How to support my car higher off the ground?, Without a lift and without fearing death Options

[PanelBilly]

I've been trying to figure out how I can support the car off the ground so its easier to work on. I was thinking of 30" or so. I've seen some tall jack stands, but they don't have a very wide base. There's no engine in the car, but hat and the tranny are the only part not installed. I was going to borrow a scissor jack, but it requires 230 and i only have 110 in the garage. any ideas? Blocks under the wheels?

[Amphicar770]

Just don't take any short cuts in terms of safety. True story. A neighbor of mine died under his mustang last year. More accurately, they took
Him off life support after two weeks in the hospital.

I have a 4 post that is awesome. It has built in sliding jacks if I need to get wheels off the ground. I also picked up a nice snap on scissor lift for about $900. It is made by wheeltronic and built like a tank. Not as convenient but still safe and effective. Two post lifts are great but make sure your concrete will support them, a lot of residential concrete is too thin or too weak.

[patssle]

Two post lifts are great but make sure your concrete will support them, a lot of residential concrete is too thin or too weak.

All true. I think on most they need 4" of concrete at 3000 psi. Keep in mind though that is for the rated capacity of a lift which is often 8000-10000 lbs. We're lifting less than 3000 lbs. They also make base adapters to put in an additional 7 floor anchors over a wider area if you're not sure of the concrete integrity. But the thickness definitely needs to be enough.