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Old 07-08-2016, 12:14 PM
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Any got an extra set of air jack stands?
Old 07-08-2016, 12:33 PM
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Roger has mine in his Audi trunk...You are welcome to borrow them if you need them for an event.
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Yeah, used them last weekend it made life REALLY easy. Would like to get a set of my own.....
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I've got a set of the stackable stands. I'm planning to sell them but haven't done anything to research value. Happy to explore this with you if you're looking to buy a set.
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Im looking to buy a set of 996 Cup stackable. If you have 997, they are different
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I would be interested in a 997 set if anyone has a set as well.
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I'm interested in a 996 set as well.
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I got mine from TRG about 3 years ago. Nice set, cost around $1700.

Scariest thing I've ever done with the Cup is to put it up on the second set of stands for increased height underneath. OMG! Was waiting for something bad to open as the right rear finally came up. It all worked as advertised, but I confess that it was a nerve-wracking experience watching those airjacks extend on the first set of stands!
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lol Toby,
been there done that....scary for sure
almost like get it started and close your eyes till its up all the way.
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Where can these be obtained these days? Google won't tell me.
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Cup Car Solutions has all the OEM components for air jack lifting:

http://cupcarsolutions.com/jackstands.htm
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Permafrost: PM sent.

Toby & Red Bear: Thanks for the leads.
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Thx!!
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Originally Posted by Toby Pennycuff
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Scariest thing I've ever done with the Cup is to put it up on the second set of stands for increased height underneath. OMG! Was waiting for something bad to open as the right rear finally came up. It all worked as advertised, but I confess that it was a nerve-wracking experience watching those airjacks extend on the first set of stands!
Are they truly stable enough to not ever worry. My 996 jacks do not come up evenly, would that be like Russian Roulette, not a matter of if but when?
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Once you get the car up, it is perfectly stable on the double stands. But your observation of HOW the jacks operate is exactly the point. Front goes up first, followed by the right side and finally by the left side. It's that left side that is scary to watch..... you keep waiting for one of the stands to be canted at some ungodly angle and slide out!

What would be great is to have the system pressurize equally and deploy the jacks together. I'm sure there is some $10,000 valve used ONLY by pro teams to accomplish this, but that part is obviously out of reach for most of us mere mortals!

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