Does anyone know of a good frame stand? I really do not like the wood or cinder block and smaller jack stand idea.

I found this on northern tool
Any comments?



adjustable floor jack (http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=12546&prmenbr=6970)

http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/14438_lg.jpg

Uh the link says: Use them to support sagging floors or under mobile homes and crawl spaces.

The top and base are only about 6x6. IMO you want something MUCH wider than that or it will tip over.

You could buy em and modify it though.

Or get some REALLY big ones: http://www.hyjacks.com/stands1.htm

easy to make it more stable.

Looks strong enough.

I really do not like the price of those mega jackstands....

I have used jackstands on top of metal ramps. My dad has ramps and I just borrow them when I need them.

They are very stable.

Damn.. those mega jackstands would cost me $200 or so a pair for the imported ones. :eek:

I use regular ones but stack up solid concrete bricks underneath them for any extra height.

UUUHHH OHHHHH Is it that time already Jason?? :D:D:D

I borrowed some from my uncle that he got from a tractor supply store. HUGE MONSTER jack stands. I know he didn't pay too much for em, I will have to ask him where he got em. If I get my hooptie back on it's wheels fast enough I could probably loan you these ones. :D

Yep,
My blue wrench is getting itchy ;)

I have some jackstands that are pretty dam big right now. I think they goto about 20" but that is not quite enough. And I really do not like the idea of cinder blocks or ramps. Call me a wuss but stacking lift items under a 4500 pound cruiser just does not sound liek a good idea to me ;)

Whoo hoo!!

I'm gonna have some fun with this..

Pics will follow..

Mine extend to like 3 feet :eek: right now at just an inch over final ride height these things are sitting at their lowest possible level. :D:D Gotta love having an Uncle who works in the mining industry, cause these are his "Small" jackstands.

Miners are cool.

Got my degree in Geology because of roughnecks...

:D

Heavy duty pipe stands work real well, plus the are highly adjustable, one under each corner works real good.

Can usually find them at welding shops.

Pipe Stands (http://www.sumner.com/s/stands/j_index.html)

I recently saw some neat jack-stands for sale somewhere.. (yeah, real descriptive, I know)

Didn't look like it'd be hard to build one like it though.. (stick with me folks, I'm going somewhere with this..)

If you wanted to build something like this, it looked like they started with a long sheet of fairly heavy material - 3/16"? 1/8"? 1/4"? *shrug*

Made two 90-deg bends, to make a "U" shape.

Angle cut the "uprights" making an inverted "V" out of the two sides.

Then a piece of square tubing across the top.

You could notch the top of the "inverted V" out so the tubing set down inside, hanging off the ends, and then weld.

Non adjustable, but they looked HD enough.

For the home-brew paranoid redneck..

How about starting with some 2x2x.250 square uprights, and the same for your top and bottom cross bars, making a big square.

Then take some 1/8" flat and cut some triangles out.

Weld to either "upright" to make a wider base and more stable.. add a square chunk of the 1/8" under the bottom for more surface area (in case you're working in the gravel driveway, or on poor concrete)

Build 'em whatever height you want.

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Another neat Idea I saw someone using recently..

A piece of round pipe/tubing - one that'll fit inside the center hole of some old rims you have lying around.

Set the rim on the floor, drop the tubing inside the hole and let it stand there for a minute.

A) Weld tubing to rim, or B) put a "ring" around the tubing, welded to tubing, and bolted to rim.

"cap" the top of the pipe however you want - some C-channel might work well for "frame stands".

You can easily "roll" the stand around if you need to, and you find a good use for your old rims.. or heck, the tires and rims that you just took off the truck to do your axle swapping and frame modding.

-Tom

What about building tw pair like Jack Rice has?
15" wheel and sliding fit 2" and 1.50" .250" thick steel square tubing.

Work, but fun work............

Have a beer and think about it...:flipoff2:

Originally posted by rugburn


Have a beer and think about it...:flipoff2:

One of my major problems ;)




But heck the ones that I found at northern tool are $14 a piece.

You can find floor jacks like the northern tool one in the original post at your local building supply (lowes, home depot, etc). One additional observation on them is from what I have seen the two tubes fit real sloppy and wobble a little. For a floor that isn't a problem since it is under several tons of compression on the pin. I like the wheel rim idea for a base. Have used that idea and they are very stable.

One steel wheel on flat for a base, with another wheel on edge welded on top of it. gives a nice deep channel for the framerail to sit in and a nice wide base, if you want to work higher, weld to wheels together flat for your base and it will still be nice and stable.

How bout these, adjust height from 16 3/4" up to 26 1/2" & cost 70$ a pair.

Northern Tool (http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=19398&prmenbr=6970)

Originally posted by SwampTJ
How bout these, adjust height from 16 3/4" up to 26 1/2" & cost 70$ a pair.

Northern Tool (http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=19398&prmenbr=6970)

There ya go !!!! Solve all the pbb problems with a simple to follow link.... now no one will have the joy of building their own and all the beer and wasted time and getting to spend 3x the money to make it yourself and buying unneeded tools and consumables. Geezzz whats next.........

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thanks!!!

-yag

Originally posted by rochmpr
Heavy duty pipe stands work real well, plus the are highly adjustable, one under each corner works real good.

Can usually find them at welding shops.

Pipe Stands (http://www.sumner.com/s/stands/j_index.html)

Ditto, haven't had a problem with mine at all.

http://users.superford.org/ylobronc/lift/shackleflip/jackstandsfront.jpg

Bought my pair from an auction for $80.