is there a trick to this?

**trueno429** · 11-02-2008 12:00 AM

no matter how high i try to lift my car on jacks..i could NEVER get it even close to this high..i have a pretty big jack and i cant get the car up enough to put the stands under the car like this..
how do you guys do this?

(pic from a4atom's thread)

**A4natomical** · 11-02-2008 12:28 AM

the trick is to stack about 3 2x4's on the jack before you lift it. making the car about 6 inches higher than normal. you could do 4 or 5 if you want. the car starts to lean over a lot though.

**tamaneri** · 11-02-2008 06:20 AM

wood FTW

**diagnosticator** · 11-02-2008 07:58 AM

I have two aluminum floor jacks and use one on each side, to raise the car, first one end, then the other. Makes it easy and it's faster and safer than using only one jack.

**Turbo1A4** · 11-02-2008 08:39 AM

two jacks and some pieces of wood underneath them

**A4p** · 11-02-2008 09:28 AM

damn aint you guys afraid or just think what would happend if the car falls on you??

**Pothole** · 11-02-2008 09:59 AM

it would ruin your life, thats why you have to know that your doing, and put the jacks in the right spot, dont try it if you dont know

**martini** · 11-02-2008 10:11 AM

those are heavy duty jacks too... not walmart shit

**Yasek** · 11-02-2008 10:53 AM

and remember , lift each corner bit by bit, you don't want to go max height and put a jack stand under and then try to go to the other side and jack up. One the jack might not fit on the other side and two car will fall.

**A4natomical** · 11-02-2008 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by A4p

damn aint you guys afraid or just think what would happend if the car falls on you??

i also put wood under the tires once its at its max height for that "what if"

also once its all the way up. give the car a good side to side shake to make sure everything is fully planted.

**A4p** · 11-02-2008 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by A4natomical

i also put wood under the tires once its at its max height for that "what if"

also once its all the way up. give the car a good side to side shake to make sure everything is fully planted.

I woultn trust that, i would put something big under there just to be safe..

**A4natomical** · 11-02-2008 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by A4p

I woultn trust that, i would put something big under there just to be safe..

the pic doesnt show it, but on some of the tires i have this big square cube of wood that will prevent ANY mishap.

trust what you trust, but these things draw the line between DIYers and take it to your mechanic'ers

**JMRQuattro** · 11-02-2008 02:06 PM

^^ if i were to put the car up like that and shake it, i would trust it. Cause if you can't even make it fall by shaking it, how is it supposed to fall on it's own? Also i would put the e-brake on and stack cinder blocks under the wheels just in case.

**diagnosticator** · 11-02-2008 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by A4p

damn aint you guys afraid or just think what would happend if the car falls on you??

I should have added that I place proper jack stands under the car after jacking up each end! But I assumed that was clearly implied.Sorry for the confusion.