Tall jack stand?

[mbryson]

I need to swap leaf springs on my Jeep item. Where do the cool kids get TALL jackstands that would support the frame high enough?


http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=30814&highlight=jack+stand

that didn't seem to have much info to me.....

 

[mbryson]

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34924


These go to 30". Any experience with them? (I.E. do I trust Chinese cast stuff while I work under a rig?)

 

[Meat_]

Whenever possible I prefer to take the tires off and set it on shorter (more stable) stands.

 

[Rusted]

I have 2 sets of the HF stands, they are solid. If you want I can loan them to you for a few days

 

[rxcarl5]

I have those same ones and have not had a problem with them. I have changed my sprung over yj springs a couple of times with them. I am in centerville if you want to borrow them for a couple of days.

 

[Kiel]

I just bought the biggest ones HF had, I think they go to 36 inches. Its high enough to lift under the frame with the 40's

 

[Shawn]

Where do the cool kids get TALL jackstands that would support the frame high enough?

we make them...

Let me know if you want to borrow mine.

 

[yellowbronco]

we make them...

Who said you were a cool kid??

 

[RockMonkey]

I've got three sets of those, they are okay. At the old RL there were some of those welded into some old steel wheels. They were more stable and taller.

 

[Shawn]

Who said you were a cool kid??

Self appointed...

 

[Milner]

we make them...

Let me know if you want to borrow mine.

X2 I welded 4x6 tube to the bottom of mine....

 

[DaveB]

I have something even better that I use, an air powerd body jack. I can lift a jeep way off the ground and it is very stable. I also have a set of 3 foot high fixed jacks that work well. Stop on by if you want to try the jack.

 

[Cherokeester]

I like these.. http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=PBI&MfrPartNumber=640912&CategoryCode=3399 I may pick up a couple. The price is right but I don't know if they go high enough for what you need.

 

[Shawn]

X2 I welded 4x6 tube to the bottom of mine....

Welcome to the "cool kids club"...

 

[Devel]

I like these.. http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=PBI&MfrPartNumber=640912&CategoryCode=3399 I may pick up a couple. The price is right but I don't know if they go high enough for what you need.

Dont buy it, they dont go high enuff and they r cheap, i use to work 4 checker auto so i know

 

[1993yj]

I like these.. http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=PBI&MfrPartNumber=640912&CategoryCode=3399 I may pick up a couple. The price is right but I don't know if they go high enough for what you need.

Those don't go high, but in many cases they are very handy. My bro has a set and I use them all the time. Worth the money in my opinion, but they only go as tall as a regular jack stand.

 

[STAG]

I know this is a thread-from-the-dead, but:

 

[Tacoma]

ok....

Who makes 'em, what are they rated to, what keeps them from folding and dropping stuff on you, etc etc.

 

[BCGPER]

Those are pipe fitting stands, atleast that's what my stands look like. No way they'd ever support a vehicle.

 

[STAG]

Those are pipe fitting stands, atleast that's what my stands look like. No way they'd ever support a vehicle.

Yeah I think so too, those aren't exactly the ones I was looking for. I'd feel a lot safer if the center tube went all the way to the ground. But fwiw if you were.using an overhead lift I'd trust them to say hold up an axle in place while you fab link mounts or somethin. I did see a thread on pirate a couple years ago that had some jackstands this tall but were actually built beefy enough to hold a vehicle, but I have no clue where the thread is, one with unimogs...

* here's s'more betta