[DML] Re: Trailing arm bolt procedure w/ jack stands?

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do not like ramps. For the most part they are made very cheaply.
Even on a hard level surface many are so weak that you could push the
car sidways and the ramps would just fall over. In many cases you
would hit the underbody of the car if you where to try to drive up
onto them. If you have to jack the car up anyway jackstands are MUCH 
safer. Jackstands take up less room and allow you to remove the
wheels, you can't do that with ramps. Most of the time when you need
to get a car up off the ground you have to remove the wheels anyway.
You can get a car a lot higher with jackstands than a ramp and for a
Delorean it makes it nicer to work under if you can get it higher. I
would never go under a car with a creeper that is on ramps. For some
jobs like trans and clutch ramps are just too low. You can get a good
set of 2 jackstands around 2-3 tons for $25 per pair. You can easily
spend more than $50 dollars for 1 set of ramps. Of course you will
have to spend for a floor jack but it is one of the more useful tools
you can have for a car. NEVER EVEN THINK OF USING CINDER BLOCKS TO
SUPPORT A CAR!!!!!! They can crumble without warning. Same goes for
wire milk crates, plastic boxes and all the other things you can
imagine. If you are doing work on the car for enjoyment and/or to save
money it is worth your life to spend a little of your savings on some
quality tools.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, tobyp@xxxx wrote:
> Adam - Having the car on ramps is absolutely okay in terms of 
> torqueing up the TAB's.  The only condition that is really "sub-





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