Dse Stands
 

have done a small search but would like to know thet spec for the 2''/4'' wood stands that dse uses in the shop? i see that they are 9 tall but not sure how wide they are if anyone has made a set or know the secs that would be great. and if you have made a set how much wood did you use? just trying to get a idea for cost.

Thanks

Not sure on cost of wood to make but seem to remember they are 12'' long by 12'' wide from what I can recall.They definitely come in handy and we use them often .take care Joe:)

cool thanks Joe :thumbsup:

Mine that I built are 12" x 19" x 7 boards high. The 19" width allows my 315 tire to fit well but would go 20" if you want to mock up 335 tires.

And yes it really helps when measuring for rear end widths!

i built mine out of 2x4 pine studs about 3.00 ea
rick k:D

I got all four made today and was not bad at all in cost the wood was 26 and change but i had left over lowes gift cards that was 7 bucks so it was only $19 and the nails were free from my dads work WOOT WOOT. I only have the ones under the front as the rear tires are not on due to harware issues. but all in all not a bad deal for something that you can use on any thing with wheels. and I did go 12'' by 12'' on all fours FYI
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My next project, thanks! And to think I was thinking a buying a used Kwiklift for $900 when this accomplishes the same thing with not much more work.

How many nails did you use on each piece of cut 2x4 to fasten them?

First the nails i used are long enought to go threw two boards and parts of the 3rd so i used two nail per board. Seems to be enough for me they are very strong. I would trust my 2500HD truck on these :thumbsup:

ok some dumb questions..

The car does not move at all with the 2 x 4's ? how in the world did you get the car that high? not sure my jack will go up that high lol..

I put a block of wood between the frame and the jake, just make sure that you watch the other stands so they dont kick out. I did not have a problem but its good to make sure:thumbsup: and they do not move unless you want to knock the car off LOL I thin kthey are better than jack stand IMHO

building mine this weekend so putting this back up top.

Thanks Moose looking forward to getting them built and trying them out when doing the headers on my car!!

Looks good but I would spread them out just a little more. I'd be nervous under that car.

I agree with Todd...those look a little tight. Kind of a safety concern in my book.

On another note...those wheels are awesome and I love seeing the brakes popping out.:thumbsup:

Built mine 16"s wide for my wider rear tires and they feel really safe aswell, these stands are like a self smack in the head going why didnt i think of that not big on copying anything but these are way to nice and make the job way easier and safer to work on!
Used screws in mine long enough to go through both boards and one in each corner!
Another good use if you noticed they "DSE' put them on there sides and put jack stands on them to support bodies etc!
Its not by accident that DSE is where there at with the quality in there cars its little things like even these stands that is the attention too detail and the pride that goes into eveything they build. You'll find all the great builders be it shops or individuals if they are a very detail oriented person it shows in there cars aswell!

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Cool car.

I understand what you are saying but they are built just like to ones dse uses.

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Doesn't mean it's right. Simply stating a few more inches would make sure the car would never have a chance of rolling off. My biggest concern would be during jacking.

hahaha what the hell make them "DSE"s idea??? a freaking wood stand is not something you consider a issue of copying anyways...
if you think dse was the first shop/person to think of this you seriously got to be off your rocker.
but i do agree brandon, it looks a little scary, looks much sturdyer like g-bodys 16"

I went to the DSE site and your stands look to be the same size. I still think they look (even the DSE ones) a bit small. Cool though.

How about some more pictures of your car. :)

I'm going to do mine 14" x 16"

We are putting a c5 vette on them first, with 305/35/20 tires.

im hoping to get 20" of clearance so we can do a set of headers on the car.

why not just fab some wheel chocks,or just buy some for that matter, and fasten them to the top of the wood stands? Be much safer.
you could also make 2 sets of stands . 1st set to go to max jack height from floor level and second set to you to your working height and then build a stand to put under the jack to reach the working height. It's double work, double money but easy and safe.......enjoy :cheers:

These 16"s work great the wheels sit in the Hole just right and not putting any bind on tires! and like i mentioned you can set them on there sides aswell for jack stands etc at least for support.

Yeah its just a basic crib stand. The company I work for has used them for 20 years to stand modular buildings on.

well had enough scrap wood to build 3 out of the 4.. so far, they have cost me not a dime.. Had a bunch of scrap wood left over from my deck from the old railings..

need to buy two more 2 x 4 and a few more nails.

I think I'll turn my boards on edge,,,,,,,, that way all I would need is half the amount of materials! Except I'll need longer nails Hmmmmmm..........

not a good idea. I would think boards on there side could shift and allow car to fall, just doesn't seem that it would be as stable.

this is the last one that i have right now. I have the cowl all painted just need to wait for the engine harnes to come in from speartech and run fuel and brake lines. and might be able to see it run for a few seconds LOL
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Very nice,, love the wheels!:thumbsup:

I made mine last weekend...

I made mine 15x15 in the rear and 12x15 for the front both 7 boards high. I made a "limit" sticking up on one of the front just as one more little thing to help just in case it rolls.....doubt it will and that piece aint gonna hold much back but I figured what the hell..
I'm going to be doing a 335-35-20 rear and 245-35-19 front.

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I had a bunch of small scraps so I put one of them into the gaps...same thing...what the hell...alittle added strength

I'm gonna keep jackstands under there just in case......

Nice firewood!!
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Here's a slightly different version and takes just about as long to build.




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We designed these up in Solidworks and had them laser cut. We use them all the time.

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I've seen ^^these^^ discussed before. They are really nice. What about a group buy HA! Or some Lat-G branded ones :D

John

I guess you can stack those into eachother and thereby take up less room, right?

I just picked these up from my neighbor. Forklift cradles they were getting ready to throw out at his job. He kept them because he thought they would come in handy one day.

Nice grab!!

I like these stands pretty cool.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Well I FINALLY got my car up on these forklift cradles. It took some manuevering between my buddy & I but we got it done without the car falling off the jackstands. Yes it almost happened. :omg:

These are 24x16. Both pieces together are 14" high. I would put ends on the top piece.