K-Member Removal with Engine in Place?

72bluNblu said

:eek::wtf:

While you're moving those front jack stands forward, throw them in the trash and replace them with something that has 4 corners and won't collapse in a stiff breeze. Harbor Freight 6 ton jacks are great for that location and have a nice wide base. Just make sure to bend the tabs to lock the stops on the stand.

I'm serious, those stands are scary. Don't trust your life to them.

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Thanks for your concern - I've had those things kicking around for decades and even used to use them for holding up a corner of a car (but always with the jack still in place as a back-up (yikes!). Yeah - I don't trust them for much. In this case I had the shorter HF stands placed and as I put weight on them the rear suspension came up, lowering the nose. So I reached for the only tall stands I had and those yellow ones were it. I don't figure them to be carrying too much weight in this particular application. Not a bad idea picking up some more robust taller stands though (tool-shopping, yay!).