[hoppy6698]

Originally Posted by ScottSinger

http://www.brunnhoelzl.com/warrior_jacks.html

I'd rather see you use a 3 ton jack in that picture

A cheaper alternative, just as sufficient and safer than a 1.5 ton.

http://www.amazon.com/Powerzone-3800...el+Garage+Jack

[Kgolf31]

Habor Freight 1.5 Ton Jacks are perfect to use, quality is really good.

I use a 1.5 ton all the time to change to my track tires on the E82. I actually jack the whole side of the car up because I have aftermarket suspension and it doesn't droop like OEM.

I have a 3 ton whenever I want to use the central jacking points. The 1.5 ton doesn't have enough lift range to get the car up completely when one side is under jacks.

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by sunone23

Got it. I actually tried tested this method last night without any issue (see below - sorry that the pics are not the greatest).

I still wonder though...Now I have half my car in the air (e.g., the entire right side or entire left side), as opposed to just one corner. Is my 1.5 Ton jack safe for this method? Although nothing happened last night, I wonder if I'm putting more stress on the jack than it is rated for?

well if the car is 3.5 lbs = 1.75tons... you are lifting half of it so around 0.9tons...

also once you put the stand weight is distributed so the jack is probably holding about .5ton i guess

[overcoil]

I use a Chinese made Arcan jack rated at 3-tons. A professional garage will try for an American made Lincoln jack / even the rebuilt Lincoln's are desirable.
When using a Chinese jack some people like to use an overrated unit for safety reasons.
Just know that an inexpensive jack is prone to seal leakage which causes gradual lowering when it's supposed to be in the support mode / so check for leaks and be careful.

Then there are jack-stands, and some are junk and some are good, do use a spare tire as an emergency support against jack failure and your hydraulic jack to relieve some of the weight.

For wheel/brake and suspension work you 'll probably need to use jack stands.
For engine bottom and exhaust or fuel work the ramps may be the safest way.

[Gemini]

I'm looking to get a jack on sale over the holidays. One that I'm looking at has a square pad rather than circular. Can't tell how big the pad is but as long as it's larger than the circular base of the jack pad adapter, I should be OK, correct?

[hoppy6698]

Why go square? The BMS and other adapters are made for the standard circular jack pad areas.

For jack stand points, I had to go far under the vehicle to find a safe jack point. Ended up using some points under the frame where the arms connect.

[mikeyymonster]

I got myself the BMS adapter.. but I was thinking: If you're going to put your car on jack stands, aren't the stands going to flatten the jack points anyways?

[sunone23]

Originally Posted by Lazee 1

I got myself the BMS adapter.. but I was thinking: If you're going to put your car on jack stands, aren't the stands going to flatten the jack points anyways?

I didn't have any issue with the jack stands flattening the jack points. Guess it all depends on the type of stands and the positioning. I know some people suggest placing the stands perpendicular to the jack points, but I thought mine fit better parallel.

[overcoil]

Originally Posted by Lazee 1

I got myself the BMS adapter.. but I was thinking: If you're going to put your car on jack stands, aren't the stands going to flatten the jack points anyways?

The BMS adapter is sandwiched between the cars rubber jack point and your floor jack lifting point.

The BMS adapter displaces the weight on the square flat surface area in the cars rubber jack point.

The BMS adapter should fit into the cars rubber jack point like a tenon-(BMS adapter) into a mortis-(cars rubber jack point)

[mikeyymonster]

Originally Posted by sunone23

I didn't have any issue with the jack stands flattening the jack points. Guess it all depends on the type of stands and the positioning. I know some people suggest placing the stands perpendicular to the jack points, but I thought mine fit better parallel.

Thanks for the pic!