reasonably priced car support project

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http://forum.grumpysperformance.com/....php?f=27&t=26

http://forum.grumpysperformance.com/...p=11972#p11972

http://forum.grumpysperformance.com/...hp?f=69&t=9930

as many of you guys know if you read these threads Ive used (4) 12 ton jack stands and a mechanics creeper for decades, and continue to use them at times even though I own a car lift, but when I suggested to a member that he buy 4 he found the current cost plus shipping exceeded $200 so he asked about cheaper options.
well home depot sells 2x4 boards 8 ft long for about $3 each and will cut them for a nominal charge or at times for free
If you don,t want to spend big bucks on 4 large sturdy jack stands.. like I bought for my shop,you can make supports like in this picture below, just be sure your floor jack can lift the car to the height you build, as I had a friend recently build a set of 4 supports thats about 4" taller than he can lift his truck
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-...nds-34924.html

buy 8 8foot long 2"x4" boards cut into 15 7/8" lengths and some good wood glue, and 4 16" square pieces of 3/4" plywood that are used to make sure each support stays square, plywood square placed mid stack, with 3 2x4s in each layer of the stack except the top where you use only the outer two, to prevent the tire from rolling off the stack,this will result in a support collum about 14" tall under each tire,
be sure, you use good water proof wood glue, and allow it to set up over nite, before using the support stacks, and painting at a minimum, the bottom surface so it won,t absorb moisture is a good idea and a few dozen 3" wood screws

this will give you 24 sections for each support for less than $40


I generally keep about a dozen 16" square pieces of 3/4" plywood I can use to stack under my jack stands on asphalt drive ways, when I visit a friends house because jack stands don,t play well with asphalt drive ways in florida heat,(you get about 15 out of a sheet of plywood and home depot will frequently cut a sheet into squares cheaply or for free) these can be used to shove under the 2x4 support stands to vary the height on un-even or inclined ground