[njohnson]

I just received my winter wheels and need to get them on the car before the next snow Friday. On my old beater I would just jack the car up and not care so much about the weak welds on the underside of the car bending however this is a brand new car.

I contacted local tire places and they won't do it because of liability of it not fitting so it looks like I have to do it myself.

It seems like the jack points on the car are a bit on the flimsy side and can only work with the stock jacks without bending some welds on the car. Then even if I do get it up there is no where to put a jack stand.

Has anyone used an aftermarket jack and stands on their car and what was your solution?

Much appreciated.
Neil

 

[ssmuff]

I made some wood ramps in my DIY oil change thread.

 

[USMC-SGT]

QUOTE (ssmuff @ Jan 6 2011, 10:36 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=387334

I made some wood ramps in my DIY oil change thread.

Wood ramps will not work so hot when changing tires! Great for oil changes though.

 

[wacktool]

I dont know if this will help or not...

Previous discussion

 

[njohnson]

QUOTE (wacktool @ Jan 6 2011, 11:19 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=387350

I dont know if this will help or not...

Previous discussion

Thanks, that has some information but it does seem that there is no easy solution. The jack I have at the top definitely isn't made to fit the spots on the sonata so I may have to look into the "hockey puck" approach.

As for the jackstands I have the same problem the guy in that link has, they aren't deep enough so the weld points will be resting on the jack stands and will just bend with the weight of the car. I don't trust using blocks of wood on the jackstand because it's just another piece that can fail.

I thought more people here would have run into this problem.

 

[alan99]

This might be useful....

http://www.purems.com/products/product.php?II=833

If you're handy, you could weld one up yourself.

 

[alan99]

Here's one somebody made from a hockey puck

 

[njohnson]

Thanks, I think that is what I am looking for! Now someone needs to make a jackstand with a hockey puck attached up top.

 

[11Sonata]

If you're just swapping out wheels one at a time, why even bother with stands? Just jack it up change the wheel and go to the next. Or... talk to your favorite local gas station or tire place, they will probably just swap out the tires in 5 min for a very nominal fee.

 

[njohnson]

QUOTE (11Sonata @ Jan 6 2011, 11:04 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=387699

If you're just swapping out wheels one at a time, why even bother with stands? Just jack it up change the wheel and go to the next. Or... talk to your favorite local gas station or tire place, they will probably just swap out the tires in 5 min for a very nominal fee.

I ended up just using the jack that came with the car in my garage since I knew it wouldn't damage the car and it's flat. I had no time to go to a shop with the snow coming today although that would have been ideal. I'll probably get the adapter for my jack in the future and look for jackstands that fit over pinch welds. The stands were for other work under the car.

Snowshoes are on and ready to hit the snow.

 

[alan99]

Be sure to torque down lug nuts to proper specs.

 

[ssmuff]

$25 to do rotate at dealer ship is worth it. The time it takes to do it yourself is not worth it. I used to do it but **** it was a chore.

 

[Deadman]

^^^^^ Not when most dealers don't give a crap and destroy your wheels and lug nuts. The last time I had a dealer rotate my tires, they tightened them with impact gun and had about 400 Lbs of torque on the lug nuts! no thanks.

 

[jeeper31]

$25 to do rotate at dealer ship is worth it. The time it takes to do it yourself is not worth it. I used to do it but **** it was a chore.

I can change all four wheels in about 10 minutes. Not worth the money or the time to bring it in and wait around while they do it. I am done before I would even get to the station.