I'm looking into buying a new floor jack and jackstands for the 5. The previous, crappy jack and stands I had were not up the job. The jack was too tall and couldn't reach the main lifting points in the center, while the jack stands bent the pinch welds when I tried to the rest the car on them. I'm looking at these two jacks:
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The racing jack is much cheaper and lower profile, but it also lifts less weight and to a lower height, and I'm worried it would be long enough to reach the center lifting points. The other one is long enough but might be too tall to fit under the car to get to the front center point.
As for jack stands, I don't know what to do, as it looks like there aren't any built specifically for holding cars up by pinch welds. I see adapters for jacks, but not jack stands, for pinch welds. Any advice?
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The racing jack is much cheaper and lower profile, but it also lifts less weight and to a lower height, and I'm worried it would be long enough to reach the center lifting points. The other one is long enough but might be too tall to fit under the car to get to the front center point.
As for jack stands, I don't know what to do, as it looks like there aren't any built specifically for holding cars up by pinch welds. I see adapters for jacks, but not jack stands, for pinch welds. Any advice?