Incorrect, it works exactly the opposite way. The disc fits on the car's jack point quite well, and the pin goes into threads on the jack stand.

Working under any car held up by anything at home is dangerous. Just because something costs hundreds of dollars doesn't make it safer than inexpensive alternatives. I have seen threads about "where can I buy Porsche approved jacks" etc. before and always chuckled.

Unless of course, you want to be the stereotypical Porsche or luxury car owner. "my stuff is expensive, so it must be good"

 

It's your car my friend. Do what floats your boat. Your Amazon jacks says they're for RV's. There's many options out there, stereotypical or not!

 

I'd say the first concern would be that the company specifically says they are NOT for use as work jack stands, only for leveling...

Wouldn't be too worried for tire/brake work, but no way I'd be sliding under the car to work on the engine supported only by those.

 

my question is, if you're jacking up the car at the jack point, then where do you station the jack stand? You can't put it under the jack point since that's where the jack is.

 

Harbor Freight low profile jack is fantastic.

I have had a few fail, but HF took them in on return. Luckily, they failed to lift, not dropped a car.

 

this might help
http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic...on-jackstands/

 

Most don't follow initial bleeding procedures as one of the causes. Most of their jacks recommends bleeding them first in the instructions. However most people do not know or follow this and some get lucky for awhile. Hence some peeps attribute it to a failure rather than proper setup. Not saying yours wasn't a failure though.

 

The first one I bought, I bled. Failed on the first day; after one full cycle with weight, it wouldn't lift a BMW 2002.

Most of them have some failure within the first two years. So I get the extended warranty and just keep trading them in. I have one right now from 2012 (which handled the LS1 swap), the other is about 6 months old and is doing good so far. While it's a bit of a PITA to trade them in when things go wrong, for the price, it's worth the effort.

 

I continue to enjoy these Jackpoint Jackstands that I bought just under a year ago. http://www.jackpointjackstands.com

 

MkC2, I can't thank you enough for the link. I have that very jack and those jack stands, and this is exactly what I was looking for.

 

I have never been a fan of aluminum (for safety reasons). But if you consider steel, I have been happy with this Granger unit. Whatever you do, stay away from the Sears product. Perhaps I have been unlucky with Craftsman, but all 3 units have failed on me a few weeks after warranty.