Getting jacking and jack stand down

[veener79]

After installing the rear sway bar yesterday and getting a good look for setting up jack stands when needed I see the issue of using a standard floor jack and jack stands. Never had something that I could not use a Front and Rear brace jack from.

What I am thinking of getting for the floor jack:

https://smile.amazon.com/DEDC-Advanced-Grooved-Universal-Magnetic/dp/B0774G18QS/ref=pd_sim_86_8?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0774G18QS&pd_rd_r=K3AGFCPCJXG1MGHWG39X&pd_rd_w=QqoHy&pd_rd_wg=0fL68&psc=1&refRID=K3AGFCPCJXG1MGHWG39X

What I am thinking of getting for my jack stands.

https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Adapter-Slotted-2pieces-general-purpose/dp/B073XL54YD/ref=asc_df_B073XL54YD/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241975700326&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15909260726981989293&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9021686&hvtargid=pla-516325309124&psc=1

 

Any other thoughts on this?

[akirby]

My jack stands came with slots, but if yours don’t then you need both of those.

[mike dexter]

Standard jackstands are concave, the pinch flange on your car just rests in the bottom of the “valley”. Your flanges will get chewed up over time - just squeeze them back together with vise grips. This will certainly accelerate corrosion, but that is preferable to that rubber chunk tearing or slipping when you’re underneath the car muscling some rusted bolt loose. My advice is to skip the rubber chunks. Stay safe.

 

The circular pads on jacks are shaped like a castle’s turret. Use the low points of those to line up with the pinch flange on your car. Or use your Edge’s scissor jack - it has a V-shaped pad that the pinch flange rests in. If none of your jacks are feasible, my advice is to buy a new jack instead of the metal adapters. I don’t like the smooth bottoms. They could slip off the jack pad when lifting.