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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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I got the Michelin jack stands to keep my car lifted up during my storage period. I put all 4 jacks but one of my rear jack would stand free and not get any weight on it, meaning only 3 jack stands are lifting my car..
is that normal? or is michelin jacks are screwed up or am i just on uneven surface?
Old Oct 21, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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Your on a uneven surface, put a block of wood on that one jack stand. Unless you didn't raise the stands to all the same height.
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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what i do is the same, i put a piece of wood under each uneven stand to hold the weight as evenly as possible to ensure so, kick each stand to make sure its tight,
this process is usually a bitch!
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:32 AM
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There is absolutely no reason to store your car on stands.
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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^i was just worried bout my tires.
i dont want it to sit there for 9 months.
Old Oct 23, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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So take them off and put on 4 spare tires.
Old Oct 23, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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i finally evened out
but will uneven weights on the jacks bend my chassis?
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:06 AM
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just store it on the wheels. i've done that for 10 years with my car now and never had an issue... sometimes the car has sat for 2 years at a time!
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