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By now, we've all seen the video clip with Jay Leno promoting JackPoint Jack Stands. These were designed with small cars in mind. Low to the ground. Tight suspension. This will not be a "one size fits all" for every vehicle. With a 2 ton bottle jack, I raised the Transit Connect to 12". @ 1' of lift at the front jack point, the front tire was still on the ground. Definitely a statistic to be mindful of when selecting lifting equipment for Transit Connect. It could be interesting to see how these work on a Transit Connect. Jackpoint Jackstands are 13 inches high (12.25 inches with the low profile pad), 16 inches wide, and 12 inches deep overall.

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This is almost the same idea. But different.

I suspect that an automotive service shop would not buy such a gimmicky device. All of these devices are designed around not having a lift. An automotive service shop would have a lift. And apparently, some people who have the luxury of space available, also have a lift. I also balked at the $300 price tag. But then again, in hindsight, I am wincing at how much I paid for 6 AllTrade PowerBuilt All-In-One UniJacks. I originally bought one. Liked it a lot. Then decided that I should have 4 for my truck. Now I have 2 more for the van. I don't even want to think about the small fortune I have thrown away into my hobbies over the years. Cars. Motorcycles. Tools. Sports. Guns. Drinking. Girls. Knives. Barry Manilow 8 track cassettes. Dining. Hunting. Fishing. Following Barry Manilow on tour. Electronics. Atari 2600. Polyester leisure suits. Permed hair. Gold chains. In today's dollars, with the median salary of $52,000 annually; I will waste over $1,000,000 in my lifetime. Tang rots your brains.

Welcome to Paradise

Today, we are back to normal. Clear street, with just a cop hanging out in his 97 Crown Victoria. Yuuup! In this city, they still drive 20 year old cars, with who knows how many millions of miles on them.

There's death from Disco, also. But don't let that stop you from a good time.

I work on my relationships that way. Only thing I got from my ex was a restraining order.

I've seen that TV show. The Amish have a Mafia.

Wow! Is not having a backup camera really like dropping Quaaludes with Bill Cosby?

I know more than one way to start a fire. Not worried about being stuck in the woods with nothing except my Bear Grylls knife. When I go to the woods, I go prepared. I double check all of my gear, and practice redundancy. I bring matches, a Zippo, and a butane lighter. All wrapped in 2 zip lock bags to keep them dry. I don't have to worry about bushcrafting with my survival knife. I have an axe for processing wood. I bring a pistol, rifle, & shotgun....if there is food, I'm shooting it. The point is that in the modern world, the only way that you can find yourself in the woods with nothing more than a knife, is if you put yourself in that situation. That is why all of those people on youtube, or on a reality show, actually go home. They don't live in the woods either. Same with your car. Why deny yourself the technology? Remember when cars didn't even come with a passenger side mirror? Before airbags, I can recall cars not having seat belts. For 50+ years, people slid across the bench seat as they hung corners, looked over their should because there was no mirror, and Fred Flintstone stopped with his feet. Yet we still have people who do not want a backup camera. May as well fornicate unprotected with inebriated, new age, holistic mediums, that you pick up in a Fern Bar. Wear polyester like it's the 70's, when you didn't know that the material was flammable. Listen to Disco, even though it rots your brain. Accept a Quaalude from Mr. Cosby.

It does not look like you have much room to work with. It looks like a little fabrication will allow for installing airbags. Air may be the best way to go. Air will support more weight, and give a better ride.

My front line observation is that upper middle class people from the suburbs trashed my block. Not immigrants who only wish for the same American dream that we are all a part of. Those immigrants were hard at work, with 2 or 3 jobs, sending money home to support their families. Hoping and wishing that one day, their kids could have a chance at what we take for granted.......clean water, education, and fast food.

The fake news only reports what they want you to believe. I hate when news personalities interview other personalities. No fact whatsoever. Just reinforcing their own opinions. Talking heads. At least when Anthony Bourdain ran his mouth, he was actually in the front line. I respected that he was actually in Vietnam, to have noodles with Barack Obama.

Your options are not going to be OEM. The weight of the lift has worn the OEM suspension. The aftermarket, and custom fabrication is where the solution will be found. Larger coil springs, heavy duty shocks, air bags, and custom mounts. Perhaps even fabricating a heavy crossmember between the structural subframe components to support the extra weight and provide mounting points for dampeners.

Protesters on all sides of every issue do the same. Right and left. Nobody is actually from here. Arrest records indicate residence is always a suburb. They come to the city, and feel righteous in their cause. Then disrupt our lives and leave a mess. I want to organize a group to haul the garbage back to where they live, and dump it on their front yard. So far, nobody else has joined me.

There are options. Get rid of your dog. Install a backup camera. Get rid of the van. Ride a Harley. Leave your wife. Move in with some college age room mates. Rock n Roll All Night, & Party Every Day.

I am just glad that they did not break windows, set cars on fire, loot, rape, and pillage. Grocery store only 1 block away would have been ruined. My cars and motorcycle would not be covered by insurance. Read your policy. Acts of God, war, civil disobedience, during the course of a crime (which you are committing).......I don't want to be raped.

A dozen years ago, backup cameras were $$$. Today, all the parts are less than $20. Cost is no longer a factor. It is simply wise to have the technology available. I recall when you could buy a car with or without power steering and power brakes. I still think that you can drive without power steering. You can stop without ABS. People slowed down to a safe speed without traction control. Today, every car comes with a camera. You can't fight progress. May as well argue that the square wheel was a better design.

This is why it is so hard to park a truck, a van, and a motorcycle in the neighborhood. Entire blocks that are "Law Enforcement Vehicle Only". Then the protestors occupy the block. I reserve my own opinions on national security, borders, et cetera. No place on this forum for that type of discussion. I'm just upset about them at my front door. Streets are closed off to through traffic.. Hundreds of parking spaces are lost.

It makes sense. A cage is also handy for transporting dogs. I love dogs. I hate how dogs jump around in the car, and jump into your lap when you're driving.

It's a front wheel drive van. Those tires should work. Assuming that where you live, the government operates snow removal machines on the public roads, and as you say, you don't get an enormous amount of snow. And you have the sense to own some sort of snow traction device, and use it when needed.