04-09-2015, 05:06 PM
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Esco jack stands have a flat top. I have had mine way up high on those and it's very stable....its the trip up thats dicey
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04-10-2015, 07:32 AM
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Is it cool to leave my P-car up on jack stands say, all Chicago winter?
P.S. Those liftbars may just be the coolest thing I have ever seen.
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04-10-2015, 08:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CoBeerToad
Is it cool to leave my P-car up on jack stands say, all Chicago winter?
P.S. Those liftbars may just be the coolest thing I have ever seen.
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There has been a lot of debate about that over the years (on rennlist, 928 forum where I mostly hang out). Many do, but the smart guys say put something under the wheels in order to keep the shocks from becoming fully unloaded, which is bad for the seals apparently. It makes sense to me.
I never put my cars off the ground for extended periods. I do overinflate the tires quite a bit to avoid flat spotting, however. A few months of sitting won't hurt anything imho.
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78 5 spd 928 Blumaxx (in Hemmings S & E issue #100)
85 928S garnet red stock daily driver
06 Mustang GT Legend Lime and modified to go even faster
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04-19-2015, 05:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stephen wilson
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Originally Posted by healthservices
If you set the jack stands correctly you can set and forget. I had these under my mustang for over 10 years and numerous earth quakes.
Knock on wood nothing has ever happened
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Gack ! ... you're Mustang has become a storage shelf, just like my '65 project !
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I finally sold that a couple years ago and put this on it for a while...
Then this...
scary how high it looks. 
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04-19-2015, 08:14 PM
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This is what I wish I had
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04-19-2015, 08:18 PM
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PS cheap jack pads
I bought some clear Tygon 4 inch hose at Lowes, 5 bucks per foot. Cut off a 4 or 5 inch piece and then cur that in half. Take each half and cup over your jack stand and it is tough as hell but will not mar your car.....also seems to add friction to the top which is good.
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04-20-2015, 05:06 AM
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I would never trust my life under one of those. I have seen them, and they are not very robust. I don't care what the stated rating is.
For a reasonable amount of money, Max Jax sells excellent 2 post lifts that do not require high ceilings. They do require at least 6 inches of reinforced concrete footers though.
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Pittsburgh, PA
78 5 spd 928 Blumaxx (in Hemmings S & E issue #100)
85 928S garnet red stock daily driver
06 Mustang GT Legend Lime and modified to go even faster
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04-20-2015, 11:57 AM
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If I were to ever get another lift I think it would be a overhead scissor lift like this...
https://youtu.be/QfoYzlgfZPI
Last edited by healthservices; 04-20-2015 at 12:00 PM.
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04-20-2015, 03:46 PM
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If anyone wants to learn all the geekish details of various lifts, I suggest you search on Garage Journal. I 'apprenticed' there on this subject and as a result decided to buy a Mohawk 2 post with wheel engaging adapters. American made and worth every penny (and I am mean with those pennies!).Lifts my Porsche easily and my Cummins diesel truck -effortlessly. Steady as a rock - which in my earthquake prone area is vital.
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04-20-2015, 05:05 PM
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Mohawks are seriously over engineered. If you want something big and heavy, I don't think you will find any heavier or more robust.
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04-20-2015, 07:11 PM
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Been there.....
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05-14-2015, 07:39 AM
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05-14-2015, 08:19 AM
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Quote:
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05-14-2015, 06:38 PM
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The best I have ever seen
Are the jack stands for a E36
THis is pure genius, they are keyed so they cannot rotate or twist
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05-15-2015, 02:44 AM
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That's an old race car trick, the Trans-Am car I used to crew for had the same. The cars are too low to get a jack under.
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