@@BruceCSnow not really American made high quality jack stands cost that much. The people buying these aren’t cross shopping wal-mart and harbor freight
My Tesla mobile mechanic uses these for suspension, brakes, and wheel rotations. It saves them time and is safe and simple to use. Safety was the biggest point of the product.
I agree with some other comments about there isn't sufficient height. These look great for some jobs (brakes for example), but don't allow room to replace a clutch, weld up exhaust, etc.
Great idea from another person who thinks outside of the box like I do. They have a wider base than most jack stands. This product might actually stop some people from working under a vehicle supported by a hydraulic jack which can roll and sometimes fail and fall. I hope he makes millions from it.
Pricy yes, but keep in mind short cuts do costs lives every year. Good fried & former mechanic died 2 years ago when his stand slipped. We all take shortcuts from time to time. Personally, I love the fact an earthquake couldn't disturb the car on stands.
Buying a set of jack point jack stands over 2 years ago was an excellent decision as they are totally stable and perfect for use on a modern car such as my Focus ST . My thanks to JOHN Walton for producing the best ever jack stand and for his Kind assistance during the ordering process and shipping to Kuwait .
I *SO* want to support this - great concept, great implementation, simple, USA! etc.... That being said...$299 is really pricey for 2 jack stands. Like, really pricey.
OK guys, it's expensive, but props-that is friggin' GENIUS. Next level thinking. American ingenuity and he followed through with it to make it happen. We all dream of doing this. One cannot always drag a lift with them. I'm thinking mobile uses-perhaps?
All the cars I've worked on had a jack point in the center of front and rear subframes. So I could always lift the car and place the jacks stands under the pinch welds. In case you can't use the subframe, you can jack the car up at the lower control arm pivot points. This invention needs a price reduction. A saturday mechanic using jack stands isn't in the market to spend $300. And like I said earlier, most people use a different method to achieve the same result.
I like this idea too. I already purchased a pinch weld adapter for my floor jack ($24), but like previous comments when I use my jack stands I need to get completely under the car in many cases...so I need height also. I never crawl under my cars without stands providing the support.
At $300 a pair Jay Leno better come jack up my car for me every time I use them. A regular set of steel floor jacks is ~$30. If these were even $60/set this guy would sell millions of them. Instead of the few thousand he's going to sell at this ridiculous price point. It's a shame, I would love to buy 4 of these. But at $600 for two sets is just a stupid amount of money.
People who do their own work on their car typically enjoy the cost savings of doing the work themselves. Anyone willing to pay 600 for two sets would be the type of person to just let the dealership do their work and not care about saving money. Great idea but they are catering to the wrong market.
+mgpvii not nessarily. Even if your not running your own shop at home those would be ideal for farm application or if you do bike repair. :) That is a valid point though.
I rented a bay like that back in the late '70's for $5/hr. to change the clutch in my '57 Chevy. Brought the wrong "jack shaft" after pulling the clutch. Talked the next guy in line to give me ride to auto parts store to buy new one. Finished installing clutch and cleaning up in 1 hour flat. Wish I could find a place like that now. All I got is the parking lot where I live and am limited to what I can do. Where do you live if I may ask?
I like that they hold the car in place and that you can remove the jack from right under the stand, I agree the price is a lil high but, for a new car (like my Charger R/T) these are ideal. I'll be getting a set of these.
Wouldn't you need 2 of each one of the caps so you could at least jack up both sides of the front or rear of the car? You have to leave the cap in when you move to jack up the other side lol
Quite a few of us. Wouldn't mind having a set of these jacks...Just because, unlike almost EVERYTHING else in our shop, they're made in the USA. The price is a bit of a turnoff...But the assured quality is a turn on.
It's always a pain finding one spot under the car to jack the car, and another to put the stands, and ramps don't get the car far enough up in the air. Good idea.
Been using a block of hardwood with a slot for the pinchwelds for the past 32 years and worked fine. people have been using this jack stand idea for decades
Need a video about the Porsche 356 that Jay mentions at the end. Not much love over the course of the series for Jay's Personal Porsches, though I know that there are at least a couple from background shots. Been around since the beginning, and long before you guys were on youtube.
I believe it was Jay himself in one of his video who says NEVER USE RAMPS. They are NOT safe, and anyone who is doing real work under their car usually likes to get the wheels/tires off and out of the way.
Love the idea, they look safer than regular jack stands and there's a price for that. The problem I have is that my hydraulic jack only just gets under the car now, how can this get under a car with the additional plates the hydraulic jack has to have attached to it. Am I missing something here?
Very low clearance jacks are now pretty common, but, the round plates have a slot in them for the car's pinch weld, so you're only decreasing clearance by the bottom of the plate pinch weld slot in the plate, to the the bottom side of the plate.
Really nice lift and stands, a bit pricy but that's what happens with small manufacturers using other people to make their product. Flawless design, looks super sturdy
Pittsburgh Tools is what that jack says. Is that not Harbor Freight's in house tool company? Don't get me wrong I'm in heaven at Harbor Freight (mostly because everythings so damn cheap I can afford to buy almost everything they sell!). So even though this is a brilliant idea, It had better be "cheap" because Harbor Freight Tools aren't exactly the 1st (or 5th) name you think of when Quality is mentioned. lol
Only problem with these (besides the price) is they are fixed height. The different sized pads is negligible. I'm all for American made, but these days American made usually translates to overrated, overpriced.
theedrstrangelove The idea has potential for sure, but it is just not feasible because number one they are not easily used on multiple vehicles, number 2 they are very expensive, and number three are not adjustable. Actually, that is a description of a terrible product now that I think of it. LOL
cool concept. i dislike having to jack my verhicle in one spot, then put the jack stand in another. currently, probably cheaper to purchase a second jack though. however, this is probably the way of the future though. best of luck to this gentleman.
Hello Jay, I would like to show other part made in that may improve car's performance. I think that it would be interesting to see maxwell ultra capacitors cranking one of yours V8. Don't replace dynamo to alternator only, but also battery to ultra capacitors boost pack.
Nice, i definetly hate it when i have to jack up my car in the wrong area, or i wont be able to get the jack stand in there. The soft black stuff underneath the car just bends and cracks. No good. Only problem i see is you don't have true control over the height of the jackstand itself. They need to work on that and come up with some way you can adjust it, without having to buy more pads.
I don't know why some if you are bitching about the price. A good set of adjustable Jack stands is around 3/4 of this price more if they are aluminum. These are very slick & would gladly pay this just for that slick way to lower/raise them on & off the stands. Seems like some of you have not had to struggle with the Jack stand balancing dance, & that tells me at best you do oil changes!
Great product. I am under cars all the time and jack stand placement is always a challenge. Inevitably there is a mechanical conflict between the jack and the jack stand. As a side note and being rather new to this channel, chirping the subject matter seems very common. What is that all about?
These are for a Saturday mechanic who has a nice new mustang gt or Corvette. Not a dodge caliber. LIke myself. Ill be using the same old jackstands and putting them under my wheel swing arms.
I think this is more for race teams or people that aren't on a budget. I used a home made wooden jack stand that was heavily reinforced with screws and wood on the A arms and it was fine. Cost me £5 or $10
This is a great idea. The cost is a bit much, even for something made in the states. My biggest hurdle, however, is that I don't believe that plate is low enough to get clearance for the car that's the biggest hassle for me. I do wish them success, however! It's a legitimately good idea.
The failing of these Jack Point jack stands is their lack of any useful height adjustment. Oh you say, just order some additional pucks? And extra pair is $85, plus shipping takes it to $124. So for $124 you get two of these pucks to raise the height a bit more. I think these stands would be great if all you ever want to use them for is to raise your vehicle to just one height all the time, and have a car where the mfr screwed you by having to lift and place jack stands at the same point, trying to drive you to a shop (dealer) that has a lift. Too height limited for my use.
I though most cars had floor jack lifting points at the front and rear of the car and separate frame hoist/jack stand support points near each wheel. I don't really see the point of these. I just jack my car up using the front and rear floor jack points and put jack stands under the frame hoist/support points.
Very good idea. I've always hated having to find two locations to jack the car and another to put the jackstand. $300 is pricey though.
Jay, please don't ever stop making these videos, this is great! I honestly think you are the coolest guy in the world!
LOL...Jay asks about price and all he can say is "$299, Very cool" What he is really thinking is *HOLY SH*T That's expensive even for me!!*
When you have several $100K+ cars, you don't care.
Bruce Snow yes you care
the value of a dollar doesn't change no matter how much money you have
@@BruceCSnow not really American made high quality jack stands cost that much. The people buying these aren’t cross shopping wal-mart and harbor freight
Somebody thought $600, but I don’t get crushed because of terrible welding.
My Tesla mobile mechanic uses these for suspension, brakes, and wheel rotations. It saves them time and is safe and simple to use. Safety was the biggest point of the product.
I'd imagine nothing else could hold that much weight
I agree with some other comments about there isn't sufficient height. These look great for some jobs (brakes for example), but don't allow room to replace a clutch, weld up exhaust, etc.
Great idea from another person who thinks outside of the box like I do. They have a wider base than most jack stands. This product might actually stop some people from working under a vehicle supported by a hydraulic jack which can roll and sometimes fail and fall. I hope he makes millions from it.
oh wow, when he lowers the plate onto the chassis, it's beautiful. i wish i had the money for an elegant solution like this!
Great to see a homeboy make good. Congratulations and best wishes, Topper!
Pricy yes, but keep in mind short cuts do costs lives every year. Good fried & former mechanic died 2 years ago when his stand slipped. We all take shortcuts from time to time. Personally, I love the fact an earthquake couldn't disturb the car on stands.
Good idea, but _way_ too expensive.
And that height is surely insufficient.
I like how Jay's intro talks about American made products, but right in front of them is a Chinese made jack from Harbor Freight .
Buying a set of jack point jack stands over 2 years ago was an excellent decision as they are totally stable and perfect for use on a modern car such as my Focus ST . My thanks to JOHN Walton for producing the best ever jack stand and for his Kind assistance during the ordering process and shipping to Kuwait .
I *SO* want to support this - great concept, great implementation, simple, USA! etc.... That being said...$299 is really pricey for 2 jack stands. Like, really pricey.
OK guys, it's expensive, but props-that is friggin' GENIUS. Next level thinking. American ingenuity and he followed through with it to make it happen. We all dream of doing this. One cannot always drag a lift with them. I'm thinking mobile uses-perhaps?
Just when you think no one can invent a better mouse trap....booom! Great product! Thanks for bringing these to more peoples attention.
"A pair of them sells for $299." *clicks next video*
They are somewhat reasonably priced for what they are and Low volume production runs.
Pretty much
my favorite part is the $80 pittsburgh jack. 80 jack, 300 for jackstands makes sense.
My life is worth more than $300
@@samuelsholder2789 kinda does actually. The jack lifts the car while you're not under it. The stands prevent you from dying.
Great idea....$299 is not all the bad of a deal considering they will last forever.
All the cars I've worked on had a jack point in the center of front and rear subframes. So I could always lift the car and place the jacks stands under the pinch welds. In case you can't use the subframe, you can jack the car up at the lower control arm pivot points.
This invention needs a price reduction. A saturday mechanic using jack stands isn't in the market to spend $300. And like I said earlier, most people use a different method to achieve the same result.
I like this idea too. I already purchased a pinch weld adapter for my floor jack ($24), but like previous comments when I use my jack stands I need to get completely under the car in many cases...so I need height also. I never crawl under my cars without stands providing the support.
At $300 a pair Jay Leno better come jack up my car for me every time I use them.
A regular set of steel floor jacks is ~$30. If these were even $60/set this guy would sell millions of them. Instead of the few thousand he's going to sell at this ridiculous price point.
It's a shame, I would love to buy 4 of these. But at $600 for two sets is just a stupid amount of money.
People who do their own work on their car typically enjoy the cost savings of doing the work themselves. Anyone willing to pay 600 for two sets would be the type of person to just let the dealership do their work and not care about saving money. Great idea but they are catering to the wrong market.
+mgpvii not nessarily. Even if your not running your own shop at home those would be ideal for farm application or if you do bike repair. :) That is a valid point though.
+Iain B How much is your lift worth to you?
+mgpvii this is for guys with Exotics and low profile European cars
Iain B yup thats why you can now find these in china ... just slighly different
What an AWESOME idea !
yeah it's a new idea but height can still be adjusted better with regular jack stands.
Always a class act to give jay a sample.
Great idea! Few tweaks and make it adjustable, I think it will do well.
this..is.. INGENIOUS! this guy is a god
I rented a bay like that back in the late '70's for $5/hr. to change the clutch in my '57 Chevy. Brought the wrong "jack shaft" after pulling the clutch. Talked the next guy in line to give me ride to auto parts store to buy new one. Finished installing clutch and cleaning up in 1 hour flat. Wish I could find a place like that now. All I got is the parking lot where I live and am limited to what I can do. Where do you live if I may ask?
I like that they hold the car in place and that you can remove the jack from right under the stand, I agree the price is a lil high but, for a new car (like my Charger R/T) these are ideal. I'll be getting a set of these.
I'm definitely considering a set.
JAY LENO YOU ARE THE BEST AMERICAN!!! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!
Wouldn't you need 2 of each one of the caps so you could at least jack up both sides of the front or rear of the car? You have to leave the cap in when you move to jack up the other side lol
The jack stands are awesome. Simple, but clever.
brilliant idea might have to try getting some over here (UK)
Quite a few of us.
Wouldn't mind having a set of these jacks...Just because, unlike almost EVERYTHING else in our shop, they're made in the USA.
The price is a bit of a turnoff...But the assured quality is a turn on.
they would be good for a lift too
You're right. I didn't quite catch that until later in the video.
It's always a pain finding one spot under the car to jack the car, and another to put the stands, and ramps don't get the car far enough up in the air. Good idea.
These videos are addictive.
Been using a block of hardwood with a slot for the pinchwelds for the past 32 years and worked fine. people have been using this jack stand idea for decades
Need a video about the Porsche 356 that Jay mentions at the end.
Not much love over the course of the series for Jay's Personal Porsches, though I know that there are at least a couple from background shots. Been around since the beginning, and long before you guys were on youtube.
I believe it was Jay himself in one of his video who says NEVER USE RAMPS. They are NOT safe, and anyone who is doing real work under their car usually likes to get the wheels/tires off and out of the way.
Work great on my STI!
I'll pick up a pair before my next brake job..........soon, its a great product!
Love the idea, they look safer than regular jack stands and there's a price for that. The problem I have is that my hydraulic jack only just gets under the car now, how can this get under a car with the additional plates the hydraulic jack has to have attached to it. Am I missing something here?
Very low clearance jacks are now pretty common, but, the round plates have a slot in them for the car's pinch weld, so you're only decreasing clearance by the bottom of the plate pinch weld slot in the plate, to the the bottom side of the plate.
That is so ingenious ,
Really nice lift and stands, a bit pricy but that's what happens with small manufacturers using other people to make their product. Flawless design, looks super sturdy
Very cool idea
I need this !
That is real deal....thanks guys....
Pittsburgh Tools is what that jack says. Is that not Harbor Freight's in house tool company? Don't get me wrong I'm in heaven at Harbor Freight (mostly because everythings so damn cheap I can afford to buy almost everything they sell!). So even though this is a brilliant idea, It had better be "cheap" because Harbor Freight Tools aren't exactly the 1st (or 5th) name you think of when Quality is mentioned. lol
Absolutely GREAT idea.
The cost really isn't that bad when you consider a good set of jack stands, as these seem to be, last a lifetime.
I think that company called "In-A-Pinch-Weld" had a better idea when they made adaptors that weren't metal. But a softer based urethane puck
Good for you Topper!!!!
Thanks for the video.
It's an ingenious idea, because it's a real headache using a trolley jack and then transferring to stands in the correct place.
Great idea, but yeah if they were say $149, i'd probably get a set.
Excellent idea, I would love a set but they are out of my price range. I wish him luck though.
Only problem with these (besides the price) is they are fixed height. The different sized pads is negligible. I'm all for American made, but these days American made usually translates to overrated, overpriced.
theedrstrangelove The idea has potential for sure, but it is just not feasible because number one they are not easily used on multiple vehicles, number 2 they are very expensive, and number three are not adjustable.
Actually, that is a description of a terrible product now that I think of it. LOL
I like it lot's . that is a good idea. good luck with it.
Thanks Jay
Yankee ingenuity at its best...Love it.
But now I'm your biggest fan I think you're an amazing guy you show so much appreciation towards cars it is fantastic
Excellent idea an invention an MFG area ! good luck an thanks Jay.
cool concept. i dislike having to jack my verhicle in one spot, then put the jack stand in another. currently, probably cheaper to purchase a second jack though. however, this is probably the way of the future though. best of luck to this gentleman.
a simple but great idea
Hello Jay,
I would like to show other part made in that may improve car's performance.
I think that it would be interesting to see maxwell ultra capacitors cranking one of yours V8. Don't replace dynamo to alternator only, but also battery to ultra capacitors boost pack.
no word on one of the most important spec: load capacity
2 Tons or 4,000 lbs (made from Aluminum) per Jackpoint JackStands
I like it! I do almost everything myself in my garage so the cost savings would eventually pay for these.
That is amassing
Great idea
WOW, great product. Why didn't I think of it LOL.
Great questions about the patents Jay. I bet those are the questions tgat made you who are today. Ask more questiins like that .
Excellent!
great idea. ill keep a tab on him and hope he makes height adjustable...
smart guy, and anyone can make these .. kool idea
Nice, i definetly hate it when i have to jack up my car in the wrong area, or i wont be able to get the jack stand in there. The soft black stuff underneath the car just bends and cracks. No good.
Only problem i see is you don't have true control over the height of the jackstand itself. They need to work on that and come up with some way you can adjust it, without having to buy more pads.
very good idea!
I don't know why some if you are bitching about the price. A good set of adjustable Jack stands is around 3/4 of this price more if they are aluminum. These are very slick & would gladly pay this just for that slick way to lower/raise them on & off the stands. Seems like some of you have not had to struggle with the Jack stand balancing dance, & that tells me at best you do oil changes!
Great product. I am under cars all the time and jack stand placement is always a challenge. Inevitably there is a mechanical conflict between the jack and the jack stand.
As a side note and being rather new to this channel, chirping the subject matter seems very common. What is that all about?
Yup, Thats just how i like them
These are for a Saturday mechanic who has a nice new mustang gt or Corvette. Not a dodge caliber. LIke myself. Ill be using the same old jackstands and putting them under my wheel swing arms.
Great idea!
I think this is more for race teams or people that aren't on a budget. I used a home made wooden jack stand that was heavily reinforced with screws and wood on the A arms and it was fine. Cost me £5 or $10
Is there a pad that fits for cars with a square point with a square indentation? Like, say for a 95 Ford Windstar?
thats great if your just doing brakes, but if you want to get under the car is not nearly high enough, one height doesn't fit all
I just cut a slot in an old hockey puck & it works great! But, the additional jack stands are nice.
great idea, this would save me loads of time getting mine off the ground!
This is a great idea. The cost is a bit much, even for something made in the states. My biggest hurdle, however, is that I don't believe that plate is low enough to get clearance for the car that's the biggest hassle for me. I do wish them success, however! It's a legitimately good idea.
The plate has a slot in it. I have a Lincoln Town Car, and these plates and my bulky, cheap jack would fit under it with no problem.
Awesome, a Harbor Freight Pittsburgh jack!
an x brace underneath the stands would be a good idea so the open doesnt splay open i know its very sturdy already but just a safety measure
Great idea, but the fixed height and bulk may be a problem
very expensive, but hey, made in North America! support local business guys!!
Brilliant!
Cool!
That is a great product!
Would be nice to have seen it in action also instead of all of the links to your own promotion maybe put a link for the product.
Genius!
The failing of these Jack Point jack stands is their lack of any useful height adjustment. Oh you say, just order some additional pucks? And extra pair is $85, plus shipping takes it to $124. So for $124 you get two of these pucks to raise the height a bit more. I think these stands would be great if all you ever want to use them for is to raise your vehicle to just one height all the time, and have a car where the mfr screwed you by having to lift and place jack stands at the same point, trying to drive you to a shop (dealer) that has a lift. Too height limited for my use.
Great tool
I though most cars had floor jack lifting points at the front and rear of the car and separate frame hoist/jack stand support points near each wheel.
I don't really see the point of these. I just jack my car up using the front and rear floor jack points and put jack stands under the frame hoist/support points.