![]() ![]() You put it on the flat stand, and it does not squash the jack points under our cars. It fits perfectly under each of the four jack points under our cars. Both need a flat surface jack stand under it to hold up, either as a back up to my floor jack or to put the front/back/entire car up on stands. 1 - 8 of 8 Posts P Purplexed Registered Joined 73 Posts Discussion Starter 1 I know there is a plastic (heavy duty) part that fits on a 'flat' jack stand. ![]() The Cayman needs/I will be using a "hockey puck" style adapter that fits in a jacking point hole to secure it while the Audi has the pinch weld style bottom that needs something with a slut in it. Obviously, ppl (People) use jack stands.I have an older set of Craftsman jack stands with the traditional U shaped top/lifting surface that I want to use with my new Porsche Cayman GTS as well as with wife's Audi A5. Do ppl put the stands there? They'd have to be considerably higher, and there are times when they'd be in the way. On the Cobalt, there is a cross-member at the front of the cradle. If, instead, the jack stand is put under the engine cradle with just the front of the car elevated, ISTM (It Seems To Me) the stand would just make contact with the cradle along one edge, which seems unstable to me.Further, the notch in those does not support the side of the pinch flange the way the OE jack does. The jack stands I see would bear the weight on rocker panel and the floor pan. The OE (Original Equipment) jack designed for that location is shaped to carefully cradle and support the flange. But, the geometry of the stand top seems totally wrong for this. Intuitively (to me), and per a lot of online advice, the stands should go on under the pinch weld.I have never understood jack stands WRT (With Respect To) unibody cars. I'm not bragging - some of that was wrong (blocking under the control arm) - but no disasters. I've been putting cars up for 50 years, using various jacks and then blocking under the frame. This Set Includes 1 Removing & 1 Installing Adapter As Well As 3 Receiver Tubes, Comes In Durable Molded Plastic Case. ![]()
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