Jacking and Lifting

Before you start reading, I just have to say, I know this is a stupid question. I just haven't ever been under my vehicle when it was on all jack stands. I am changing my trans gasket and fluid. 2 questions. Is it safe to go under our car when it is on all stands? And where do you put the jacks? I am asking because I notice indentations in the frame where I have been putting them. Oh and 1 more question. Is it ok to leave our car jacked up with the wheels hanging for a week?
Any help would be great. I want to make it back out from under neath my car after this. Stupid I know.

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If you support the car properly with jack stands, then yes it is very safe. Just don't crawl under a car supported by only a hydraulic floor jack. They can suddenly collapse or tip over.
You can leave the car in the air with the wheels hanging down for years without problems.

cutlass hit it all. if you look right under your car you'll see cutouts on the body and even parts of the unibody to set the jacks.

I have four 3 ton jack stands. I put them under a 2-3 inch wide part of the underbody that is box shaped, yet 2' long and has holes cut out along the bottom of it. I think it is the frame. I bumped and shook the car a little and it didn"t budge.

Should be good.... I do my best to push the car over before trusting it. If it passes that test, on all rigid stands (no hydraulics) then you should be good to go. :thumbup:

yes dont go under the car if its on a hydraulic jack, even if im only going underneath the car for a minute or 2 to inspect something i stick a jack stand under it and let it down a tad bit until its resting halfway on the jack stand and halfway on the hydraulic jack.

I put the stands under the lower A-arms up front and under the axle in the rear.

I think I will put the stands under the A arms next time. i was going to put them under the axle but the sway bar is in the way. I changed the trans filter and cleaned out my pan. I forgot that i was worried about being under there once i started working.

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Originally Posted by j nix

I think I will put the stands under the A arms next time. i was going to put them under the axle but the sway bar is in the way. I changed the trans filter and cleaned out my pan. I forgot that i was worried about being under there once i started working.

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I have 2 smaller stands that fit right between the shock mount and LCA mount on the rear axle. I think they're the $10 stands from wal-mart......had them a long time and I think that's where they came from.