Finally - A good good jack stand for DIYers

ol240z

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I'm like you. 4 post lift - didn't buy the ramp jack kit. I have the "jack bar" for the lift, but it was scarier to me than jacking up a car on the ground w/ traditional jack stands. In my 3 car garage, the lift is on the single stall side. When I'm working around the car (brakes, suspension, tires) rather than under it I park the car in the middle of the two stall side of the garage. These jack stands are much better because I can move around the car easier and don't have to work around the lift and the lesser space on the wall side of the lift.
They are expensive, but I see many things for my cars that cost more than $300 that aren't nearly as important (sunglasses, watches, stereo, clear bra, window tint, go fasters, etc.). If you go cheap on sunglasses and they fail you get sun in your eyes. Cheap jack stand puts a car on your chest - hmm. What also attracted me was the fact that my very first car was damaged by a pooly placed floor jack or jack stand (I don't know which), so this was a big plus for me. I couldn't repair that one time damage for $300, but I can avoid doing it myself (which hurts even more).
Personally, I don't have a lift option at the track (I see some guys with the trailers with lifts in them - aahhh the stuff of my dreams). These are really stable on paddock pavement. I no longer remove my wheels and stick them under the car for a "safety net".
I also thought the non-adjustable thing was a minus, but the stand goes in the one place it's supposed to be so you don't need to adjust it to find a spot. If you check the thread, you can see that you get really good working height when using two stands. It's surprisingly high. It's a geometry thing.