The Ford Barn

tinman7 · 10-28-2016, 09:13 PM

My first post, I am going south for six months was wondering if I should put my A up on jack stands and if so where is the best spots to place them?

Indiana A. Lover · 10-28-2016, 09:44 PM

Tinman I put my 29 on Jackstands every Winter . I put stand under front axle by spring shakle. In back I set the stands out towards the backing plates on the rear end housing. Just make sure level and good ! hope this helps

C26Pinelake · 10-28-2016, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinman7

My first post, I am going south for six months was wondering if I should put my A up on jack stands and if so where is the best spots to place them?

Welcome to the barn and hopefully you will make many more posts! The answer to your question is as above. Wayne

Mike V. Florida · 10-28-2016, 10:37 PM

Welcome to the barn!

As for jack stands, some do some don't, use them over the winter.

1crosscut · 10-28-2016, 10:45 PM

Put your jack stands inside 5 gallon buckets and set them as high as you can. Will help keep mice from climbing up the stands and getting inside. May not be 100 percent effective but should help.

Dollar Bill · 10-29-2016, 05:48 AM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Welcome to the Barn!

If you have nylon tires, taking the weight off will prevent flat spots.

If it were me, I would place jack stands against the frame. Front, near flywheel cover and in rear by the rear running board support brackets. Jack stands on the frame will give leaf springs a rest.

Capt Quahog · 10-29-2016, 07:13 PM

For the two operational vintage cars that we own, in the winter every couple of weeks or so I go out, start em', run em' and sometimes drive the vehicles around the circle here. Twice around is about a mile distance. The A Model Ford and old Mercedes diesel seem to like the exercise. From experience . . . if a car sits unused for even a relatively short time, the machine starts to deteriorate faster than if in use.

10-28-2016, 09:13 PM	#1
tinman7 Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Wakefield NH,St James City FL Posts: 44	Jack stands My first post, I am going south for six months was wondering if I should put my A up on jack stands and if so where is the best spots to place them?

10-28-2016, 09:44 PM	#2
Indiana A. Lover Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Brook, Indiana Posts: 214	Re: Jack stands Tinman I put my 29 on Jackstands every Winter . I put stand under front axle by spring shakle. In back I set the stands out towards the backing plates on the rear end housing. Just make sure level and good ! hope this helps

10-28-2016, 10:37 PM	#4
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Jack stands Welcome to the barn! As for jack stands, some do some don't, use them over the winter. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

10-28-2016, 10:45 PM	#5
1crosscut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 1,909	Re: Jack stands Put your jack stands inside 5 gallon buckets and set them as high as you can. Will help keep mice from climbing up the stands and getting inside. May not be 100 percent effective but should help. __________________ Dave / Lincoln Nebraska

10-29-2016, 05:48 AM	#6
Dollar Bill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Keystone Heights, FL Posts: 647	Re: Jack stands Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Welcome to the Barn! If you have nylon tires, taking the weight off will prevent flat spots. If it were me, I would place jack stands against the frame. Front, near flywheel cover and in rear by the rear running board support brackets. Jack stands on the frame will give leaf springs a rest. __________________ I Love Anything That Turns Money Into Noise

10-29-2016, 07:13 PM	#7
Capt Quahog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Barren windswept mountain somewhere in bleak Northeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 294	Re: Jack stands For the two operational vintage cars that we own, in the winter every couple of weeks or so I go out, start em', run em' and sometimes drive the vehicles around the circle here. Twice around is about a mile distance. The A Model Ford and old Mercedes diesel seem to like the exercise. From experience . . . if a car sits unused for even a relatively short time, the machine starts to deteriorate faster than if in use. __________________ I wouldn't be so paranoid if people weren't plotting against me all the time