(Jack Stands) - Help me from getting my face crushed in!

[Minihaha]

just drive it on a curb

Dude, you need to change your callsign to Missouri or West Virginia, lol...

[kalifornia]

don't you mean Kansas? hehe

[Minihaha]

don't you mean Kansas? hehe

Maybe... sometimes

[RedDE5Spd]

Do yourself a favor, if you're going to be working on your car doing brakes, oil changes, etc. Get a matching set of 4 jack stands, they come in pairs. I have two pairs of stands similar to these, about $50.00 and they'll hold way more weight than the Mirage:
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-s...nds-61196.html

For an easy experience using a jack, I'd go with a lightweight fast lift jack. This is the one I have and it works good for being lightweight (easy to carry if need be), it has a lower profile than most larger shop jacks to get under vehicles that sit typically low, and more than enough lifting power for these cars. I used mine on my Grand Cherokee on a regular basis, lately my dad has been using it on his Camaro because his big shop jack won't fit under it.
http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-p...html-7814.html

I've never personally used ramps, we always had jacks and stands growing up.

[M-88]

Who needs jackstands to change their oil?



On my Focus I drive on some blocks of wood and do my best to push / shake the car off before doing the oil change. But I don't need to get under my Focus to change the oil, luckily

[kalifornia]

^ sweet focus

[M-88]

My Focus has nothing done to it so no point in posting a picture haha.

Oil changes on the Jeep are super easy!

[91cavgt]

The smallest jack stands that are made are designed to hold around 2,000 pounds. Since this is what our entire car weighs, it will be fine. Every time I put any of my vehicles up on a jack, I raise the car up, lower it on the jack stand, and then leave the jack in place. The jack acts as a backup should the stand fail.