Floor jack adapter>offset diff?

[Spook50]

umm, just to play devils advocate, lifts are hydraulic ...
for me it isn't so much the hydraulic jack that makes me not work under a vehicle supported by them, it is more the instability of them. jack stands save lives and limbs.

Yeah lifts are hydraulic, but every one I've used has mechanical locks that you set, then place the weight of the vehicle on once it's raised. Isn't it illegal to sell something like that without an included mechanical safety lock, anyway?

 

[crushers]

yah, most lifts have auto locks and you have to hold a lever to lower the carriage. some of the older or cheaper versions have the slide in solid rods ...

 

[agomez]

make the bracket symmetrical about the pumpkin the asymmetrical design looks scary...

 

[lovetoski]

Sure, but once it's up I still need to get jack stands under there. No way am I going to work under my truck while it's supported only by hydraulic pressure. That's just asking for trouble.

Agreed. But, to me, simple is best. Dual jacks to lift the truck. Dual jack-stands to make it safe. Done. No fab, proven to be safe.