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Ok - I've never put my car on 4 jack stands (never had to).
Going to do that to do my calipers (all 4 wheels off). Could jack and do one wheel at a time but that would take forever. I have a nice lo profile jack and a Clayton Helper.
Neighbor has a Maserati Spyder and he gave me his 3 ton Harbor Freight stands. See pic below. Minimum lift height is 11 3/4" (add a bit for hockey pucks or stand pads). Cost = free.
Another option is to buy the Torin Aluminum stands. Their min height is 10 3/4". Again, add a puck on top of that. Cost = $121 for 4.
So, what do you guys think? Is the minimum lift height of 11 3/4" sufficient for our cars (I know we need very low profile stands)? Quality decent enough?
Again, this will be a one time thing. I'm just too damn busy to be a shade tree mechanic, so I don't know that I'll ever be putting the entire car up on 4 jack stands again in the near future.
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Going to do that to do my calipers (all 4 wheels off). Could jack and do one wheel at a time but that would take forever. I have a nice lo profile jack and a Clayton Helper.
Neighbor has a Maserati Spyder and he gave me his 3 ton Harbor Freight stands. See pic below. Minimum lift height is 11 3/4" (add a bit for hockey pucks or stand pads). Cost = free.
Another option is to buy the Torin Aluminum stands. Their min height is 10 3/4". Again, add a puck on top of that. Cost = $121 for 4.
So, what do you guys think? Is the minimum lift height of 11 3/4" sufficient for our cars (I know we need very low profile stands)? Quality decent enough?
Again, this will be a one time thing. I'm just too damn busy to be a shade tree mechanic, so I don't know that I'll ever be putting the entire car up on 4 jack stands again in the near future.

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