I need help finding jack stands. I looked online, but the brick-and-mortar retailers seem to only have the ratchet variety. I thought I should get the kind with a pin that goes right through the support, but they seem a bit harder to find. I did find a couple by searching the web, but I did not find them at the local retailers. If the ratchet things are unsafe, why aren’t they available at Pep Boys, Sears, Kmart, Home Depot, or wherever? Do you guys use the ratchet variety?

I am also planning to get a hydraulic jack, so I would also welcome advice about buying one of those. For example, how big is big enough? I just want to get under my 1995 E320 to do some tinkering. What do I really need to do this safely?

I also considered ramps, but I thought it would be better to use stands so that I would be able to pull the wheels. Someday, I may even do some detailing inside my fender wells, like I saw “Greg in Oz” do for the Concours. It looked like new under there!

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I just couldn't give up on my 1995 E320.

I think it might be like always going back to that same bad relationship with an ex girlfriend.
You feel you love them too much, or you are just too stupid to know any better.



Flickr slideshow of my 1995 E320
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24145497@N06/sets/72157616572140057/