Amazon Basics Steel Jack Stands, 3 Ton, Pair

This is not an upgrade, it is the condition of doing any of the rest of it. A hydraulic jack is a lifting device, not a holding device — seals fail, and people die under cars every year because of that distinction. A pair of three-ton stands under the proper lift points is the whole safety margin. Thirteen thousand ratings at 4.7 and the best-rated item on this page. Three tons is the right rating for anything short of a heavy truck. Chock the wheels too. The least interesting thirty dollars in this collection and the most important.

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