high enough to fit the tranny out from underneath.

I've seen guys make wood stands, but how do you get the car up high enough to get it on them!?

I need advice on how to do this cheap and easily. and don't tell me with a lift.

Thanks

 

Get a jack, a set of jackstands, and a lot of wood. Just keep jacking and blocking it. When you reach the limit of the jack, start blocking the jack saddle too.

 

If you have a strut bar.

And an engine hoist.

hook the engine hoise to the strut bar and lift up as high as possible. then put ramps and anything you can under the front wheels.

 

I see a Darwin award in your future.

 

I got about a hundred solid 16x4 inch cement blocks at my house. They come in handy to jack up the car. I made a wooden cradle and used a friend's motorcycle jack to lift the transmission in and out; it worked pretty well too.

 

All you need:

Quality 2.5 or 3 ton jack
4x4 block of wood
6 tons jackstands, 4

Jack up the rear of the vehicle first by the rear differential pumpkin, and put the stands at the lowest setting under axle. I use the sway bar brackets as they fit the stand saddle perfect. Then jack up one side in the front, put a stand under it. Jack up the final corner, and put a stand under it. Now go back to the rear and use the wood block with the jack, and lift the rear even further, adjust both rear stands up. Then repeat on both front stands. Lift the car in stages.

 

LMAO

Seriously though, here is a good write up with pics on how to do it. Good luck!

 

I found a stick of dynamite works when mine gets to that point. (damn fuse keeps working like opti.....off on off on)

 

step 1 - install 20 inch rims
step 2 - park car by nightfall in the "hood"
step 3 - return to your car in the morning. there'll be several blocks underneath it.

 

I think this would work like a charm!

 

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I backed the car on Rhino ramps and jacked the front up, put jack stands under and a trans jack. Tallest part came out between the wheel and well. I got tranny changes down to 1 1/2 hr.