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soundman98 · 07-07-2020, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Atmo

Me too.

I always use a floor jack extended and touching as close to the center of mass as possible wishfully thinking that if one of the stands breaks, the car/truck might stay balanced long enough to slide out on my creeper.

Except that I just realized that my floor jack is the same Pittsburgh brand as the crap jack stands. Time to go shopping.

but if you really dig into where all jackstands/jacks are made, it's really only a few factories that just slap different paint/stickers on the exact same thing.

Spuds · 07-08-2020, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Atmo

Me too.

I always use a floor jack extended and touching as close to the center of mass as possible wishfully thinking that if one of the stands breaks, the car/truck might stay balanced long enough to slide out on my creeper.

Except that I just realized that my floor jack is the same Pittsburgh brand as the crap jack stands. Time to go shopping.

The jacks are fine. If they fail (which I haven't ever heard of them failing), they fail well before you get under the car. Probably even before you get it in the air. I have one and will continue to use it.

NoHaveMSG · 07-08-2020, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

The jacks are fine. If they fail (which I haven't ever heard of them failing), they fail well before you get under the car. Probably even before you get it in the air. I have one and will continue to use it.

I have 4 I am still using.

humfrz · 07-08-2020, 03:36 PM

Didn't used to have problems with that store bought stuff back in the day -

Spuds · 07-08-2020, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Didn't used to have problems with that store bought stuff back in the day -

Lol that looks like just the body lifted off the frame. Still heavy AF, but not quite a whole car.

humfrz · 07-08-2020, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

Lol that looks like just the body lifted off the frame. Still heavy AF, but not quite a whole car.

Hell, ya could build a house on top of that structure. The foundation for the house my father was born in had stacked up limestone rocks for a foundation.

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