If you’re going to work on your car, odds are you need a pair of jack stands. Maybe your truck has enough ground clearance that you can reach the oil filter from underneath without them, but to be ...

If you ever have to perform any maintenance work on your vehicle that requires lifting it off the ground, you need to invest into jack stands. No excuses, as you should never rely solely on your floor ...

The terrifying Harbor Freight recall of jack stands that could fail due to a manufacturing defect is in the news right now, and it is as good a time as any to review the procedures and equipment we're ...

Remember when we published a story on Harbor Freight's jack stands being recalled because their locking pawls weren't fully engaging? It turns out that the replacement jack stands may have issues too ...

Whether it's upgrading shocks or simply swapping wheels, a lot of the work enthusiasts perform on their cars begins by getting the vehicle off of the ground. If you’re not fortunate enough to have ...

The most important tools in your garage are not socket wrenches, screwdrivers, or pliers, they are the ones that keep you safe. It wouldn’t be so simple to wrench on your 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS if ...

Lifting commercial vehicles carries inherent risks that can be managed with proper procedures and awareness. Ground stability, vehicle positioning, and correct use of jacks and jack stands are ...

To work on a car—in most scenarios—is to jack it up off the ground. That’s great, but jack stands aren’t always the best solution. While they might be the industry standard, they’re only useful in ...

Jack stands are one of the most essential tools in the DIY wrencher’s garage. It’s also one of the first tools any of us with ambitions of wrenching acquires. Like anything, it’s tempting to want to ...