When working under a car, after getting it settled on jack stands, I usually put the tires I pulled off under the car as added protection. That way, if the jack stands were to fail while I'm under there, I would not be the only thing the chassis was resting on. On cars with fairly fat tires, this gives a decent amount of protection but on a Fiat with skinny tires, it gives a bit less. Still, it's an easy safety net for a worst case situation.

I had my Spider on a lift on the jacking spots and dropped my rear end straight away with the engine and trans still in the car. Never a bobble and it was 6 feet off the ground.

Broadsword wrote:Well it has taken some time as I ended up doing a bit more on the rear end than first planned, but yesterday I lifted the front and now the car is on four stands.
It is very stable.
I think it would have to take a lot of force to rock the car off them.

I usually keep the tyres underneath for the just in case, if there is the room

Do you go to the Autoitalia?

Do you go to the Autoitalia?

I went in 2013 in my Montecarlo, but have to admit the drive up and back was pretty uncomfortable.

I am 6'2" and the Monte interior isn't exactly spacious.

I have a very noisy exhaust (not by choice, just the design of the system I bought years ago in the UK), so that doesn't help either.

Not sure how loud the Fiat is yet as I haven't got to the point of firing her up just yet.

Are you going this year?

It is a great event.

I normally go every year from Sydney, the spider is reasonably comfortable, the only issue is getting too much sun during the day and then being knacked to drive back home....

Broadsword

I like to have insurance when working under the car, so 4 Besser blocks from the Bunnings and some timber on top the blocks as a backup to the stands, - on the front you can use the rails.