WTH? Redneck jack stands?

[hannibal]

At least leave the floor jack under there!

[Dittoz7]

Why buckets? Because not racecar!

/thread

[Dattebayo]

too broke to buy freaking jackstands, spent too much on brake up grade...

SO wait, you've been changing brakes using JUST a jack? zomg UNSAFE!

[Dittoz7]

Unsafe squad checkin in!

[Ajax]

I call shens. I'm not familiar with the G's undercarriage, but I don't think those are even close to the actual jack points. I think its on jacks, with the buckets holding up the suspension, which just happen to cover the stands in pictures. Demand pictures to prove otherwise.

[numbnuts240]

^this man is smart. those buckets are placed waaaaay to far forward to support anything in a good fashion. the picture of the caliper shows it, but if you look at the original picture, you can tell by lookig at the bucket on the passenger side in relation to the dude sitting on the little gardening buggy. which is quite cute, might i add.

[frapjap]

Seriously, how much do jack stands cost? $10 each? Less at Harbor Freight?

so what is the load rating of a plastic bucket? all i can find is load capacity.

I'd feel safer with the buckets than a jackstand from Harbor Freight. Don't get me wrong, they've got some alright stuff for less, but I'm not trusting them with really important safety equipment.

[numbnuts240]

it's the simpler things like jack stands that you should be using hf for.

[nissangirl74]

And if you take a look at the WARPED blue bucket on the left, the lip of it is up off the ground and the car is supposedly resting on the handle.

Try again guys.

[gwoods]

At my house I use 4x6x8's that I cut into 3rds for jack stands. I also use jack stands but two high on the 4x6x2.5 block of wood seems sturdier then some of the jack stands you can buy at the auto parts store.

Those plastic buckets are foolish at best. Glad no one died including the G

[numbnuts240]

want to see someone do a brake job in record time? use your morning wood to support the car.

[Ajax]

want to see someone do a brake job in record time? use your morning wood to support the car.

My dad used to have a railroad tie that he cut into ramps. Probably weighed 30-40 lbs each and apparently took him quite a while to cut through. But those things were solid.

[numbnuts240]

how many blades did he go through?

[PoorManQ45]

how many blades did he go through?

Hopefully he used a torch!

[numbnuts240]

i'm assuming he meant a wood tie as steel ties would be pretty hard to come by.

[ricebike]

waitamin,

maybe they put those buckets under there to hold the calipers up while they work on their brakes... you know, to prevent them from stretching the brake hoses.

instead of using a coat hanger, i'll sometimes use an upside-down bucket to hold the caliper up while pushing the piston in and installing new pads

but if they were really using them as "safety stands" then um...

[RED_DET]

We have a winnaR.....

[audtatious]

lolz

[Dattebayo]

I thought everyone used a little bungee to hold the calipers up. Buckets?

[Ajax]

how many blades did he go through?

Hopefully he used a torch!

Pretty sure he went through a few blades- it was a while ago, so I'm not sure he even remembers. Those oil soaked wood ties are pretty tough.

[dasoupdude]

I thought everyone used a little bungee to hold the calipers up. Buckets?

Usually, but these guys are sophistimacated.

Also..

[audtatious]

I troll, you troll, we troll

[alms24sebring]

lulz! that was a troll move. congratulations

[mmm240]

Cylinder is the strongest shape...

[alms24sebring]

Not when its made of cheap breakable plastic. And I believe a triangular shape is strongest..

[audtatious]

lulz! that was a troll move. congratulations

[Dattebayo]

lulz! that was a troll move. congratulations

So you mean to say you did it on porpoise?

[audtatious]