Something to remember when working on your car...

1997gtRioRed

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One of these days it would be nice to have a 2 or 4 post lift.

But yea, never rely on a jack, SPECIALY when getting under the car at all. I'm not a big fan of ramps, but I've used them once in a while. Never with ramps up front and jacks or stands out back tho, that just sounds dangerous.

i dont trust ramps. my dad was driving our old van up on them and as son as he was all the way up they collapsed. it was pretty crazy
 

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That's terrible. I usually try not to get under the car that's just on a jack. Use a jackstand every time, and wheels under the car sometimes as well
 

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I have 6 jack stands. 2 that are 3 ton and the others are 2 tons. When I was doing the last project on my car and had it up in the air for a long time I was always thinking.....wish I had more jack stands b/c I was using all the ones I had at the time lol. The car is pretty solid with 6 under it though, just not a lot of room once your under it b/c they tend to get in the way, but Id rather work around them then have the car fall on my face.
 

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