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Old 02-17-2009, 07:48 AM
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ramps or jack stands?
which do you prefer?
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i used jack stands...most of my cars were lowered and i never could make it up those ramps. but ramps seem safer
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For me, it depends on what you're working on. Changing oil or similar.....ramps, just quicker. Doing more involved work like j-pipe or exhaust.....jack stands because you can get more height.
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Old 02-17-2009, 08:37 AM
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Stands. You can't take the wheels off with ramps.
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Old 02-17-2009, 08:41 AM
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Repost from a week or two ago.

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Old 02-17-2009, 08:46 AM
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the most recent thread i think you are refering to was discussing floor jacks

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Old 02-17-2009, 09:20 AM
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the most recent thread i think you are refering to was discussing floor jacks
Might've been, but I swear it derailed into a ramps vs. stands discussion .
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Old 02-17-2009, 09:25 AM
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hell, ill buy both and call it a day, lol. im going to rotate my tires and change out the tranny fluid soon.
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jack stands for me, but i have both...my car is too low for the fronts to get on ramps
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Old 02-17-2009, 09:52 AM
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hell, ill buy both and call it a day, lol. im going to rotate my tires and change out the tranny fluid soon.
You can't rotate the tires with ramps; you can do everything with stands .
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Old 02-17-2009, 10:16 AM
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I personally have both....rarely use the jack stands anymore. But there is a use for em at times. I find jackstands to be a bitch in comparison to ramps given a choice. But some tasks dont call for ramps....as Chill_Dog points out above!
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Old 02-17-2009, 10:41 AM
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Never tried ramps... I'll go with the floorjack and the stands.

I think the post you guys were referring to was my post on the best floor jack (maybe?). I going to go with snapon btw... hehe.
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Old 02-17-2009, 11:23 AM
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very true but for a simple tire rotation a floor jack and a couple 4x4's as a 'just in case' will suffice just fine...one side at a time that is.

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I personally have both....rarely use the jack stands anymore. But there is a use for em at times. I find jackstands to be a bitch in comparison to ramps given a choice. But some tasks dont call for ramps....as Chill_Dog points out above!
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jack stands with lo-pro racing jack.
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Stands & a Hydraulic jack. There's even a cool electric jack that runs off your 12V outlet which runs a motor on a turn screw.. pretty hand in-the-car jack.
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both, but i find most jobs require the stands. i like using the ramps cus it's quicker to get the car on and off.
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I have both. I rarely use the ramps. Much quicker to jack up the car and slide a couple of stands under.
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i like using the ramps cus it's quicker to get the car on and off.
Not if you have an air-assisted hydraulic floor jack
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Floor jack and 4 stands.
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can any1 post links on a good price jack!!

im lookin into buyin one maybe go to walmart or sumthin, only need it 2 install rims...

Omar (Nasty188) i might hit u up for this if i dont buy one!
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can any1 post links on a good price jack!!

im lookin into buyin one maybe go to walmart or sumthin, only need it 2 install rims...

Omar (Nasty188) i might hit u up for this if i dont buy one!
sears had a deal yesterday for a hydraulic jack and 2.25 ton jack stands for $39.99 delivered or store pick-up. I saw it on dealcatcher.
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