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Originally Posted by merleniau
What struck me was using 4 jacks instead of a "real" lift during disassembly and such.
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Jackstands are ideal when you have multiple people working on the car. All of the suspension components are most easily removed at a lower height, same goes for the wiring, etc. Being a front wheel drive car, there is a lot less work that needs to be done under the car as it is, since the motor and transmission are both in the engine bay.
When I was still "chassiswelder", most of my work was done on the ground. The only time the cars went up on the lift was when I was doing suspension work for rear wheel drive V8 cars, installing wiring/fuel lines, or when I was welding a full tube chassis car with the body mounted. If the body wasn't on it, we'd just flip the entire thing upside down and set it on the ground (a full chassis with no drivetrain was light enough for 1 or 2 people to carry.)