#2887, "RE: Jacking up entire car w/jackstands (brake ?)" In response to In response to 2
Originally posted by Jeff_99gs It is fine to open the doors and trunk and whatever. Been doing it for 5 years now with no problems.
Yep, you can jack stand the whole car and run the engine. As an extra precaution, throw the stock wheels under the frame so if for some one in a million reason the car does fall, it lands on a wheel (from a tiny distance) and not concrete or asphalt. Better to lose a set of wheels than an entire car.
BTW Jeff and I have done this many times with no issues. Or even better, throw the wheels on and tighten two lug nuts down on the wheels you aren't using to bleed at that moment. That may be safest overall.
