Most of all, the number one thing to take away from here is, don't be a tool like ricx and you'll do just fine.Īs someone who has had a jeep actually run over his arm when he was 10 years old, sometimes people don't use their best judgement or common sense based on a lack of knowledge. a typical axle stand with the ears cut off, or the Esco flat top stands, as mentioned previously in this and other threads relevant to supporting a BMW. Use some sort of static support located in the correct position on the car you're working on, and confirm it is a suitable tool capable of supporting the weight of that vehicle, e.g. Always work on a flat, level and solid surface, like concrete or asphalt. Never get under a car supported by a jack alone. Jacking and supporting a car isn't rocket science, but there are always chances that something can go wrong if your intelligence level is anywhere near ricx's, i.e. I should thank you for the comic relief you've brought into my life, it's almost as entertaing as one of the political debate therads.įor anyone else who may read this, use your best judgement and common sense, something ricx obviously lacks on top of his other faults. I've seen some inexpensive ones listed on Amazon, but wondering if anyone has experience with those and/or a higher quality product?You're really putting your online education and Wiki degrees in engineering and the English language to good use, your parents must be proud. Both need a flat surface jack stand under it to hold up, either as a back up to my floor jack or to put the front/back/entire car up on stands. The Cayman needs/I will be using a 'hockey puck' style adapter that fits in a jacking point hole to secure it while the Audi has the pinch weld style bottom that needs something with a slut in it.

I have an older set of Craftsman jack stands with the traditional U shaped top/lifting surface that I want to use with my new Porsche Cayman GTS as well as with wife's Audi A5.

Flat top jack stand adapter