I'm sure mine are fairly flat on top. I'll go have a look and let you know what brand they are
lugee,
Jul 4, 7:18pm
I see where you're going there, but no I don't.
andrea_w,
Jul 4, 7:21pm
Yep mine are fairly flat on top. 3 Tonne made by Team Mechanix (Repco brand). I got 'em free with a trolley jack I bought
jezz43,
Jul 4, 7:24pm
i have 4 flat topped ones, i got 2 pair from partsmaster for $115. they are 3 tonne rated and very sturdy
smac,
Jul 4, 7:51pm
If you're jacking against something that will be damaged by a concave top, you shouldn't be jacking there.
lugee,
Jul 4, 8:07pm
The jacking points on the car in question are surrounded closely by bodywork and other things that a concave top would come into contact with.
smac,
Jul 4, 8:20pm
Don't get it - how can a concave top touch something that a flat top wouldn't!
ola_bitchola1,
Jul 4, 8:21pm
mine are fairly flat topped and got them from autolign and their 3 ton rated
skin1235,
Jul 4, 8:22pm
so you want them nice and flat, so the slightest nudge will send the vehicle sliding off them, and onto you, steel on steel is not a good look when you're under it, and you can actually put a wooden block across the top of those vee'd stands, at least the vehicle won't slip off a lump of wood like they do with steel
lugee,
Jul 4, 8:37pm
It doesn't have to be perfectly flat and mirror finish, just not a massive gaping V shape. See the 1st post for the ideal top.
skin1235,
Jul 4, 8:44pm
okay, I'll ask, why are you putting axle stands on the body jack points, they're called axle stands for a good reason, plus how are you going to jack the vehicle up to get the stands under there fit the stands to the proper places, ie axle or suspension member, or at a pinch the subframe, they're designed with a great gripping V in them to at least try to hold onto the vehicle while you're under it rocking hard to fix whatever you're fixin
snoopy221,
Jul 4, 8:48pm
Hell at about 30 bucks each for 4 bramley stands skin'll hoick em. lol (he knows i've already got me own set-LOL) But seriously they are the safest axle stands ever made. A vehicle can drive in to the vehicle on stands and the stands will just slide.
skin1235,
Jul 4, 8:50pm
haha, I've already got mine, opposing sides of the old pilot diff, got two sets of four, 15 inch and 20 inch but yeah those professional made ones look good
snoopy221,
Jul 4, 8:54pm
Yip complete with genuine square thread(like a vice leadscrew) so one can actually raise and lower avehicle by rotating the ring on the top of the axle stand. Personaly the top on those 3 tonne ones in the pic reminds me of the SIMILAR cheap ones that failed and killed people. [They were found to have a very lightweight pin in the ratchet retaining mechanism-that failed]
lugee,
Jul 4, 9:05pm
Because the service manual states that is the only suitable place to support the vehicle. There are central jacking points front and rear to lift the front/rear of the vehcicle and then jack stands are placed on the peripheral "body jack points".
skin1235,
Jul 4, 9:07pm
they do have a small roll pin in them, but the design has been changed so that the prawls are not reliant on that roll pin now, now whenthe pin fails and you cannot release the dam things
skin1235,
Jul 4, 9:09pm
okay, not what I'd call ideal but then I don't always follow the rules either, lol, I'd be looking to get supports under suspension points rather than body points
lugee,
Jul 4, 9:19pm
Don't get me wrong I'm all up for an easier/better method. Would the lower arm be a suitable place to place the stand under!
bigracket,
Jul 4, 10:40pm
That's what I do, on the odd occasion I ever work on a car lol.
mrfxit,
Jul 5, 8:27am
Never really bothered with specific type stands. BUT . thewheel that comes off ALWAYS goes UNDER the car along with a block or 2 of wood for correct height somewhere near where I am working.
trader_84,
Jul 5, 8:38am
Yeah, I was always taught to do this also. I'm pretty 'picky' when it comes to climbing under vehs now. Its suprising what getting older does to you. I have about 6 or 8 half meter lengths of 125x125 fence post wood that I stick under raised cars when in the shed. Takes an extra minute but nothing is going to go through them if sh1t happens. I have also seen poorly made axle stands made good by the addition of strap and MIG application. The same goes for engine lifters and stands too.
gmphil,
Jul 5, 12:49pm
agree stick ur axel stands under where ur bottom a armconnects ! cant get in way of body work in is stable in wont crush, damage anything
mrfxit,
Jul 5, 1:43pm
The best tops are of course concave steel with bolted or boxed-in ribbed rubber pads
mrfxit,
Jul 5, 1:46pm
Yea heard about an accident a few months ago with a guy using hollow concrete blocks, 1 fractured & the car dropped enough to stop him from crawling out. Well . at least he did use something & thats got to be better then nothing, unlike some of the Darwin award winners
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