The FSM says don't lift the rear of the car by the center of the 8 3/4 housing.
So I have been lifting one side, putting in a jack stand then the same for the other side.
I'm always nervous that the first side will slip when I'm lifting the other.
During my 8 3/4 swap, I actually had the rear end slip off of the jack, luckily I had the tires on and was able to turn the jack handle fast enough to drop the rear in a more controlled manner without impaling the gas tank or floor boards.
I started looking for a safe alternative.
I found the Harbor Freight cross beam adapter.
ALMOST what I was looking for.
The flat pads don't offer and resistance to the axle tubes from sliding off except for the resistance of the rubber.
Plus in their highest position they are 1 1/2 too short. The top cross beam hits the bottom of the housing center. So I had to use 2 pieces of 2x4 to take up the space.
now there was zero resistance to the axle tubes from sliding off.
my solution.
hard rubber "V" block for a boat trailer.
it fits perfectly on the pads, is super dense, can be attached to the cross beam, "V" shaped so the axle is cradled and can't slip, and the rubber will not mar the paint on the tube.
It's easily removed, or rotate to store.
it works like a charm!
So I have been lifting one side, putting in a jack stand then the same for the other side.
I'm always nervous that the first side will slip when I'm lifting the other.
During my 8 3/4 swap, I actually had the rear end slip off of the jack, luckily I had the tires on and was able to turn the jack handle fast enough to drop the rear in a more controlled manner without impaling the gas tank or floor boards.
I started looking for a safe alternative.
I found the Harbor Freight cross beam adapter.
ALMOST what I was looking for.
The flat pads don't offer and resistance to the axle tubes from sliding off except for the resistance of the rubber.
Plus in their highest position they are 1 1/2 too short. The top cross beam hits the bottom of the housing center. So I had to use 2 pieces of 2x4 to take up the space.
now there was zero resistance to the axle tubes from sliding off.
my solution.
hard rubber "V" block for a boat trailer.
it fits perfectly on the pads, is super dense, can be attached to the cross beam, "V" shaped so the axle is cradled and can't slip, and the rubber will not mar the paint on the tube.
It's easily removed, or rotate to store.
it works like a charm!