what can i use to support the car besides jackstands?

[Boomerang]

i really really need my jackstands to work on my car but they are currently supporting my wrecked parts car.
is there ANYTHING i can buy on the cheap that i can use to keep the car raised in the air like it is now? I dont want to use bricks cause thats a lot of bricks to use, i still need to pull the tranny, diff, and subframe so i need at least that much room to work under....any ideas?

thanks

[Firestorm]

is there ANYTHING i can buy on the cheap

Jack stands.

[z50_Jumper]

I know bricks are tricky because they can crack and break apart, wood laid on its side in a sturdy manner can hold weight, I see cars in the junk yard sitting on steelies welded in the shape of an upside down T with one laying flat and another steelie standing up welded on top.

[Jean]

eh....find Harbor Freight and buy jack stands cheap.

[nando]

uhm, go to any department store - a set of jackstands is like $20.

I guess it depends if you think your skull is worth more or less than that..

[FredK]

Well if you have a good set of jackstands underneath the parts car, get the ghetto ones at HF or Sears (like $17 a pair, come on) and switch em out.

If you have to pull the subframe and trans, you DON'T want to use shit jackstands. Come on dude, would you use 19 cent rubbers to protect yourself from HIV? Sears SUV 3 ton jackstands are like $20 a pair on sale.

[Boomerang]

im so tempted to call pick and pull to get the car but there is no suspension or wheels on it....my parents would literally kill me if they saw it being dragged on the driveway, i still gotta get the motor out but i just dont have the energy to cut out the front end section to even access the timing cover (smooshed in). I been driving 20 mins to a friends house to work on my car but the gas is eating me alive lol

[Boomerang]

Well if you have a good set of jackstands underneath the parts car, get the ghetto ones at HF or Sears (like $17 a pair, come on) and switch em out.

If you have to pull the subframe and trans, you DON'T want to use shit jackstands. Come on dude, would you use 19 cent rubbers to protect yourself from HIV? Sears SUV 3 ton jackstands are like $20 a pair on sale.

reminds me, i saw a pack of condoms when i was at the 99 cent store getting candy for a movie last night....99 cents for a box!

[SS Ball3r]

cinder blocks with wood over them works well enough for working on stuff.

[ethree]

If you can't afford jackstands can you afford to own a car at all?
Let alone replacing or maintaining an ix driveline?

[ethree]

On second thought, where are you in the bay area? Do you want/need to borrow the set that I'm not using?

[AndrewBird]

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38846

$19 a pair. Buy them NOW before you kill your self.

[diegom6]

spares tires

[Charlie]

I've got a couple of OEM "widowmaker" jacks you can use, should be a blast.

-Charlie

[thejimlab]

cinder blocks with wood over them works well enough for working on stuff.

Never, ever a good idea. Cinder blocks will fail without warning. If you lack $20 for stands, go find some logs.