Getting the car high off the ground

RalphInCA

RalphInCA

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1947 Flathead

What’s the best way to get the car off the ground, without a lift?

Our floor jack is just not giving us enough height.

Car isn’t running so can’t run up on ramps.

We’re replacing starter so it would be nice if we could get more room.
 
I got a Harbor Freight floor jack with a higher lift.
With good six ton Good Jack stands.

If you are financially conservative.
I would use some GOOD Two by Twelve or Two by Six pieces of wood under the Floor Jack.
With Good Jack stands.

Safety First
Notice the word Good
 
Jack as high as the jack will go and set your stands. Now lower the jack and put a 4x4 block on the pad and jack it higher. Repeat until it is where you need it.
 
I have read posts that say, "don't jack on the axles", and others that say, "it's okay to jack on the axles". I jack my '46 coupe on both axles, with a wood pad on the cup of a 3 1/2T capacity scissor jack. So far, no issues.
 
I've never heard not to jack on the axles. I've been jacking from the front and rear axles for years and never had an issue. I prefer to put the jack stands under the axles too unless I'm working on something that requires them to hang.
 
I saw this unit years ago, in an old garage on a trip through ND. I thought it would be nice to have, but would take up a lot of storage area compared to my scissor jack. Any idea who the manufacturer was? And before anyone asks, keep in mind I'm old, and CRAFT has set in, so I don't remember the place I saw it.
 

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When wood was cheap, the deal was to make square rigging/blocking out of alternately stacked 2X4's. This would be a fairly pricey proposition since one 8 ft. piece makes you one layer cut at 2ft. lengths for one wheel. Last time I check, 2X4's were almost $10 per.

The rigging/blocking would go under the tires. Only limit was how many 2X4's you had.
 
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