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Old 11-22-2016, 12:09 PM   #1
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I used a 2 Post lift. I have seen photos using 4 very tall jack stands.That way the car is level.
The Harbor Freight floor trans jack(scissor type) seems to feature in some but a tall hyraulic cart is probably better?
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Old 11-22-2016, 03:57 PM   #2
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I used standard height jack stands from HF. I think I measured 17", but you will have to get the transmission to within 6" of the floor.

I used my floor jack. I drilled some holes in the floor jack pad and bolted a square of 1/2" ply 12"x12" for the transmission to rest on and used load straps to keep it from falling off. Worked perfectly and due to the fact that there was some slack/play it made jiggling the tranny back into place fairly easy.

I don't like jack stands either but nothing budged as your not pushing hard sideways on anything during this job.
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Old 11-22-2016, 04:39 PM   #3
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HF sell 12 ton jack stands that raise the car up to 30"
I use a set of 4 on a diesel truck and regular cars. Rock solid and cheap(on sale)
12 Ton Jack Stands
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Old 11-22-2016, 05:40 PM   #4
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The only issue I see with that is getting the car up to the lowest height of 19.5 inches. 6 Ton axle stands start at about 17 inches so you can get the car to that height using regular 2 or 3 ton stands.
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