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"jtaylor" wrote:

I have a small (=light) car that will need a lot of work done. It would be
easier if it was off the ground by more than the height those car stands you
get at the auto stores can do.

So I'm thinking of making some stands from wood, and jacking it up in stages
onto them. Has anyone done this, and are there any pitfalls (a particularly
appropriate term) of which I should be aware?

I also have a set of 6 ton HF stands...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38847

Big and beefy, go nice and high, yet don't take up too much room under
the car. They'll last forever, just keep them dry when not in use.

The below link to a shot I stuck in the dropbox shows a way most of us
probably wouldn't want to support a vehicle with wood. Not for the faint
of heart...

http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/standsbad.jpg

Erik