lets see pics, easy homemade jackstands

SeaBass44 · 06-12-2004, 05:15 PM

post um up

tdavis · 06-12-2004, 06:20 PM

I'd like to see TALL ones - ie, ones that can go up like 3ft in the air..

Anything higher than say the 6ton HF ones would be a good start!

SeaBass44 · 06-12-2004, 06:59 PM

yes tall ones is what I'm talkin about

GJC · 06-12-2004, 10:46 PM

That would be nice, I just bought the HF 6 tons today. Had to use blocks under them.

D60 · 06-12-2004, 10:58 PM

Welded angle to the HF specials:

but I also like the idea of just welding them to old wheels.

note the ones in the pic have WAY more extension available, they're only open to like the 2nd notch, but I'm now limited by how high my floor jack can take a vehicle.

Foxfab · 06-14-2004, 11:33 AM

No pics, but I went to a friends house who had the regular jack stands welded to a set of 15" steel rims. Very stable and gave the added height to work on lifted trucks.

EDIT: Guess this qualifies as "old wheels"

EMTwheeler · 06-14-2004, 04:27 PM

seabass check this out
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...ght=jackstands
hope this helps.

KS Toy · 06-14-2004, 06:07 PM

These look go to me. Tall & strong. They belong to Logjam-grant.

Didn't someone make some adjustable stands something like this with some 1" threaded rod?

SeaBass44 · 06-14-2004, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMTwheeler

seabass check this out
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...ght=jackstands
hope this helps.

yup I already seen that, it should get moved here, but since it's not I started one in here. I'm going to build as set like in the pic above

soon as I find some cheap steel

Kyron · 06-14-2004, 06:56 PM

I made some like the ones above but I didnt make them adjustable ....... made four of them tall enough (40") for the suspension to droop and get the axles on and off

I was bummed I couldnt take them when I moved to Az from Ca ........ I should have fed Ex'd them .........

Brandon · 06-14-2004, 11:41 PM

father n law was an airplane mechanic and has some super tall jack stands I was thinking of using - but for my needs the tall version of the HF jacks has done great, and for the price not worth breaking out the welder!

Pyagid · 06-15-2004, 08:04 AM

Not really a jackstand but a friend built this to work on the under side of his z. I was very skeptical when he told me about it but it was VERY sturdy and the car would not budge

TJ Fan · 06-15-2004, 09:29 AM

Here is what we use...and they are stout. They work great for holding up frame snouts.

TJ Fan · 06-15-2004, 09:29 AM

#2

SeaBass44 · 06-15-2004, 12:28 PM

those are nice

bought or built? look like alot of work to build, I'm thinking factory made

Im4yotas · 01-13-2007, 09:52 PM

Figured I would bring this back up to add the ones I built.

Base is 2' of 2" pipe with 3 1" supports. 2" .120 inside of that. 1" allthread is supported by some 1 1/4" .120, and a couple small 1 1/2 and 1 3/4" sleeves to keep the allthread centered.

Welded a washer to a nut and another washer to the tube, then welded the bent plate to the top of the allthread.

Welding magnets held the tube in place and square to tack the supports on.

Still have a little left to do, straps to tie the supports together and handles, maybe removable so I can turn it with a wrench if there isn't enough room for the handles. Thinking of threading a bolt into the top of the base piece so I can tighten up the slop. Fully extended, it can move about 2" side to side.

Max height - 58 1/4"
Min height - 25 3/4"

AthlonAJ · 01-13-2007, 11:22 PM

This set is mine, made 8 other sets for guys with tubeframe race car chassis so they could get them up in the air and leveled out good. Mostly made from cutoffs of 1.75"x.120 DOM for the main tube and HREW for the legs. The center piece is 1.5x.250 with an adjustable threaded end. What I really like about them is there is very little play at all so when they're up high it's still hardly any movement side to side.

Tell ya what Seabass, I can make ya a set and do some trading.

SeaBass44 · 01-14-2007, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AthlonAJ

This set is mine, made 8 other sets for guys with tubeframe race car chassis so they could get them up in the air and leveled out good. Mostly made from cutoffs of 1.75"x.120 DOM for the main tube and HREW for the legs. The center piece is 1.5x.250 with an adjustable threaded end. What I really like about them is there is very little play at all so when they're up high it's still hardly any movement side to side.

Tell ya what Seabass, I can make ya a set and do some trading.

WE CAN DO THAT

those are pimp

SeaBass44 · 01-14-2007, 12:20 AM

Pimp-ologist

300sniper · 01-14-2007, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Im4yotas

Figured I would bring this back up to add the ones I built.

Base is 2' of 2" pipe with 3 1" supports. 2" .120 inside of that. 1" allthread is supported by some 1 1/4" .120, and a couple small 1 1/2 and 1 3/4" sleeves to keep the allthread centered.

Welded a washer to a nut and another washer to the tube, then welded the bent plate to the top of the allthread.

Welding magnets held the tube in place and square to tack the supports on.

Still have a little left to do, straps to tie the supports together and handles, maybe removable so I can turn it with a wrench if there isn't enough room for the handles. Thinking of threading a bolt into the top of the base piece so I can tighten up the slop. Fully extended, it can move about 2" side to side.

Max height - 58 1/4"
Min height - 25 3/4"

i think i would use an acme threaded rod instead of a standard thread. i would also make a "t" handle for the nut to make height adjustment easier. i used to use these cable reel stands when they were available to me. with the "t" nut and acme thread i could lift the vehicle with the stands alone. they didn't have enough to raise the vehicle off the ground but worked great for leveling. i think the acme thread would be a lot smoother to use than a standard 60* thread.

Im4yotas · 01-14-2007, 12:41 PM

Yeah, check out the one on the left. Allready has the handles. And it has already lifted a couple rigs off the ground from just turning the handle. Has about 9" of lift from the allthread.

300sniper · 01-14-2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Im4yotas

Yeah, check out the one on the left. Allready has the handles. And it has already lifted a couple rigs off the ground from just turning the handle. Has about 9" of lift from the allthread.

oops, i missed that.

Nordic1 · 01-14-2007, 03:14 PM

Mine isn't totally DIY but I welded D60 drum brake drums to the bottom of 2 HF cheapo's.... I thought I had pics of them on this computer but I guess not

90Beater · 01-14-2007, 05:21 PM

HF with 14 bolt drums. Cheap and works great.

TAWL_BOY · 01-14-2007, 10:05 PM

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I bought these from a welding supply, but I love 'em. I can lift the front of my heavy chevy by turning the t-handles.

They're called black jacks.

For smaller stuff and axles I use HFs on rockwell drum covers.

06-12-2004, 05:15 PM	#1
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06-12-2004, 06:59 PM	#3
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06-12-2004, 10:46 PM	#4
GJC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26181 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 1,065	That would be nice, I just bought the HF 6 tons today. Had to use blocks under them. __________________ Jon, old toyota with a broken stero

06-12-2004, 10:58 PM	#5
D60 Rock God Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6398 Location: CO Posts: 2,086	Welded angle to the HF specials: but I also like the idea of just welding them to old wheels. note the ones in the pic have WAY more extension available, they're only open to like the 2nd notch, but I'm now limited by how high my floor jack can take a vehicle. __________________ HOA communities: Little boxes, on the hillside. Little boxes made of ticky-tacky

06-14-2004, 11:33 AM	#6
Foxfab Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 2058 Location: North Kingstown, RI Posts: 2,866	No pics, but I went to a friends house who had the regular jack stands welded to a set of 15" steel rims. Very stable and gave the added height to work on lifted trucks. EDIT: Guess this qualifies as "old wheels" __________________ Undoing years of Toyota engineering one SAS at a time!! 2007 Yaris--1959 FJ25--www.yankeetoys.org Last edited by Foxfab; 06-14-2004 at 11:34 AM.

06-12-2004, 06:20 PM	#2
tdavis Rock God Join Date: May 2000 Member # 908 Location: Pinole, CA Posts: 2,089	I'd like to see TALL ones - ie, ones that can go up like 3ft in the air.. Anything higher than say the 6ton HF ones would be a good start! __________________ I take my zuk out for walks.

06-14-2004, 04:27 PM	#7
EMTwheeler Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26495 Location: PV, AZ Posts: 346	seabass check this out http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...ght=jackstands hope this helps. __________________ "There are no such things as accidents—just two people competing for the same point on the space-time continuum." —Linda G., ER nurse and administrator

06-14-2004, 06:07 PM	#8
KS Toy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 7938 Location: In OZ... Posts: 3,388	These look go to me. Tall & strong. They belong to Logjam-grant. Didn't someone make some adjustable stands something like this with some 1" threaded rod? Attached Images __________________ I love plywood

06-14-2004, 06:56 PM	#10
Kyron Arizona Trail Riders Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1418 Location: Not Cal Posts: 3,259	I made some like the ones above but I didnt make them adjustable ....... made four of them tall enough (40") for the suspension to droop and get the axles on and off I was bummed I couldnt take them when I moved to Az from Ca ........ I should have fed Ex'd them ......... __________________ You need a Thneed 84 Toyota CJ2a Get Propane

06-14-2004, 11:41 PM	#11
Brandon Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Mar 1975 Member # 6 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 13,035	father n law was an airplane mechanic and has some super tall jack stands I was thinking of using - but for my needs the tall version of the HF jacks has done great, and for the price not worth breaking out the welder! __________________ This Space for rent!

06-15-2004, 08:04 AM	#12
Pyagid Newbie with a Star Join Date: Jul 2003 Member # 21409 Location: CT Posts: 151	Not really a jackstand but a friend built this to work on the under side of his z. I was very skeptical when he told me about it but it was VERY sturdy and the car would not budge Attached Images

06-15-2004, 09:29 AM	#13
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SeaBass44 www.12voltguy.com Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 40 Location: 80 miles n-sac in Oroville, CA Posts: 27,271	those are nice bought or built? look like alot of work to build, I'm thinking factory made __________________ . . . LOTS of GUNS 4sale ! 12voltguy.com / Click here to email me New # 530.532.4529 http://www.davezoffroadperformance.com/ OFN Fab BB -89 1 ton bronco on 47" LTB's- Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off right now.

01-13-2007, 09:52 PM	#16
Im4yotas H M F Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8758 Location: Ventura County, CA Posts: 3,846	Figured I would bring this back up to add the ones I built. Base is 2' of 2" pipe with 3 1" supports. 2" .120 inside of that. 1" allthread is supported by some 1 1/4" .120, and a couple small 1 1/2 and 1 3/4" sleeves to keep the allthread centered. Welded a washer to a nut and another washer to the tube, then welded the bent plate to the top of the allthread. Welding magnets held the tube in place and square to tack the supports on. Still have a little left to do, straps to tie the supports together and handles, maybe removable so I can turn it with a wrench if there isn't enough room for the handles. Thinking of threading a bolt into the top of the base piece so I can tighten up the slop. Fully extended, it can move about 2" side to side. Max height - 58 1/4" Min height - 25 3/4" Attached Images __________________ Team Unite V2R, 4454 right seat...some day! KOH '09 - #004 Team HMF, we kicked Shannon's ass! SSS 4x4 - The worlds only 16.5" sticky supplier! www.F-O-A.com *H . M ..F*

01-13-2007, 11:22 PM	#17
AthlonAJ Granite Guru Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10462 Location: Iowa Posts: 833	This set is mine, made 8 other sets for guys with tubeframe race car chassis so they could get them up in the air and leveled out good. Mostly made from cutoffs of 1.75"x.120 DOM for the main tube and HREW for the legs. The center piece is 1.5x.250 with an adjustable threaded end. What I really like about them is there is very little play at all so when they're up high it's still hardly any movement side to side. Tell ya what Seabass, I can make ya a set and do some trading. __________________ MySpace crap

01-14-2007, 12:20 AM	#19
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01-14-2007, 12:41 PM	#21
Im4yotas H M F Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8758 Location: Ventura County, CA Posts: 3,846	Yeah, check out the one on the left. Allready has the handles. And it has already lifted a couple rigs off the ground from just turning the handle. Has about 9" of lift from the allthread. __________________ Team Unite V2R, 4454 right seat...some day! KOH '09 - #004 Team HMF, we kicked Shannon's ass! SSS 4x4 - The worlds only 16.5" sticky supplier! www.F-O-A.com *H . M ..F*

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