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Offline Adam P

Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« on: December 02, 2014, 11:07:28 AM »
My jack stands are maxed out and my drivers side header is the last thing I need to put it. I have no access to a lift. What I have is 4 jack stands and a floor jack. Any ideas?
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Offline spacevomit

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2014, 11:25:04 AM »
Get a cheap hoist from harbor freight.
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Offline largeorangefont

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2014, 12:14:09 PM »
Go to Home depot. Get wood to put the jackstands on and use a block of wood on the jack to get the car higher. Buy a good quality hard wood.

Or get bigger jackstands.

How much higher do you need to go?
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Offline spacevomit

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2014, 01:08:17 PM »
One time I built a wood A-frame and pulled a motor with a hand winch. Works good.
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Offline digital_hoon

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2014, 01:23:43 PM »
Quote from: largeorangefont on December 02, 2014, 12:14:09 PM
Go to Home depot. Get wood to put the jackstands on and use a block of wood on the jack to get the car higher. Buy a good quality hard wood.

This is how I have my FD lifted higher. Just pay extra attention to the where the wood supports the car.
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Offline gc3

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2014, 03:07:20 PM »
get some 6 ton jackstands from harborfreight
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Offline jax04

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2014, 03:37:40 PM »
Like said above... Wood be your friend.  I'm not a fan of,maxing stands out either. I also use minimum of 6 stands.

 2 years ago or so we had a local guy loose his life installing his trans alone with Jack stands, he pushed, car fell, and no one was around to help. Just be careful, most stands move around maxed out.
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Offline Adam P

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2014, 06:11:58 PM »
I was thinking about using wood as jackstand lifters but I thought it was just a crazy idea. I was told the JTR headers need about 19-24 inches of ground clearance.
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Offline largeorangefont

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2014, 06:21:05 PM »
This does not help you, but I got my Spoolin headers in my FC with just standard 2 ton jackstands.
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Offline uummm

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2014, 07:30:33 PM »
My only advise is to not use cinder blocks.
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Offline quinns

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2014, 04:09:01 AM »
I don't know what's available near you, but for lifting up heavy equipment on the farm I buy 8x8's and use a chainsaw and cut them into blocks. You can pretty much use as many as you want to lift whatever you want if you use your head about it. At the end of the day they aren't really cheap though. You're venturing into the zone of using your head rather than "weight ratings". Make sure its dam good and sturdy before you crawl underneath. Anything is cheaper than your life. Some big blocks of wood are stronger than any jackstand I've seen but that's just my opinion.
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Offline rex388

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2014, 06:39:48 AM »
I have four 6x6 pieces of wood and also some 3x12 pieces of wood that had leg bolts holding them together to drive on also.
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Offline Adam P

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2014, 09:31:10 AM »
I bought a 4x6x8 and made blocks then used the floor jack as a 5th point. It went right in  :poke: :yay: :yay:. I found out ive got some clearance issues with my headers and oil block but its getting there
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Offline spacevomit

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2014, 10:03:37 AM »
Yay!
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Offline crash

Re: Need *SAFE* creative ways to lift my FD high enough to put in headers.
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2014, 03:42:13 PM »
for future reference, just buy the big jack stands at harbor frieght. They are normally $40, and commonly go on sale for $20 a pair.  Ive got 4 of the big jack stands in my garage. I generally use the big ones on the lowest setting, which is must more stable than small ones on higher settings.
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