Right. And I wondered about how the subframe or other suitable point might
rest on the (jaw?) of a given jack stand like this:

http://www.mytoolstore.com/heinwer/hw93503.jpg

assuming the jack stand was level but the vehicle line was following the
slope.

Neil.

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 8:24 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

At 03:26 PM 8/22/2012, neil n wrote:
>
>>
>
>
>  For what I need, 2 ramps should suffice for now. (work on one end of
>> vehicle at a time)
>>
>
> Safer to have all four, though if the other end is chocked very securely
> perhaps it would be all right.
>
> But by getting all four support points (wheels or jack stands) on a level
> surface, you've eliminated any forces tending to topple the stands or
> otherwise move the vehicle horizontally, and you've ensured that the center
> of load on the stand runs right down through the middle and not off to one
> side where it would require less force to topple it from the other side.
>
> --
Neil n

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