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Brink · 01-06-2018, 01:29 AM

Is there any sort of consensus as to the maximum angle jack stands are safe at? I'd like to get into doing more of the work on my BRZ myself, rather than having to take it into the shop for everything that requires the car to be off the ground, but my driveway is slightly sloped and I'm worried that jack stands won't be safe with the slope. Just checked with my iPhone and it measured the slope at 2 degrees, though I'm not sure how much I trust that measurement.

Alternatively, I was looking at maybe just getting a pair of wheel ramps so I can at least put one end of the car up on ramps at a time for some work. The highest I've found would give a 7" lift, so not a whole lot but probably enough to do some work (though I would only be lifting one end at a time with these, with chocks on the other end, and the tires would still be on the ground so it's not ideal). I'm thinking if I went with this option I'd position the car so that the wheels on the lower end of the driveway were being lifted, to minimize the angle it would actually be at.

And working in the garage, which is (presumably) level isn't an option for me as there isn't enough space in there. A car can fit in there, but there would be no extra space around it.

Suggestions?

01-06-2018, 01:29 AM	#1
Brink Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: 2017 BRZ Location: CA Posts: 662 Thanks: 200 Thanked 392 Times in 236 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Jack stands on sloped driveway? Is there any sort of consensus as to the maximum angle jack stands are safe at? I'd like to get into doing more of the work on my BRZ myself, rather than having to take it into the shop for everything that requires the car to be off the ground, but my driveway is slightly sloped and I'm worried that jack stands won't be safe with the slope. Just checked with my iPhone and it measured the slope at 2 degrees, though I'm not sure how much I trust that measurement. Alternatively, I was looking at maybe just getting a pair of wheel ramps so I can at least put one end of the car up on ramps at a time for some work. The highest I've found would give a 7" lift, so not a whole lot but probably enough to do some work (though I would only be lifting one end at a time with these, with chocks on the other end, and the tires would still be on the ground so it's not ideal). I'm thinking if I went with this option I'd position the car so that the wheels on the lower end of the driveway were being lifted, to minimize the angle it would actually be at. And working in the garage, which is (presumably) level isn't an option for me as there isn't enough space in there. A car can fit in there, but there would be no extra space around it. Suggestions?