Maxjax install

[NewShockerGuy]

I still don't see the point in using high lift tall jack stands when using the maxjax... if you are using the metal bars in the columns then the weight is on those as opposed to the cylinders, yes?

Just seems like a lot more work and things to get in the way of an already cramped lifting height?

I would suspect that IF the concrete fails where the column is wouldn't the car fall or even put more strain using the high lift jack stands wince it's a smaller footprint?

If one was not using the safety bars then I could see the need for such high lift stands but in all sense of the things they just seem pointless unless you are removing a transmission and the weight WILL shift, at which point the separate jack stands would continue to balance the weight of what the arms are doing so that the weight distribution doesn't change.

-Nigel

 

[ymurf]

I still don't see the point in using high lift tall jack stands when using the maxjax... if you are using the metal bars in the columns then the weight is on those as opposed to the cylinders, yes?

Just seems like a lot more work and things to get in the way of an already cramped lifting height?

I would suspect that IF the concrete fails where the column is wouldn't the car fall or even put more strain using the high lift jack stands wince it's a smaller footprint?

If one was not using the safety bars then I could see the need for such high lift stands but in all sense of the things they just seem pointless unless you are removing a transmission and the weight WILL shift, at which point the separate jack stands would continue to balance the weight of what the arms are doing so that the weight distribution doesn't change.

-Nigel

For me its just a safety feature. My son will be working on stuff and I just feel better having them to stabilize the car when wrenching on it.

 

[Mr onetwo]

You can never do too much when it comes to safety!

 

[cookiemech]

I bought those jack stands, too, even though intellectually I think they are unnecessary for most work. Perhaps after I have a bunch more experience using the MaxJax, I will wind up stuffing the jack stands back in my shed . . .

Right now, they just make me feel better.

 

[NewShockerGuy]

I agree with you can't have enough safety but again, if the car is balanced on the lift which it should be and verified before it's 3-4' in the air, and on the safety bars I don't see how placing extra support under the car will do anything but get in the way. Again if the balance suddenly changes then yes, most definitely I could see it saving a situation where the car would tip forward/backward depending on what one is doing. But I have yet to read of a sudden drop, broken weld or anything like that in which the car would come crashing down.

But everyone has their safety measures and do what makes you feel safe is what it comes down to in the end, regardless if it's redundant or not needed...lol

-Nigel