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Old 07-03-2010, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by TOPGUN View Post
The infamous chi com cast iron used in most jack stands for sale at most retailers would bother me if under a car.
what. you mean you don't trust their 12 ton cast iron jack stands to hold up a 3K car...?
I doubt I would trust 4 of them to support a 48ton truck, but I'm ok with using them to hold up a 3ish K vehicle, less than 1/12th their rated capacity should be fine...
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