Floor jack and stands

[CaptainAtom]

Hey everyone, I'm going to be starting to work on my 67 Charger and I need recommendations on a jack and jack stands. My Charger has a 440 in it, so would a 3 ton floor jack be enough to lift it? I also could use some help with jack stands, are there any stands that are more stable than your run of the mill racheting jack stands?

 

[toolmanmike]

Hey everyone, I'm going to be starting to work on my 67 Charger and I need recommendations on a jack and jack stands. My Charger has a 440 in it, so would a 3 ton floor jack be enough to lift it? I also could use some help with jack stands, are there any stands that are more stable than your run of the mill racheting jack stands?

Where are you going to shop? A 3 ton jack should be good. Buy at least 6 ton stands. Ratcheting work fine as long as the mechanism is engaged. That's about all that's available nowdays.

 

[DeltaV]

Did you see the thread below? Also, see the posts in that thread about cribbage.

Jack stands

 

[Don Frelier]

I bought a summit aluminum "racing" Jack last fall.
Seems to work pretty well and has a decent lifting height.

Don't forget you likely have left hand threads on the driver's side wheels...

 

[icetech]

2ton would lift it.. 3 is plenty... for jackstands, figure out the ones you want.. then go a little bigger. If you are working like me under a car.. that's your life in those stands... mine actualy have a little bar that slides in to lock them so they can't drop...

I have had 2 cars fall on me... its' not as much fun as you might think.

 

[CaptainAtom]

Did you see the thread below? Also, see the posts in that thread about cribbage.

Jack stands

No I didn't notice that thread. Thank you for pointing it out to me.

 

[CaptainAtom]

Where are you going to shop? A 3 ton jack should be good. Buy at least 6 ton stands. Ratcheting work fine as long as the mechanism is engaged. That's about all that's available nowdays.

I honestly have no preference for where I get them so long as they're sturdy. My big thing is I'm not sure how heavy the car is so I've got no idea what weight capacity I would need.

 

[icetech]

Just under 2ton.... so get 3ton stands and you will be overkill since each corner isn't near 2ton

Curb Weight :

3788 lbs / 1718 kg

 

[CaptainAtom]

2ton would lift it.. 3 is plenty... for jackstands, figure out the ones you want.. then go a little bigger. If you are working like me under a car.. that's your life in those stands... mine actualy have a little bar that slides in to lock them so they can't drop...

I have had 2 cars fall on me... its' not as much fun as you might think.

Thanks, I appreciate the help. Yeah I'll be working under quite q bit I imagine and I'd really like to avoid a Christopher Titus teenage car repair experience.

 

[toolmanmike]

I honestly have no preference for where I get them so long as they're sturdy. My big thing is I'm not sure how heavy the car is so I've got no idea what weight capacity I would need.

The 3 ton stands are quite small based and are not all that stable. The 6 ton stands have a 6 or 8" squared base and are pretty solid. I sold a lot of jacks and stands for 28 years on the tool truck. Never heard of a failure that caused injury or damage.

 

[icetech]

Thanks, I appreciate the help. Yeah I'll be working under quite q bit I imagine and I'd really like to avoid a Christopher Titus teenage car repair experience.

Yeah, i had one car fall on me (1968 rebel) and i ran myself over with my 71 challenger.. which would have been hilarious if it wasn't me

just make sure the stands are in a good spot and it will be fine.. i spent months under my car and didn't even worry bout it after awhile.

 

[icetech]

These are the ones i use... and they worked 100% fine.. BUT i would have preferred a wider base honestly...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074QZP4S6?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[33 IMP]

Six ton stands are nice, but sometimes hard to get the car high enough to get the minimum height stands under it. Six tons work great under my diesel pickup and box truck.
I've had great luck with hf jacks, three ton is plenty (you're only lifting half of a 4000 lb car, so one ton at most) I use a 3ton in the shop, and 1 1/2 ton aluminum at the track.
And hf stands now have locking bolts and wedges, WAY safer than their old recalled ones (which I never had problems with, and still using)
Needed two stands a couple weeks ago, paid $50 at hf, a week later, on sale for $27, bought another pair.

 

[toolmanmike]

Six ton stands are nice, but sometimes hard to get the car high enough to get the minimum height stands under it. Six tons work great under my diesel pickup and box truck.
I've had great luck with hf jacks, three ton is plenty (you're only lifting half of a 4000 lb car, so one ton at most) I use a 3ton in the shop, and 1 1/2 ton aluminum at the track.
And hf stands now have locking bolts and wedges, WAY safer than their old recalled ones (which I never had problems with, and still using)
Needed two stands a couple weeks ago, paid $50 at hf, a week later, on sale for $27, bought another pair.

A pair of 3 ton stands will hold the car up but I sure don't like the small bases for stability, especially underneath working on the car. That's why I always recommend 6 ton stands.

 

[Davefinan]

If you go with the three ton stands , you can always come up with a way to broaden the base on them……..if you are concerned about it

 

[toolmanmike]

Six ton stands are nice, but sometimes hard to get the car high enough to get the minimum height stands under it. Six tons work great under my diesel pickup and box truck.
I've had great luck with hf jacks, three ton is plenty (you're only lifting half of a 4000 lb car, so one ton at most) I use a 3ton in the shop, and 1 1/2 ton aluminum at the track.
And hf stands now have locking bolts and wedges, WAY safer than their old recalled ones (which I never had problems with, and still using)
Needed two stands a couple weeks ago, paid $50 at hf, a week later, on sale for $27, bought another pair.

If you go with the three ton stands , you can always come up with a way to broaden the base on them……..if you are concerned about it

Buy some good stable stands. Don't be like my friend Brad.

 

[kiwigtx]

 

[BSB67]

My lift is 1 1/2 ton. It’s handled every job flawlessly for 50 years.

I have 6 ton stands. The height can be just what you need at times, but 30% of the time I wish I still had my smaller ones. The smaller ones won’t tip over. And it frees up space to work under the car. The 6 ton have been too tall on occasion too. I will be buying some smaller ones soon. My opinion, you could use both

 

[Cranky]

These are the ones i use... and they worked 100% fine.. BUT i would have preferred a wider base honestly...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074QZP4S6?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mine are like that....held up my Belvedere for years without failing lol

 

[33 IMP]

BSB's answer is the right one, imo.
I have six ton stands, and three tons. I use whichever meets my needs at the time.... and the vehicle weight I'm working on.
Right now, four three-ton stands under my trailer for axle repair, four under my 2600 lb Opel, but six tonners if doing an oil change on a diesel.