Homemade Wood Jack Stands

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Homemade wood jack stands.

We show you how to make custom car stands using basic tools. Homemade tall wooden jack stands. 0 post a comment login register. Extra tall jack stands fabricated from wood and useful for automotive purposes in the shop.

Wheel cribs are super easy to make and the process doesn t take a lot of time. I ve done it with all 4 wheels on a car or using 3 when there s very little weight on the front like the pic below. Generally speaking suspension bolts nuts should be tightened when the suspension is in the normal resting position. This is a great and inexpensive way to get more room under your vehicle.

I made a set of jack stands to support the rear of the car at just the right he. Automotive jack stands. A set of ramps supports the front wheels. So i tried using my rolling wheel cribs under the stands.

Tall wooden jack stands. My car requires a maintenance procedure that makes it necessary to raise the car off of the floor but also to keep it level. They can be especially useful when tightening suspension pieces. This homemade jack stand goes together quickly two hours maximum and easily only ten welds and is about as sturdy as they come.

Automotive jack stands when used under a car won t slide apart because the bottom of the car is flat. If using jack stands with wood blocks consider the wood blocks as backups only and make sure the car is level balanced and secure. If you use jack stands to lift your boat from its trailer to do bottom work such as painting or fiberglass repairs you can use automotive jack stands with one important difference. Close to zero if you do your own welding.

This is because the tires will sit on the wheel cribs whereas the jack stands sit on the concrete and are placed under the axle frame or some other support.