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01-05-2005, 06:48 PM | #1 |
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stiffer than expected?
was changing brake fluid and had one jackstand 1/2 inch lower than the other 3 - the frame didn't budge... didn't touch the jackstand at all...
the frame was stiffer than I expected
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01-05-2005, 07:58 PM | #2 |
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My 04 Wagon is the same way. It rests on 3 jackstands, not 4. I wouldn't know this if my buddy's garage wasn't so uneven though.
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01-05-2005, 09:38 PM | #3 |
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...yeah....you can rotate both tires on one side just by just jacking up the front.....
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01-05-2005, 10:01 PM | #4 |
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maybe that's why they tell you not to use 4 jackstands. The unloaded end will push over sideways.
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01-05-2005, 11:04 PM | #5 |
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01-05-2005, 11:25 PM | #6 | |
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I couldn't figure out why. It could be because four jackstands is really only three (see above) and the one that supports one end of the car could be easily pushed over. |
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01-05-2005, 11:29 PM | #7 |
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I work under my car all the time using 4 jack stands. I even push against the car to confirm it won't budge.
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01-06-2005, 02:17 AM | #8 | |
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01-06-2005, 04:27 PM | #9 |
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dude, have you tried to topple a properly used jackstand?
ain't gonna happen very easily! |
01-06-2005, 11:31 PM | #10 |
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Every car that I've rotated the tires on, all I had to do was jack the car up on the side for both wheels. I don't think our Suby's are that "special."
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01-06-2005, 11:31 PM | #11 |
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I think this came up before and someone suggested that it was because people might not get the car up on all 4 correctly. For example, if the front is on stands and you jack up the rear without letting the jack roll, it can pull the front stands over onto two legs and make them unstable.
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01-07-2005, 01:00 PM | #12 | |
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