DooDooBear1999

Anyone ever seen these? Granted you wouldn't be able to do wheel or suspension work with them but they look like they'd work out great for fluid changes, exhaust, transmission, etc. I'm seriously considering these since I'm not in a position to put a permanent lift in until I graduate from school in a few years. Let me know what you guys think.

ZFLASH

I like it,wonder how sturdy it is. It would make a lot of the little things easier to clean, L8R ZFLASH

DooDooBear1999

I emailed the guy about cost, max/min height, and rated weight. When I get a response, I'll post it up on the thread. This would be awesome since I'd like to do my own exhaust work when I go for a replacement closer to the summer. As for sturdiness, it seems pretty solid since he is lifting each side individually onto the stands. I wouldn't do that but it looks like they're pretty tough.

Chilliwack vettes

I like it too. Has the added bonus of being very portable.

Kale

Why not just use jack stands at that point?

DooDooBear1999

I always have this sinking feeling that if I put the car on jack stands that the car will somehow slip off or that if I have to wrench down on something that it will shift the weight and the stand will buckle and fall over since the contact patch between the car and stand is so small.

kabluie

I like them. I believe that it would work for most things under the car. If you have to work on the wheels then I would use Jack Stands. It would be difficult to replace the mufflers though. I saw a video on it and they said you need 32 inches minimum and that higher is better. These stands looked like they were 18 or so inches which is high enough for most things.

Chilliwack vettes

This gets the car quite a bit higher than regular jackstands. Seems like it's a fair amount higher than even ramps can get you as well.

RLYSLO

Those look very nice. I don't see where there is a lockout on them though. If I was getting under the car, I would want some kind of locking pin or something to make sure those things won't drop down. If there is a way to lock them in place, I will definitely buy a set.

striper

I don't see the point. It restricts many repairs that would involve removing the wheels and you couldn't spin your wheel if cleaning/polishing. Jackstands are extremely secure when used properly and it's not hard to figure that out. I've had my car sitting on jackstands now for about three weeks while doing a lot of maintenance items during winter down time. As far as height I've done complete exhaust systems, tunnel plate, headers and a clutch all on jackstands at home. I was going to buy a lift, had a deposit on one but my garage has this beam that goes right across where the roof of a car would hit it. I'm sure those stands have to be a lot more than good jackstands and a car could roll off those things.

bj1k

meflyfrc

I like them. I would think you could use them at the cross members or the puck locations if you needed to remove the wheels.

DooDooBear1999

There's a depression built into each of them that acts as a wheel chock for rolling forwards and backwards.

DooDooBear1999

You hear them lock in place when he is raising the each side. Also, it looks like he pulls and rotates some sort of pin when he lowers the vehicle so it looks like it has some sort of locking mechanism. Not sure about how it works. Can't hurt to ask though.

IRON MAIDEN

Agreed. I'm not too big of a fan of being under my C5 with it supported only by jackstands located at the jacking points. They just seem so close together and it makes me uneasy. I end up adding ramps under the wheel locations(if the wheels are still on) or supports under the cradles to catch it if the jackstands fail. If these things are built stout, they would sure be handy. Have the front in the lower position and the rear in the high position for complete oil draining during oil changes. I like it.

DooDooBear1999

3318C5

Definitely looks cool, please post more info when you get it. Thanks!!!

c5mtl

I emailed him a few weeks ago...I'm I remember it was around 300$ for 2

DooDooBear1999

Damn. That ain't cheap. It might be worth it to just get one of those portable scissor lifts since they will get the car higher in the air for sure. Higher initial investment, but you don't have to commit to permanent installation.

Chilliwack vettes

No - not cheap at all. If that indeed is what they cost then I'll save my pennies for a proper lift or the portable scissor.