
Can You Use a Car Jack Without Stands?
A car jack is a lifting tool, not a support. Jacks alone are not a safe way to balance a load or a reliable means of holding it up.
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A car jack is a lifting tool, not a support. Jacks alone are not a safe way to balance a load or a reliable means of holding it up.
For optimal safety, once you have a type of car jack selected, you need to pair it with a jack stand or two.
In most vehicles, the factory tool kit includes a jack. When it comes to car jack safety, a factory jack is not the same as a service jack, and for a…