey puck but essentially isn't it just a rubber disc? Can't I cut one from an old tyre or something and have it behave the same way?

stevepow

UPS does deliver to Houston.

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3412531

Paul S.

I'm in Dallas and found hockey pucks. I think I got them at Academy Sports & Outdoors. Google sporting goods and your zip code; make some calls. You'll find them, I'm sure.

Kuhan

I put the car up on stands today and I couldn't find any flat topped stands so I just bought some cheap Craftsman ones from Sears. They seem to do the job fine without any pads and the like.

At the lowest height they put my wheels about 2" above the ground which is perfect for changing them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13392981@N03/5695013984/
I just noticed that now that I have taken both the right wheels off, the right front is not actually supporting the car and could just slide out. That means all the right side load is on the rear jack point.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13392981@N03/5695014084/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13392981@N03/5695014142/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13392981@N03/5695014256/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13392981@N03/5694441841/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13392981@N03/5694441905/

Edgy01

The big advantage of the Craftsman stands -- they are solid. Just tuck a hockey puck on the top of them and you saved a bunch of money over the fancier ones!

jpoint

I'm not pushing a particular product here, but Kuhan's photos make a valuable point. 99% of jack stand "failures" are actually the result of the car slipping off the jack stand. That metal to metal surface contact on some, but not all jacking locations (pictured) doesn't look very secure - no matter how stout the actual stand. Hockey pucks might be an improvement over that. However, we used hockey pucks at the track and noted how much they can distort when warm. If you use pucks, don't assume they won't shift, distort or tear under load - especially when hot (Houston - we may have a problem :-) or on cars with uneven weight distribution. I found hot pucks will distort in a subtile way so you won't be aware it's happening. You have to look and keep checking while you're working.
When you get your car up in the air, lean on it or grab a wheel and put maximum side force on it. If it's not secure make adjustments before you begin working. I know this is obvious to many, but worth noting in light of those pictures.

Kuhan

To be frank, I only bought these stands to put my car on while I take the wheels off. I don't care how fancy the stands are that are out there, I just would not trust my life under a car held with jack stands of any make or price. I'll leave that to the profesionals.

Before the next time I do the wheel change, I'm going to plasti-dip the tops of the craftsman stands.

Zdascope

Kuhan,

What jack did you use to lift the car up? I need to switch my wheels too...

Ron

Kuhan

I bought a Pittsburg Automotive 1.5 ton racnig jack from Harbor Freight. Last weekend there was a coupon for $79 each so I bought two since it was so cheap.

If you look around various stores, these jacks are all identical - they probably come from the same factory in China and are just rebranded/painted for the different sellers. The price is equally varied - I have seen the same jack at close to $200!

Edgy01

This is as secure as you can get. Flat tops to a flat bottom.