Buy a Safe Jack RennStand or similar in the UK?

[BogBeast]

Looking for a similar system to the RennStand:



https://safejacks.com/products/the-rennstand-by-sa...

Going to be pretty expensive to import to the UK (once they have stock..) and I wondered if anyone had has come across a similar solution that will be be easier/cheaper to get

[rrroro]

Hello. Did you get anywhere with this?

I'd be interested in something similar too, I found this post via Google while searching for lifting style stands like the Rennstand

At one point I thought locking trolley jacks were the answer. However I'm yet to find a locking trolley jack that is safe to use without a stand. I initially thought that was the whole point of 'locking' trolley jacks, safe enough to use without stands, but alas no that doesn't appear to be the case

[BogBeast]

rrroro said:

Hello. Did you get anywhere with this?

I'd be interested in something similar too, I found this post via Google while searching for lifting style stands like the Rennstand

At one point I thought locking trolley jacks were the answer. However I'm yet to find a locking trolley jack that is safe to use without a stand. I initially thought that was the whole point of 'locking' trolley jacks, safe enough to use without stands, but alas no that doesn't appear to be the case

Not really, I did see a couple of similar chinesium options on the usual far east websites, but I didn't really want a container load, and well, I didn't fancy sticking my head under a car supported by a noname mystery brand.

Might look at a motorbike scissor lift for each corner, but they seem to top out at 500kg each, false I might get some hefty steel box section and make something myself...

[rrroro]

BogBeast said:

rrroro said:

Hello. Did you get anywhere with this?

I'd be interested in something similar too, I found this post via Google while searching for lifting style stands like the Rennstand

At one point I thought locking trolley jacks were the answer. However I'm yet to find a locking trolley jack that is safe to use without a stand. I initially thought that was the whole point of 'locking' trolley jacks, safe enough to use without stands, but alas no that doesn't appear to be the case

Not really, I did see a couple of similar chinesium options on the usual far east websites, but I didn't really want a container load, and well, I didn't fancy sticking my head under a car supported by a noname mystery brand.

Might look at a motorbike scissor lift for each corner, but they seem to top out at 500kg each, false I might get some hefty steel box section and make something myself...

That's funny, I also looked at a motorbike scissor stand for each corner too, but then thought I'd have the same issue as using 4 trolley jacks. E.g. never support with just a jack, always use stands. Or is the whole point of a scissor lift that it locks like a stand? Otherwise my car is around 1300kg, so a 500kg scissor at each corner would be fine I would have thought

[tapkaJohnD]

Have you seen the "Hydraulic press channel" on YouTube?
They test many items to destruction, in this one, axle stands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjmXQNhKCks
The stands will support even more than their rated limit.
The upright type are stable, even when failing - the scissor stand is not!
John

[Krikkit]

BogBeast said:

...I might get some hefty steel box section and make something myself...

Probably the best option I'd say - similar to making your own rally sill stands.