Thread: Jack / axle stands

What would you consider as the minimum rating for jack stands for a Disco?
When it comes to this sort of thing I like to over do it. I have a set rated at 4000kgs and another at 2000kg which should be more than enough.
Working it out in my mind I would estimate the disco at 4000kgs, the max load at each corner if equally distributed would be 1000kgs. Allowing a bit of safety margin I would look at 1500kg as minimum rating.

I would buy the biggest you can afford for a few reasons. You will get more lift, larger safety factor and a larger base. You will appreciate the larger base when you are under the car wrestling something heavy or leaning hard on a breaker bar undoing something.

I have some big old truck stands I picked up from a garage sale years ago. They have a large cast base and screw adjustment. They are rated at 7,500 Lb (about 3,400Kg) each, so they keep any of my cars off the ground easily and safely.