Axle stand
More and more people do their own car maintenance. Self-maintenance is a lot cheaper than having it done by a garage or workshop. However, it is very
important that you take your safety into account when doing work underneath the
car. Are you planning on changing the car tyres or replacing brake discs and brake pads ? In that case, good jack stands are essential for your safety.
You will have to raise the car for these jobs. After jacking up the car
you will have to place axle stands under the car. It is strongly advised
against only leaving a trolley jack or bottle jack under the car. They can be
unstable, and of course, you want to prevent the car from falling down if you
accidentally touch it. If you use jack stands, they take over the load-bearing
capacity of the jack. Jack stands are a lot more stable than trolley jacks.
However, before you purchase axle stands, you must pay attention to a number of
things. You can read more about this below.
What to look for when buying axle stands? The first thing you should pay attention to is the
capacity, also called load capacity of axle stands. The capacity is the maximum
weight the jack stand can support. It is therefore important that the axle
stands can handle the weight of your car. For this, it is necessary to know how
heavy your vehicle is. The weight of your vehicle can be found in the
instruction manual of your car. Once you know the weight, you can opt for axle
stands that surpass this weight. In our shop, you will find axle supports that
can lift 2 or 3 tons per piece. This will be enough capacity for most cars.
This is because passenger cars usually weigh in between 1,000 and 1,300 kilos
or 2200 to 2900 lbs. Do you want to place a heavier vehicle such as a caravan
or passenger bus on the axle stands? Then you will probably need support with
more capacity.
After you have matched the weights, take a look at the height and the
adjustment system. For all axle stands on our site you can find the minimum and
maximum lifting height. It is important that the minimum height of the supports
is lower than the maximum height of the vehicle jack you use. Otherwise, you
won’t be able to drop the car on the stands after lifting it. In addition, you
must look carefully at the height of your car. Some cars are standing higher on
their suspension than others. Is your car high on its wheels? Then you need an
axle support with a higher maximum height to be able to keep the car up with
the wheels off the ground.
There are two types of adjustment systems that you can choose from; the
ratchet or the pin. The advantage of the ratchet system is that it generally
has more height settings than those with a skewer. Furthermore, both systems
are equipped with safety functions so that the support cannot simply fall down.
It will lock the axle stand securely to ensure a safe working space.
Buy car axle stand You can
easily buy axle stands at Winparts. You can choose from different sets in
various weight ratings, but we also supply individual stands. In addition to
axle stands, you can also find trolley jacks, bottle jacks, car ramps and other automotive tools in our shop.
