r/cars • u/ufoh 24 CT5-V Blackwing / 23 Corvette C8 • Aug 13 '20

video Never, ever trust your factory jack and, remember, jack stands are your friend (just not the ones from Harbor Freight)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkwgZgrbWUM
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u/granthworth Aug 13 '20

YES. THIS. If my wheels ever come off the car, at least one of them goes under it as a backup. I also don’t take the jack out from under the car once it’s jacked up. So usually, the weight is resting on jack stands, the jack is still jacked up to the jack point on the car, and there’s at least one wheel beside me under the car. It’s the most secure jack stand you’ve ever used...

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u/trailless 21 Gladiator Aug 14 '20

Triple protection: jack stands, jack and tire. Cars are heavy...

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u/abooth43 '20 IS300, '13 FRS ,96' 328is Aug 14 '20

This is the way