Found a convenient way to put a car on jack stands.

[hastighet]

I found these mentioned on another forum and they seemed like a really easy, fast way to get a p-car on jack stands. They are, but there was no solution for the 87-89 body. So I talked to Ken and he agreed to try it out. Glad I did.

These are stupid easy. Center the bar on your jack, slide the jack under the car and line up the pins. Jack the car up.

The the top of the bar ends have pins that locate it to the jack pad and bottom bar ends are designed to allow the to sit in the saddle of most jack stands. What better place to jack a car than the factory jack pads. I know there are other ways to do this, but these have taken the guesswork and hand wringing out of the equation for a newer owner like myself.

I have no affiliation other than helping Ken with measurements and buying the first set. And since this thread is worthless without pictures.

[Cook&Dunning]

What a great idea! Can you get the jack under the bar, under the car without the wood blocks? (not that that is a deal breaker) Also, is the white tape / line the center, am wondering if it make sense to jack from rear side of white line?

[Tom '74 911]

I like the bar. You can also use one of these jack pads. ($22 from our host)

[bhmkv]

I have the rennline Jack pad. It's great!

[hastighet]

the white tape line is in fact the center, it might be a better weight balance to use the jack behind it, but it's a better balance on the jack closer to the white line. my car is a little low, and my jack isn't a low profile jack, so I need to have the car elevated to have clearance. I needed less than 1/2 inch.

the factory placement jack pad exists for a reason, it's a great product. However I had a problem with how to securely elevate the car while working on re-bushing the suspension. As I said, I'm kind of a newb when it comes to p-car wrenching and the established places to locate jack stands i.e. torsion tube covers in the back and front control arm mounts in the front, left me wanting. this solution solved it for me.

[Green6]

That's a good idea to try to get around the problem of having jackstands with a V-shaped top. The 4 corners of the tub would be the proper locations for stands, but not good with the V-shaped stands. This rod technique is good way to adapt them [as long as the rod is strong enough]. Does anybody make a V-shape to flat top jackstand adaptor?

[Dooodahman]

Originally Posted by Green6

Does anybody make a V-shape to flat top jackstand adaptor?

Wouldn't a 4"x4" piece of 3/4" plywood between the v-shaped jack and the jackpad work?

[BK911]

Neat idea.
Beautiful car!
SC or Carrera?
Love me some well maintained guards red.

[BK911]

Oops, late Carrera!

[wildthing]

The jack pads in post #3 work well for me on those rare occasions that I need it.

And, I got it for free through a friend!

[jlex]

I use 2 jack pads and two floor jacks. Raise the jacks a little bit on each side until done. Once raised, you'd be surprised at how evenly the weight is distributed front to back. Car acts like a teeter totter and pivots on the jack points. Very simple.

[fanaudical]

Interesting. Who makes/sells the bar? Can you please post a closer pic of one of the ends?

[groovydude]

Originally Posted by jlex

I use 2 jack pads and two floor jacks. Raise the jacks a little bit on each side until done. Once raised, you'd be surprised at how evenly the weight is distributed front to back. Car acts like a teeter totter and pivots on the jack points. Very simple.

I think the advantage of the technique outlined by the OP is that once the car is up in the air there's a solid place to put jack stands without worry, it's not so much about how to lift the car safely.

I'd like to see the link to the other thread mentioned in the first post. Those of us without the jack point holes would need a different bar. I do recall a thread about jacking the front of the car where one poster mentions a similar technique (the bar rests beneath the torsion bar ends). I tried it with square tubing/bar stock from Home Depot and it works but the lift bar bent at the lift point.

[hastighet]

not sure how everyone feels about crossposting especially when products other than our hosts are concerned. I really respect the fact Pelican has provided a place for such a great forum.

search for liftbars on renntech.org

thanks BK, it's an 87

[impactbumper]

after having to pay for new oil lines, this makes me nervous.

[hcoles]

Originally Posted by Tom '74 911

I like the bar. You can also use one of these jack pads. ($22 from our host)

That's what I use also. The car is close to balanced (others mention this) front to back when raised using this "tool". Go up back and forth (side to side) until the car is high enough raising the jacks as you go. Some how I ended up with two of these and I have two floor jacks so this goes pretty quick for me. Where to put the jack stands along with some rubber pads is another story.

[Wayne 962]

Right - the jackpad tool that we sell is pretty much a no brainer. This setup seems cool, and I guess it helps you place the jack stands if you haven't read my article? But the $22 jack pad tool is typically all anyone needs.

-Wayne

[Dkennel]

I agree with Wayne, lifting with the jackpads on the side factory liftpoints works excellent. I would invest my money in high quality flat top jack stands instead of using "adapter bars" to make the v-notch stands work.
BTW guys, never ever use wood blocks to lift or 'protect' your car. Anything wood may and can break under that pressure and you don't want to take that risk.