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Posted by admin | Posted in Parts And Stuff | Posted on 19-09-2010
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Lift Car
Is it safe to lift your car up on 4 jack stands?
I've got a set of 2 2-ton jack stands and a floor jack so I can work on my car (a smaller car . . . Chevy Cavalier), and I was thinking that there are times when it would be really handy to have the whole car off the ground, say for example when you want to change your oil and fuel filter.
Do you think it'd be safe to put the car up on 4 jack stands?
Thanks!
Well, I used oil and fuel filter as an example. My fuel filter is located in the center, below the rear seating area, rear passenger side of fuel tank while I'd need to get under my engine to mess with oil changes . . . you can't get to both with only one end of the car up in the air.
There are other reasons I'd like to be able to get access to 4 wheels above ground, such as rotating my tires and I'd like to get underneath for maintainence and stuff 
Thanks everyone for your input!
I put my cavalier up on 4 jack stands all the time. I jack one side place both stands front and rear then do the other side. Just make sure it's level and you're good. I do this for brakes, under body work etc. If there's no wheel on the ground it can't roll away. And for the guy who suggested ramps how do you get the wheel off if you use drive on ramps? So long as the jack stands are in good shape and rated for the weight you're fine. I use 4 rated at 2 tons each on my cavalier and 4 rated at 6 tons on my jeep. The 6 tons are more for height than capacity.
How To Raise or Lift Your Car onto Jack Stands--AutoHow.TV
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