Outer Limits 4x4 Board

when working on your 4wd, and having to do suspension mods. where can you get chassis stands that are high enough to use, or does anyone have plans for a strong design.

and fabrication isnt a problem, welder and fabricator by day.

cheers,

jackson

i made a couple using a 13" rim some round pipe that fits the centerbore of the rim and a section of flat bent into a u type shape ontop

also got a pair that use old brake drums

There are a few differetn sizes, supercrap had them last time I looked. Repco also have larger ones, the rachet type, most stable & the strongest.

mkpatrol wrote:There are a few differetn sizes, supercrap had them last time I looked. Repco also have larger ones, the rachet type, most stable & the strongest.

usually not high enough (even truck ones) and big and bulky and not worth the $$ IMO

I'd just get some scrap from around work (if i was a welder/fabricator) and knock some up. If i was to do it a wide base of about 400mm square or round, withe and a frame mount on top to the height desired. Maybe even put some holes in a telescopic section for adjusting. Free and strong and made to measure.

exactly ben

the guys at carroll's spring works have made a bunch of stands exactly like this using SHS with four triangular legs at the bottom, and a upright tube welded in the middle. the tube contains another sliding tube that has a pin through to adjust the height. Very big, and very strong, and stable

I just got a set of ratchet type stands from Repco...at $130 each they weren't cheap.

I think they lift from 300mm to 600mm

Cheers

Andrew

cheers boys, had been thinking bout the design and think i might take the advice here and build some suited to the height i need

AcTioN13 wrote:cheers boys, had been thinking bout the design and think i might take the advice here and build some suited to the height i need

I made some on Monday.

Open up to 1metre. Cost me $10 in scrap steel and 30 mins to cut and weld.

micka, what dimension steel did you use for yours?

I used two rims welded together once to hold up a 60 series that i bought some diffs out of. Worked a treat, and plenty high enough.

I've got 5 tonne truck ratchet type. They go to about 30" tall. They've been very good.

Steve.

haha, office bird at work offered me two sets of commodore rims that she doesnt need, so looks like commodore steel rims are useful for something for once