I have old-school rounded head jackstands. (U-shaped like a smiling face)

Owner's manual suggests pinch weld for jacking up the car.. But as you already know my stands won't fit in them.

I'm afraid 1. Of Bent pinch weld when the car rests on it. 2. Car will slip on jack stands after hours of labor. (since it doesn't fit)

Do you think its safe place to sit on?
Or where do you use for jack stands?

Thanks a lot.

 

I use craftsman stands. (all of which are on sale right now getting ready for the season) FWIW mine and my buddy have a terrible time with the placement and bending the material there. Some people use a piece of poly on their jacks and lift with that.

Sears.com and Sears.com and Sears.com

 

Thanks! If I have no where to put my old stands on, I definitely will buy one.

Do you think there's any place I can use this?
http://assets.suredone.com/1785/media-photos/sd1538-torin-t42002a-2-ton-double-locking-jack-stands-sold-in-pairs-4.jpg

 

I have 40+ year old jackstands with a trough top. I lift using a shop jack lifting on the plastic over the pinch weld with the weight spread using a 16" piece of AL angle. The jack stands themselves go on the exposed jack points, with the trough aligned with the seam. They seem pretty secure.

 

Thanks for telling me your experience.

Do you mean like this? :
http://www.myg37.com/forums/general-...-question.html

Your explanation was great but I'm no English speaker.. so..
I'm sorry

 

No, that looks like "new technology" for me, but I see why others are having issues with bending of the pinch welds or the surrounding bodywork. Mine are like this:



(Mine aren't that clean!) I hope my reference to the "trough" was clear. I DON'T rest the pinch weld on the tips of the saddles. The saddles are wide enough that there's no bending of the pinch welds, and the tips of the saddles don't contact the car. I have seen no cutting of the plastic fairing where I placed the shop jack.

Vida isn't too specific about where they go:

 

Thank you for contribution again I'm getting it. Jack stand on with these 2 conditions ; 1.inside just next to the pinch weld, 2.parallel lined up?

 

My interpretation of the VIDA illustration is to place the jack stand ON the pinch weld, as long as it contacts ~ 3 inches of the weld.

I can imagine dimpling the sheet metal if the jack stand were pressing on the metal beside the weld. I have seen zero damage from supporting the car on the weld, using by fairly broad jackstand heads.

I would welcome correction by a Volvo-trained mech if this is wrong.

 

Thanks mf70! It's still a great info for me. I thought the pinch weld would be bent easily, from how it looks.. it's a tiny small steel plates for me..