Jack Points

[Meckman]

I so want to get a pair of these.
Lift Stand Inc | Made in the USA

 

[Gargamel]

Whilst on the subject.
The cold and the white stuff is around the corner.
Is it just enough to have a jack to lift the car to change the tire, or do i need a jack stand?

 

[Hockster]

I've only ever used just a jack. But I have a decent one I trust to hold my vehicles for the time needed.

 

[NS_Stinger]

Whilst on the subject.
The cold and the white stuff is around the corner.
Is it just enough to have a jack to lift the car to change the tire, or do i need a jack stand?

I change my tires on both of my cars every year. Here is my formula which I find works quickly and is safe:

1. Use breaker bar to break loose lug nuts on wheel I'm going to change while its still on the ground. You dont want to loosen them way up or anything just enough that you hear them crack loose.
2. Use 2.5 ton floor jack to jack up corner
3. Slide jackstand under control arm incase the floorjack was to fail but dont put weight of car on it
4. Use electric impact gun to remove lug nuts
5. Take off wheel and put on winter wheel
6. Put lugs nuts on while car is off the ground and torque them with torque wrench
7. Remove jackstand and lower car. Repeat at all corners.
8. Once all wheels are done i go around and re-torque all lugnuts with my torque wrench just to double check.

I bought this jackpad off amazon which should make the pinch point safe to jack from:


I've just used a hockey puck in the past which works decently.

 

[usagi]

looks like there are only three quickjacks which will fit the stinger, since it's so long and the jack points (66") are longer than standard quickjacks can handle (60" max).

BL-7000EXT 66" max
BL-6000XLT 75.8" max
BL-5000EXT 66" max