Where are the mandatory rules posted for using jack stands, etc.?

[betegh9]

Hewh! I am glad that I only check tire pressures...................

[dmano]

What if the car is jacked up but can't get a stand under it. IE: not high enough, will we be in violation of the rule?

[Ben951]

Place a wheel under the frame as a good faith effort... ?

[larrybard]

dmano wrote:

What if the car is jacked up but can't get a stand under it. IE: not high enough, will we be in violation of the rule?

You mean your floor jack is incapable of raising your car higher than the lowest height of your jack stand ?

[Ben951]

larrybard wrote:

dmano wrote:

What if the car is jacked up but can't get a stand under it. IE: not high enough, will we be in violation of the rule?

You mean your floor jack is incapable of raising your car higher than the lowest height of your jack stand ?

Don't laugh I've run into that problem on my CRX... I ended up using the jack without the adjustable arm part under the control arm...

This is not an issue on the 951 though.

[dmano]

No, my car is so low that when up jack it up to get wheel 1/2" off the ground I can't fit a stands under the car. I would have to jack it up 16" to fit my stands. I only use my stands if I am getting under the car not to change tires. I use a 3 pump race jack and real jack stands, not the consumer type.

[Ben951]

dmano wrote:

No, my car is so low that when up jack it up to get wheel 1/2" off the ground I can't fit a stands under the car. I would have to jack it up 16" to fit my stands. I only use my stands if I am getting under the car not to change tires. I use a 3 pump race jack and real jack stands, not the consumer type.

I believe they still want us to use stands even when not getting under the car, if I recall correctly.

[Personally I think if you are not getting under the car and want to chance damage to your car, that's fine]. However, I think this is more of an insurance issue...

[CarreraS]

betegh9 wrote:

Hewh! I am glad that I only check tire pressures...................

Face it Nick, you rarely do that, either. You're too busy kibbitzing.

[Brian Minkin]

I own 2 of the lowest cars in our region. I had to buy a special jack with 1 3/4 inch clearance to even be able to get to the jack points. It will jack the car up high enough to place jack stands under the car. So I have a hard time with what David Mano is saying. As I said earlier in this thread I have witnessed a jack failure and a severly broken arm as result when someone was just changing tires.

[betegh9]

CarreraS wrote:

betegh9 wrote:

Hewh! I am glad that I only check tire pressures...................

Face it Nick, you rarely do that, either. You're too busy kibbitzing.

Oh! when it comes to track driving in DE, it is all relax time. If pressures are off 1 pound eather way, I DON'T CARE. I have fun, teach, socialize...... what else do I need?........ Yea! there is LeMons, now, that is serious.