-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Danielson <rdaniels@snet.net>
To: Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: 17 January 1999 17:19
Subject: "Dumb" Question
Hi, Bob,
A little trick I learned from a bodyshop is to place your stands well apart
and as near to the point where the suspension loads are fed into the
bodyshell/chassis. Doing both these together may not always be possible but,
unless you are removing sills, etc., I would place the stands as far apart
as possible so the shell can't 'roll' off sideways.
If your working inside the car is enough to cause binding, the car is
seruoisly weak and needs fixing!
regards, Dave Hill.
>This is going to be one of those questions that could find me going down in
>flames. Ok..... we all work under our cars while they're on jack stands,
but
>is it wise to work IN your car (interior work) while it's on them? i guess
>my concern is one of stability, weight distribution and "levelness". It
>seems very level..... all doors, hood, trunk open and close with no
>binding......and it's rock solid on the stands......... but it sure looks
>vulnerable.
>Thanks
>Bob Danielson
>75 TR6 - Status at
>http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
>
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