How do you work on your supra .

Hi folks

Recently bought a first de-cat for the sup and was wondering how you guys go about working on your cars as i can't seem to get mine up the ramps , So i presume you guys have the same troubles .

How do you get the car up high enough to be able to work on it safely as those little 2 ton trolley jacks don't look all that safe to me nor does it really go high enough .

i uses 12 paving slabs, a trolley jack and axel stands

The 2 ton jacks aren't really up to job to be honest, but they do work. MAKE sure you use a GOOD set of axle stands as well.

I'm lucky in that I'm a fairly small bloke, but even I suffer using a 2 tonner when underneath the car. I have access to a decent 3 ton which has plenty of lift.

I can't stress enough how important axle stands are...

Trolley jack onto axle stands

You can get fairly inexpensive axle stands from Halfords. Double up safety by putting small blocks of wood below the wheels too.

Iv done i think 5 or 6 first decat pipes this way - just make sure you lie on a blanket to prevent getting too cold, wear eye protection, and have something to rest your head on to prevent neck-ache in the morning

Oh and good luck, the 3 top nuts are a pain! Plusgas would be a good investment!

Axle stands if i'm getting under the car (eg exhaust, undertrays etc), trolley jacks if i'm not getting under the car (eg wheeels brakes etc)

So a good 3 ton jack or something would be a good purchase ?

Ow i have some axle stands but they was my old mans and i think there as old as me so some new ones of those may be in order .

Axle stands if i'm getting under the car (eg exhaust, undertrays etc), trolley jacks if i'm not getting under the car (eg wheeels brakes etc)

Should always put something underneath in my experience, trolley jacks have a habit of slipping. If you aren't getting underneath a little trick my dad showed me, was to shove the wheel underneath the car so at least it will provide some level of safety.

I lift it up like superman

Trolley jack onto axle stands

 

You can get fairly inexpensive axle stands from Halfords. Double up safety by putting small blocks of wood below the wheels too.

 

Iv done i think 5 or 6 first decat pipes this way - just make sure you lie on a blanket to prevent getting too cold, wear eye protection, and have something to rest your head on to prevent neck-ache in the morning

 

Oh and good luck, the 3 top nuts are a pain! Plusgas would be a good investment!

Rob you fancy making it 7 de-cats ..... lol

Rob you fancy making it 7 de-cats ..... lol

lol you'll never learn unless you do it yourself

lol you'll never learn unless you do it yourself

but i can see myself getting into a world of hurt ..... lol

take to silverstone garage....pay them......drive home

take to silverstone garage....pay them......drive home

If it was only that easy ...... lol

http://www.restorationramps.co.uk/

These would be awesome, id love a garage big enough to work on my own car.

Most Americans have the 3 phase electric ramps in their garage these days

I hated having to get under my supra. I bought a set of axel stands which I can only assume were designed for a lorry - they were far too high and my standard jack wouldn't lift the car up high enough to get them under.

So I bought a trolley jack, which wouldn't fit under the skirts Never mind, just lift it up a bit with the standard jack, then slip the trolley jack under....this did the job fine, I then realised that most people put blocks of wood on their axel stands to prevent possible damage. Even when I finally got the car onto the stands, they just didn't fill me with confidence.

So I tried a set of ramps I borrowed from my Dad instead - they were far too narrow for the supra's tyres.

So in short, no matter how much I spent trying to make it easy, it never was. The idea of having to do something mechanical whilst lying under a car held up purely by my initiative (which is lacking at the best of times), scared the hell out of me.

I think if I had to do it again, some nice wide ramps would be the only way I'd feel safe doing it. Oh, and some chocks for the other end of the car.

lucky enough to have a service pit in my dad's garage

lucky enough to have a service pit in my dad's garage

best way to go in my opinion, have been using axle stands and trolley jacks while working on my cars for ages and i'm always sh!tting myself when i'm under there, which makes me rush to get things finished which means i end up messing something up.

Wish that these were still avilaible

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=110277775890

best way to go in my opinion, have been using axle stands and trolley jacks while working on my cars for ages and i'm always sh!tting myself when i'm under there, which makes me rush to get things finished which means i end up messing something up.

shame my dad's a short arse lol! always come out with an aching back

Wish that these were still avilaible

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=110277775890

Mine still wouldn't fit on there!

http://www.restorationramps.co.uk/

 

These would be awesome, id love a garage big enough to work on my own car.

Yeah those ramps are minted:)

I work in a garage so i just take it to work and put it on the 2 poster ramps, easy!!

I lift it up like superman

I had to do that the other day for a mate with his Fiat 128. He couldn't get the trolley jack underneath the bumper to the jacking point unless someone lifted the front end up a bit

Trolley jacks and 4 axle stands... I've seen single phase lifts but can't find the URL.