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Shadowstalke
PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:51 am Up
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Previously, when I have used axle stands, I have only needed to be under the car for 10 mins or less, so I have been naughty and used them on the sills (cue sharp horrified intake of breath).

I am looking at doing something a little more involved, so will be under the car longer, so I was wondering, where do you all put your axle stands (pics would be appreciated)

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Under rear nut of your lower arm at the front

Under front bolt of your rear axle (but the rear can be done on sills, had mine for a week there - no bends on scrapes, yet stripped the boot and interior)

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I used to put the axle stands underneath the subframe at the front. Never needed them for the rear though. Here's a pic of where I'd put mine:

 


 

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Go to B&Q and get some timber. Cut it up to 6"x12" lengths one on top of another and use that. More stable that axle stands and it doesn't concentrate the load on a small area either so less likely to damage anything.
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All good suggestions, thanks!

I think the subframe is my favourite for general use. Seems the least likely place to be damaged by having load concentrated through it, and I would need a fair bit of wood to keep both sides up...

But the arm location may take it for my next job as I think I will need to get basically where the axle stands would be under the subframe...

Either that or look out for some wheel ramps down the car boot...!

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You could also get some pieces of wood that you could then make a slot in the middle of. Then place those pieces of wood underneath the jacking points on the sill. This would prevent the sill from bending and also distribute the weight better. Although i'm not sure if its recommended to do so if im honest.
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I would never get under a car supported by wood unless it was a few inches thick or even a good solid piece of railway sleeper. Wood can split down the grain under pressure, it bends and also compresses.
Stacked wood is very unstable and the car could easily fall off it while you're under it.

Axle stands are perfectly safe to use as long as you put them in the right places. This depends on what you're doing. No point putting one on a suspension mount if you are working on the suspension.
If you don't need to take the wheels off, then ramps are perfectly adequate.

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I use stacks of two inch thick timber. Ever thought they build ships on timber. It's very strong if used sensibly.
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I'd never use wood to support a car, correctly positioned axle stands every time for me.
After all wooden ships were superseded by steel for good reason.

 
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Most of your house is probably held up by wood.....roof, joists, etc spring to mind.
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qwert wrote:
Most of your house is probably held up by wood.....roof, joists, etc spring to mind.

Most of my house is held up by bricks, the wood supports a few tiles, & I definitely wouldn't trust it to take the weight of a car.

 
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Your roof will weigh a lot more than a car.
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The roof of a house and the cribs that hold a ship in place are engineered for maximum strength. A pile of 2 inch thick softwood stacked one on top of the other is not the most stable of things.
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I've found them to be more stable and less likely to tip over than an axle stand.
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We use wooden blocks at work to support forklifts & also elevated mast sections.

There company supplied hardwood blocks specially made & certified for this purpose.

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