EFI
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Makes me gland I spent the money on a good set of stands recently. Harbor freight stuff has its uses. Trusting them to support a 2 ton chunk of steel a few inches above my head is not one of them.
OTC 1780.That's a helluva jack stand. Details?
Those are not as pricey as I thought. I do like the flat base and the large pin. Althong, by the time i buy 4, plus a jack, just wondering if a quickjack would be worth the cost.OTC 1780.
I chose those because I really like the flat bottom of the stand and the increased capacity. The pin itself is about as beefy as the Y piece in my old stands.
Trying to balance regular stands on top of a piece of wood so they don't dig into the ground is a scary situation.
Good to know since I was under my car with those about a year agoI just checked my 4 HF 3ton stands and they are not of these numbers. The pawl fully engages the rack.
I only got 2 as I rarely if ever see my car being up off all 4 wheels. Even for an engine, trans or rear end swap you only really need half of the car up.Those are not as pricey as I thought. I do like the flat base and the large pin. Althong, by the time i buy 4, plus a jack, just wondering if a quickjack would be worth the cost.
True, price wise the stands and new jack make much more sense. But a jack stand isn't near as sexy as a quickjack. "Hang on while I put the car up on jack stands" or "Lemme just throw this bad mofo up in the air real quick and we'll take a peek" .I only got 2 as I rarely if ever see my car being up off all 4 wheels. Even for an engine, trans or rear end swap you only really need half of the car up.
Even if you get 4 of these and an $80 jack, you are right at $400 vs $1100+ for a QJ. Well worth it for someone working on their car often.