lifting car - all wheels off the ground

[twing]

What is the best way to lift the car with all wheels off the ground?
Do we lift the front first, back later?
or back first, front later?

Can i do it with a jack that lift up to 40cm?

Thanks,

[bungsai]

Hey dude, im assuming that you want to lift all wheels up to get under the car or to take off all wheels and paint them or something...

I recommend that you get jack stands...its a bad bad idea to work under a car held up by jacks...or leave a car held up by jacks, you could dent your rotors, etc etc.

I know its a bit OT, but just thought u should be warned.

[twing]

i got 2 pairs of jack stand. I don't know which bit I should lift first.
front.. or back?

[ek4-guy]

lift the front first cause then the hand brake will hold the rear wheels from rolling while your jacking

[dsp26]

^^^exactly that, but either way you should always have chocks as a backup.

can i ask what jack stands you have that it can lift 40cm? can it lift anymore???

[twing]

max is about 43cm, with maximum load 1800. Bought from K-mart when they were on sale :D

[Slow96GSR]

lift the front first cause then the hand brake will hold the rear wheels from rolling while your jacking

Good, glad to see someone remembers that. No one I talk to remembers that!

I have some Sears ones that go higher. We have some at the shop that are huge, I think 2.5 feet is about their max.

[twing]

Any risk of the car tipping over?

[aaronng]

lift the front first cause then the hand brake will hold the rear wheels from rolling while your jacking
If you put it in 1st or reverse gear, that will stop the front wheels from rolling too.


Any risk of the car tipping over?
Not on a regular Honda.

[Bayani]

Quite useful this information!

[Cold Fusion]

i used bricks, held my car up for 3 months :)