Shamus in CO

I use ramps for the front and stands for the rear.


"JimG" <jimg@2muchspam.com> wrote in message
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> Just put the rear on stands when you do the axle... leave the front on the
> wheels. It's safer that way.
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:lN0Mb.52907$ts4.22625@pd7tw3no...
> > Going to change the axles in rear of CJ and put in a new tranny, and
> > engine mounts, will be in my garage for a week or more, plan was to put
it
> > up on 4 axle stands, I have 4, rated 3 ton, but I see it says use only
on
> > one end, never use to support both ends of a vehicle. Is there any
reason
> > not to use like I planned? Don't know what an 81 CJ7 weights, but I
> suspect
> > about 4500 pounds.
> >
> >
>
>

Shamus in CO

I use ramps for the front and stands for the rear.


"JimG" <jimg@2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:XR3Mb.49128$6J1.42784@news02.roc.ny...
> Just put the rear on stands when you do the axle... leave the front on the
> wheels. It's safer that way.
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:lN0Mb.52907$ts4.22625@pd7tw3no...
> > Going to change the axles in rear of CJ and put in a new tranny, and
> > engine mounts, will be in my garage for a week or more, plan was to put
it
> > up on 4 axle stands, I have 4, rated 3 ton, but I see it says use only
on
> > one end, never use to support both ends of a vehicle. Is there any
reason
> > not to use like I planned? Don't know what an 81 CJ7 weights, but I
> suspect
> > about 4500 pounds.
> >
> >
>
>

Shamus in CO

I use ramps for the front and stands for the rear.


"JimG" <jimg@2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:XR3Mb.49128$6J1.42784@news02.roc.ny...
> Just put the rear on stands when you do the axle... leave the front on the
> wheels. It's safer that way.
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:lN0Mb.52907$ts4.22625@pd7tw3no...
> > Going to change the axles in rear of CJ and put in a new tranny, and
> > engine mounts, will be in my garage for a week or more, plan was to put
it
> > up on 4 axle stands, I have 4, rated 3 ton, but I see it says use only
on
> > one end, never use to support both ends of a vehicle. Is there any
reason
> > not to use like I planned? Don't know what an 81 CJ7 weights, but I
> suspect
> > about 4500 pounds.
> >
> >
>
>

Paul Calman

Cheap stands work fine, until they let you down.
I use some big rectangular monsters that are not made from a cheap tube. The
base is quite stable, but on my gravel drive, i still put steel plates or
3/4 inch plywood under them. I raise one end, put 2 under the axle tube or
frame rails, then set the jack under the rear on a steel plate(so it can
roll) then bring it up. Some jobs are best with it 2.5 feet up, so I do it
in 3 lifts to keep the angles shallow.
You only get crushed once, so i am trying to put that off as long as
possible.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Paul Calman

Cheap stands work fine, until they let you down.
I use some big rectangular monsters that are not made from a cheap tube. The
base is quite stable, but on my gravel drive, i still put steel plates or
3/4 inch plywood under them. I raise one end, put 2 under the axle tube or
frame rails, then set the jack under the rear on a steel plate(so it can
roll) then bring it up. Some jobs are best with it 2.5 feet up, so I do it
in 3 lifts to keep the angles shallow.
You only get crushed once, so i am trying to put that off as long as
possible.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Paul Calman

Cheap stands work fine, until they let you down.
I use some big rectangular monsters that are not made from a cheap tube. The
base is quite stable, but on my gravel drive, i still put steel plates or
3/4 inch plywood under them. I raise one end, put 2 under the axle tube or
frame rails, then set the jack under the rear on a steel plate(so it can
roll) then bring it up. Some jobs are best with it 2.5 feet up, so I do it
in 3 lifts to keep the angles shallow.
You only get crushed once, so i am trying to put that off as long as
possible.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Del Rawlins

On 11 Jan 2004 03:45 PM, Paul Calman posted the following:

> You only get crushed once, so i am trying to put that off as long as
> possible.

I heard a story about a guy who was working under a car and it slipped
off whatever jacks/stands/blocks/whatever it was sitting on. They found
him crushed the next morning, with a drop light burned into his chest.

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Del Rawlins

On 11 Jan 2004 03:45 PM, Paul Calman posted the following:

> You only get crushed once, so i am trying to put that off as long as
> possible.

I heard a story about a guy who was working under a car and it slipped
off whatever jacks/stands/blocks/whatever it was sitting on. They found
him crushed the next morning, with a drop light burned into his chest.

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On 11 Jan 2004 03:45 PM, Paul Calman posted the following:

> You only get crushed once, so i am trying to put that off as long as
> possible.

I heard a story about a guy who was working under a car and it slipped
off whatever jacks/stands/blocks/whatever it was sitting on. They found
him crushed the next morning, with a drop light burned into his chest.

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CRWLR

Are you replacing the axle or just the axle shafts?

If you are replacing the shafts, then support the vehicle by the alxes and
put the tires under the vehicle too. If the vehicle falls, you want it to
land on something other than you.

If you are replacing the axle, D35 to D44 swap, then you have to raise the
vehicle higher and put the stands under the frame -- at least under the end
where you want to swap the axles. You still should put the tires under the
frame while you work.

My suggestion is to that you only raise the end you want to work on, and
support that end by jack stands AND the jack itself if there is room to do
that. Then you should still put the tires under the frame just in case.



"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:lN0Mb.52907$ts4.22625@pd7tw3no...
> Going to change the axles in rear of CJ and put in a new tranny, and
> engine mounts, will be in my garage for a week or more, plan was to put it
> up on 4 axle stands, I have 4, rated 3 ton, but I see it says use only on
> one end, never use to support both ends of a vehicle. Is there any reason
> not to use like I planned? Don't know what an 81 CJ7 weights, but I
suspect
> about 4500 pounds.
>
>