Hello,
That one above with the picture^^ post #11

 

That's the jack adapter I have, and it works great with my floor jack, but I don't see how it would work on a Y-topped jack stand. The stands I have:





I'm trying to avoid investing in these:

 

Ok, thanks for showing me what you have.

Yep on the Y jack it will not work with the ECS jack pad adapter (but will work with round pad floor jack), on the round ESSO type jack stand it will.
ESCO jack stand https://www.ecstuning.com/b-esco-par.../esc10498~ese/

I use the Y jack under the car on the subframe and such. Of course no ECS jack pad adapter. I am trying to find the insert that takes your Y to a Roundtop. It replaces that Y part cast/stamped out metal per brand of stand, but I cannot find it. Do you know what I am talking about?

 

dmath
I had the same issue. That is finding an appropriate Y-topped jack stand adapter to use either under the lifting blocks with the rectangular inserts, or at the pinch weld lifting points. I chose to use the pinch weld lifting points.This was my solution. It's not elegant, but it worked for me.
So maybe this was a little overkill but better safe that sorry. The only casualty was I broke off a small piece of plastic from the rear plastic skid pan on both sides at the rear jack points, shown in the last picture. The jack stand adapters I made worked like a charm and I'm glad I went through the hassle of making them.

 

 

HAHA. Hardly! I'm mildly handy at best. I work for a cabinet manufacturer and have access to cut-offs of some plywood drawer box material. I work in costing and sit my butt behind a computer all day.

 

I would probably place the Y of the jack stand on both the 'backside' of the plastic AND (mainly) the OEM metal that protrudes down. IMO those jacking points are pointless since the jack stands sit better on the OEM little metal protrusion. Plus they dont help you get all 4 tires off the ground in any way...still have to use the 2X4 method.

I think it will really come down to the specific jack stand you have....Like if the Y is wide enough to cradle the whole mount (that you added)

 

Thanks for the input and ideas (Rick - your adapters look really good). I always try to be safe in the garage or shop. Lately, my kids have been spending time with me in the garage, learning a few basics. With them involved, safety is an even bigger concern. So instead of continuing to look for a way to make the Y jack stands work, I decided to invest in the flattop ESCO stands. A little pricey but they look rock solid.

 

I thought of doing that too (buying the round top stands) but had already bought the Y-topped ones, so looked for a solution using those. Didn't find any, so made my own. After I made these, I got my boys 13, 17, out in the garage to help me rotate tires. They liked using the air-impact gun to take off the lug bolts, and all 3 or us learned how to use a torque wrench to snug them up.

 

If I still had my woodworking shop at home, I probably would have gone that route too. But remembering how easy it was to make such things then makes it painful to think about making them now.