Wood cribbing

[doood]

I often put my rear wheels up on a double stack of 14" pavers (28"x14"x8") and chock the wheels with ratchet straps and rubber chocks. It's very sturdy. I have a pair of ramps for the front - use the same ratchet straps and chocks. I'm considering buying another pair of ramps so I can stop moving 200 lb of pavers around. I know a lot of you use wood cribbing. Anybody got any opinions on how to do it right? I would think drilled holes and screws. Probably 18" segments of 2x4"? Anybody got opinion? I seem to spend too much time under my cars. I always make sure they're suspended safely. I just changed control arms in the rear of the Cutlass and I'm about to torque down on the new bushings. Need the car on its own feet for that. I know I can support the rear with jack stands but I'm going to be bolting in a sway bar and I don't want that. Probably going to use the pavers unless I build some wood cribbing.

 

[melloelky]

I've made cribbing before.it's kinda tedious but they're nice to use.very stable,no straps required.i used a cordless driver to to run the screws in.made a big difference.

 

[Rt Jam]

The length and width will depend on how much wood you have and how wide you want them to be. Big giant stands will be heavier and take up space.

I have a 16" set. Keep the diameter of your tires in mind when you decide on a size. A few nails or 2 3" screws in each of each piece is enough.

 

[clean8485]

I made a set for myself last year. There are videos on YouTube that will give you tips and ideas on how to build them. They're pretty handy. Especially if, as you say, you need to do things on a car at ride height.

 

[08Malibu]

Great now the forum is listening to me too. I was just looking into doing this over the past weekend.