Low profile jack stands?

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Old Sep 4, 2025 | 05:43 PM
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Low profile jack stands?

The TL being a fairly low profile car, I have to use a low profile hydrolic jack to lift it, but then the maximum height is lower than any standard jack stands minimum height. Can anyone suggest an adequate quality/load tolerance low profile jack stand? What do you folks use? (I used to use ramps with a downhill driveway but don't have access to that anymore).
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Old Sep 4, 2025 | 05:52 PM
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Add a piece of 2x or a hockey puck to the jack and it should give you a few extra inches
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Old Sep 4, 2025 | 06:05 PM
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daytona low profile jack and daytona 3-ton jack stands from harbor freight

https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-...lue-56641.html
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Old Sep 5, 2025 | 08:44 AM
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1st, drive the car onto a pair of 2x10's. Or double/tripled-up, nailed to each other.

2nd, you might need a hockey puck (or two) on your jack to now make up the difference of how much higher the car is.

3rd, I LOVE my big red jack-stands; yes they're about x3 the price of normal stands, but they're aluminum, and have a nice flat base as to not dig into the driveway. I've had them about 15 years now, along with 3 pairs of traditional stands and I always opt for the Big Red's whenever possible.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Big-Red-...k6VAjZPz2WF86w
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