[grasmere]

Hi guys, with all posts here and YouTube videos I’ve seen about the limitations of jacking up and then supporting on axle stands I’ve had an idea for a bracket to use on a wheel mount to then use a standard axle stand for support.
Just a wild idea thought of whilst idling this morning to toss around . . . This particularly for when wheels need removing eg for detailing etc. Nothings been made, just looking for thoughts on viability etc why it would work, why it wouldn’t!
See amateur diagram ? of proposed bracket, heavy duty angle iron with 2 holes drilled for wheel bolts,
large solid round bar welded, axle stand sit under the round bar close to the angle iron.

Jack up using normal low profile trolley jack or other.
Remove the closest wheel
Attach the ‘bracket’
Position axle stand, raise/adjust to required height
Lower jack
Suspension will adjust so . . . readjust height accordingly

 

[DJB]

With your test in the actual photos, that seems a bit sketchy being supported by a single stud but Im guessing that was a quick test.

I do like how you are thinking with you drawing. If the angle iron is .1875 - .25" (.25" would be much safer I would think) and that bar is .75" diam and is attached to the angle iron with a through hole on the vertical plane to provide strength and then welded in place with a fillet and or rosette weld.

Keeping the rod as short as possible would be beneficial. Maybe use a bolt cut to length and us the bolt head to capture the rest on the jack stand.

Taking it further, if you were to design the bracket so that the backing plate was hub-centric, that would take a significant amount of the stress off the studs.

David

 

[grasmere]

With your test in the actual photos, that seems a bit sketchy being supported by a single stud but Im guessing that was a quick test.

I do like how you are thinking with you drawing. If the angle iron is .1875 - .25" (.25" would be much safer I would think) and that bar is .75" diam and is attached to the angle iron with a through hole on the vertical plane to provide strength and then welded in place with a fillet and or rosette weld.

Keeping the rod as short as possible would be beneficial. Maybe use a bolt cut to length and us the bolt head to capture the rest on the jack stand.

Taking it further, if you were to design the bracket so that the backing plate was hub-centric, that would take a significant amount of the stress off the studs.

David

Thanks David, you understood my idea perfectly, cheers, despite the sketchy sketch!

The single stud on the axle stand was indeed just to show the principle of using the hub with a bracket and axle stand, the trolley jack had all the weight.

what do you mean by ‘hub centric’?
If what I think you mean is the supporting solid bar that would sit on the axle stand should be in vertical alignment with the centre of the hub then yes, that’s the idea. Plus I like the idea of a bolt head to capture the stand rest.

 

[blue17]

i know this is an old thread, but it's called a hub stand:
T3 hub stands