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      04-24-2013, 10:22 AM   #79
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Originally Posted by JEllis View Post
I backed up the car up on ramps and used jack stands for the front.


IMG_0106 by JMEllis, on Flickr
Jason
First off, awesome build.

But I wanted to caution people against getting all 4 wheels in the air using this method. When jacking a car using a floor jack it has a tendency to pull the car toward the jack. In some cases it can pull the car off of the ramps causing it to fall off the jack stands as it rolls forward toward the person jacking the car.

I had it happen to me and I'm lucky that myself or the car wasn't hurt.

Again, not trying to be an ass, but it's best to jack the car and support it on 4 jack stands if you need the whole car up.
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