Jack Stands

[Jager]

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[husker boxster]

Simple, innovative, cool....

but a bit spendy at 3 bills.

[V-Rod]

Clever! And I do like the fact that they can be stacked when stored. And that $300 is for a pair.

[doragman]

very innovative

[schnellman]

I really like these, but there's no way I'm going to spend $300 for new jack stands.

[Frodo]

Yeah, sort of cool, but...
The downside? Non-height adjustable!

[husker boxster]

Would probably only need 1 pair. Jack the car up from the rear post and the front goes up along with it. Stick a pair of regular stands in the front.

[thstone]

My car is lowered (PSS9's). No way that I'd ever be able to get the jack and the jackpoint jack pad under the car. I had to remove the flat jackpad entirely from my race jack and it still barely fits.

[Gforrest2]

Originally Posted by schnellman

I really like these, but there's no way I'm going to spend $300 for new jack stands.

+1 And wait a little bit. H-F will have a knock-off for less than $100 before you know it.

[Soetekouw]

Pro's: What a great idea; would like to have.

Con's: Too expensive; non-height adjustable; no lift weight specs; what material is it made of.
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To THSTONE: if you place a 2x4 in back of your rear tires (or in front of your front tires) and drive up on it, this may give you enough room to use your jack.

[AndyA6]

Not impressed. Bulky.

[thom4782]

Innovative idea. While I don't plan to buy, here are a few more technical details from the vendor's site.

"We use Almag 535, a light weight, high performance, high strength Magnesium Aluminum alloy and wall thicknesses of 1/2 inch or more to evenly distribute load throughout the jack stand base. The results are jack stands that meets ANSI standards at 4000 pounds and a stable base nearly twice as wide as conventional jack stands."

[Vista glass]

Well it has been raining everyday. It probably will until September. Time for shop work. After research, I picked up a set of 6 ton jacks for routine activities. I found a set with ratchets and pins at Northern Tool on sale for $40.00 per set.

Not one to leave well enough alone I modified them by installing rubber pads onto the bearing surfaces. I have 1/4 inch thick material cut to fit and affixed with the E6000 adhesive. E6000 is pretty good stuff weather resistant and I have not had a failure with it so far.

Since I am usually alone in my man cave I used bright colors to indicate post positions for easy reference to level the vehicle. I got the six tons so I can use them for other toys and tools in the stable




Of course we can not have rusty stands under the Boxster and it does stay damp down here. I used the Duplicolor Clear Wheel paint to seal every thing up.I have had very good service from this product on wheels, calipers and anything else I have used it on so long as the prep was done right.
So they are not "really" Porsche jack stands but I think the caliper decals do add a certain savoir fare to these imports
I sure hope it quits raining soon !

[ghostrider300]

Originally Posted by Jager

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JackPoint JackStands Work Better

Those are cool, I'd buy dentless door repair first but that's me. Also, unibody is not a new concept, my 71 Fiat is built the same way. Also, if done carefully with some underside mouse pad on the jack, using standard gear is just fine.

[Johnny Danger]

Ron Popeil has nothing on these people !