I'm trying (dreading) to figure out whether the slight slope of my garage floor means I shouldn't install my lift there. My garage slopes about 6 inches over its 20-foot length. This is not much. The Jeep doesn't even roll back when I take off the parking brake in the garage.

But there is a slope.

Realistically, is this too much slope to safely have the Jeep up on jack stands for hours at a time? I'm looking for an honest assessment here.

Thanks for any thoughts.

And if anyone is in Austin the weekend of May 8, wants some free beer and BBQ, and can spare a Saturday afternoon, I'd sure welcome the help!

 

i lifted 2 jeeps in a driveway with more of a slope just do rear first chock the front tires then lower the rear chock the back tires and do the front.

you should be fine.

hope this helps

 

only you can answer that. my driveway slopes slightly and i have done similar work here. do what you feel most comfortable with. remember, you wont have all 4 tires off the ground at that same time, so you can use chocks behind the tires on the ground to prevent rollback, and use adequate jack stands.

 

You'll be fine as long as you chock the tires with something more substantial than just a piece of 2X4. For piece of mind you can buy Wheel chocks at auto supply stores for between 10$-20$. Myself I keep a piece of Landscape timber, roughly 6X10 because my driveway slopes as well.

 

Thanks all. That was my intuition as well.

 

Another safety idea: When you pull a tire off, you can roll it up under the vehicle where it's out of the way, but would catch the vehicle should it fall.

 

Good idea. I also have some Rhino Ramps that I can throw underneath the frame while working on it.

 

Along with chocking the tires and throwing your wheels under the frame, keep your cell phone closeby if youre working by yourself, or keep the windows of your house open if someone is inside. There was a post in another forum of a guy who was stuck under his car for 3 hours with a broken ribs and wrist until someone was able to assist.

 

I did my lift on a driveway with a slope the same as your garage, 6 inches over 20 feet. Just chock your wheels and take your time. I do my best never to put my body completely under a vehicle on jacks anyway. Just treat it like a couple tons that you dont want to fall on you.

 

I installed a rollbar in a Miata at our old house. Removed most of the interior, had to drill 1/2" holes in the metal... good times. There were a few times when I had to crawl under the car all the way and it made me nervous as hell. I actually doubled-up on jack stands. When I finished and went to remove the stands, I noticed that the car had slipped slightly off of one of them and was resting on the "back-up" stand placed near the same spot. Not a good feeling.

With the JK lift, I think I'll do some initial loosening of the major bolts while all 4 tires are still on terra firma.