I am going to be painting my rims black this week. I would like to take off all 4 wheels at once as opposed to taking them off and painting them one at a time. Is it safe to suspend the car on 4 jack stands? Especially for a long period of time like 24 hours?

If the answer is no, is there any affordable solution to my problem? thanks, I know this is probably the type of question a little girl would ask but uhh... can we keep flaming to a minimum?

 

yes u can keep the car on jacks for 24hrs, as long as you place the jack stands on the right place

best solution, if u can find wheels/tires that will fit just temporarily while you work on ur wheel, a friend maybe, there are many cars with 5x114.3 applications

 

lol of course you can man!

 

4 jack stands are safe just don't use a floor jack to hold the car instead of the jackstands, (stupid people die all the time from this) every time i paint rims i take them all off at once hope this helps.

 

I did this myself awhile back. I put on an extra set of wheels. If you know three other z owners just use their spares haha.

 

To put a car on stands requires at least 8 jackstands.

It's scientifically proven that the weight from the car causes stress on the jacks, causing them to deform and crush under the weight. If you simply leave it on 4 jackstands, they will fail, causing further damage to your braking system and underbody.

 

 

Your best bet is to use 2x4's, rocks, and possibly a small child. Those should support the car's weight no problem.

 

 

Spork you've been on a roll for the past 2 weeks mang!!! I'm enjoying it!!!

 

Small children bleed all over the place, I hate cleaning the mess up. I do like taking pics of the screaming & bleeding young children though, I spose they will make great stories to tell the grandkids one day.

 

Nom nom nom. I'll chew his leg off while he's pinned under the sideskirt...

 

 

I have notified the local authorities. They are coming to your house. Expect them.

 

Moved...

 

Your local PD just lost three officers.


Do NOT provoke VO, and do NOT corner him.


I found this out the hard way. Bastard got two of my fingers.

 

I bit them off, tied them to a popsicle stick. They are now up Haresvlg's butt hole...

 

it will be perfectly fine with 4 jack stands for 24 hours. make sure you use good placement though.

 

Two under the radiator and the other two under the muffler usually work fine for me...

 

Or you could use a lift like this guy did, lol