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How to jack up and block? 200 1988

posted by  someone claiming to be Manolo on  Sat Oct 19 03:27 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Just for the sake of stirring debate:

I would argue that a car on four jack stands is more stable (and hence, safer to work beneath) than a car on two jack stands and two pneumatic tires, even if the tires are blocked.

Regarding the strength of the jack points, it is true that holding the full weight of the car on four jack points does put a lot more load on each point than hoisting one corner to change a tire. However, I have worked on several 240s and have never had a problem with damage.






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