I think my dad just bought some 3.5 ton jack stands at wal mart today for like $15 for a pair. Count your change up and go get some

 

I'm painting my brake calipers and drums so that's why I'm interested in posting such a thread. I only have one jack and just need to hold the other side of the car up while I do the 2 front or 2 rear drums. I don't mean to hold the entire car up, either the front, or the rear.

Well.. is some flat pieces of wood good to hold?

 

i'm not sure about other floor jacks(hydrolic jacks), but mine has this safety peg that you put in a hole when its jacked up all the way. This metal peg will keep the jack from coming down if the hydrolic mechanism fails. I'd have no problem trusting in that.

Dave

 

Is there two jack points behind the front wheels? How come in this pic there's a stand and jack placed behind the front wheels? The jack points isn't that wide

 

if you just want the front up then the back up....just jack the car up in the middle of the front...take off both wheels.....paint...return wheels...then jack up the middle of the back of the car?

 

bricks laid the long way? I don't mean vertically...like stacked the way it would when building a wall or house...

 

would 2 bricks under the jack points behind the wheels be enough to hold it?

we tried 2 stacked on top of each other and it cut one of them almost in half.

 

Bricks or cement blocks are not the best things to use. If I can break one of those with my hands in taekwon-do it wouldn't hold up a car. Just jack up one side, paint it, let it dry for one hour and put the wheels on and do the other side. Infact I have 4 jackstands and just jacked up the front, jack stands under, jacked up the rear and jack stands under. Did the whole car in 2 hours

 

why cant you just use jackstands!!! im reading these worthless posts about using bricks or wood..why dont you just ask mommy or daddy for 10 bucks and drive yourself to walmart and get some jackstands!? :slap:

 

somebody must've pissed in ur cornflakes this morning..

This may be a topic of interest for some people, it's always good to find out alternative ways of doing things...