I did my MBRP exhaust using jack stands. I have the Harbor Freight jack cross beam to lift one whole side at a time, place the jack stands, then do the other side so it is up on 4 stands.
I have the same crossbeam. I’m wondering about preserving the pinch welds. Are y’all using adapters of any sort on your jack pad / cross beam and/or stands?
I use pinch weld adapters on the jack stands. The standard pad on the crossbeam seems to be ok on the pinch weld long enough to get it jacked up and the jack stands placed under the car in the designated position.
Pinch weld adapter from Amazon
My brain is a little wary of the whole “hoist one side of the car up on jack stands and then swing the other side up” workflow… does the car “roll” on the stands at all? Just seems hazardous (or potentially damaging to underbody / side skirts?) if we’re talking about getting the car like 12+” off the ground. Can you walk me through what to expect, tips or tricks, etc.?
Just make sure the jack can roll. It's only a problem when the jack gets stuck on a rock or the wheels wedged sideways, then it'll pull the car. Keep an eye on the other stands and make sure they're not tilting.My brain is a little wary of the whole “hoist one side of the car up on jack stands and then swing the other side up” workflow… does the car “roll” on the stands at all? Just seems hazardous (or potentially damaging to underbody / side skirts?) if we’re talking about getting the car like 12+” off the ground. Can you walk me through what to expect, tips or tricks, etc.?
Nah that one is too phat, won't fit between the rail and sideskirt. This will
So these will work for the jack… what are people using for the jack stands? (Last I checked my jack stand heads are all shaped like inverted moustaches, not really suited to mating with pucks like this. Should I be looking for different stands?).
Looks like those are the same ones I sent a picture of! I think @General_Vodka was saying that adapters like that are too fat to fit between rail and side skirt, though.
I didn't have a problem with them clearing the side skirts. The picture may be deceptive.
Narrow adapter goes bwteen sideskirt and rail. Normal adapter goes where the cutout is, preventing damage.
no you will not , unless your in the European market , and then some of them have the secondary's monitored
Thanks. Yes: I am in Portugal. They are very strict about this new green religion.
What a perfect way of saying it. The US can be bad in some places, but Europe tends to be totally nuts. The most ridiculous part is that like over 90% of the world's pollution comes from India and China, yet our governments are trying to hold us responsible for it.
