Right. And I wondered about how the subframe or other suitable point might rest on the (jaw?) of a given jack stand like this: http://www.mytoolstore.com/heinwer/hw93503.jpg assuming the jack stand was level but the vehicle line was following the slope. Neil. On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:24 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: At 03:26 PM 8/22/2012, neil n wrote: > >> > > > For what I need, 2 ramps should suffice for now. (work on one end of >> vehicle at a time) >> > > Safer to have all four, though if the other end is chocked very securely > perhaps it would be all right. > > But by getting all four support points (wheels or jack stands) on a level > surface, you've eliminated any forces tending to topple the stands or > otherwise move the vehicle horizontally, and you've ensured that the center > of load on the stand runs right down through the middle and not off to one > side where it would require less force to topple it from the other side. > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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