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Originally Posted by photon
My dad got a torque wrench says he wants to replace his winters himself this year, so I figure we can do it together.
He was just going to jack it up one corner at a time but I'm not sure I'd trust the little jack that comes with my car (or the hydraulics of a floor jack).
It seems to me like a floor jack with a couple of jack stands would be safer, but is there a way to do one corner at a time with a setup like that? Can't put the jack stand on the point where it's being jacked up obviously, would there be somewhere else to put a jack stand just for safety while doing that corner?
Also my car has some hub rings, but just thinking ahead how does one usually stop the rings from falling out of the wheel while putting the wheel on? Or are they usually tight enough that's not a problem? I suppose I could put them on the hub but they're plastic so seems like it'd be easy to damage them.
I assume just normal Princess Auto / Canadian Tire tier floor jack / jack stands are fine?
EDIT: Oh this seems cool, the jack has a place to put the jack stand in: https://www.princessauto.com/en/4000...t/PA0009133364 |
Why not just use a jack pad/puck and lift the vehicle using the recommended frame section? You can easily jack up the vehicle and slide a stand under the vehicle once you get it up in the air.