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Working on a gravel driveway 200

Cuddy,

I've gotten our bricks up on four jack stands countless time... on a flat concrete surface, I wouldn't even consider it on a gravel driveway.

When on flat concrete, I jack up the front of the car first with a floor jack placed at the center of the front cross member (between the wheels), followed by a jack stand on each side on the factory jacking points under the front doors. Lower the jack and make sure the jack points are resting on top of the jack stands.

Now move to the back of the car and place the floor jack under the center of the rear axle "pumpkin"/differential. Jack it up while watching the jack stands at the front to make sure the car isn't moving forward or backward, if it is adjust by pushing forward or pulling backwards on the rolling floor jack. Once the rear end is at the desired height, place jack stands (following the above warnings) at the rear factory jack points and let the jack down.

Once again, don't even consider the above approach on a gravel or sloped driveway.

Here is a crude pic of the results:


jorrell
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