Phillip L
Gas Passer
I made one. Then when I went to use it, I realized that my jack wouldn't lower enough to be able to use it. My Model S does not have the air suspension so maybe it is lower than yours?
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harry
Member
Since the OP showed us this I have used his design (modified) every time I raise the car. Over time, the wood does tend to split, but when I made mine I had a lot of material (36" of dowel, an 8' 2"x3"), so I made a dozen of them. When a board starts looking unsound I throw it away and reach for a fresh one.
BTW, as other posters have said, using just the center peg works fine, and avoids the problem of different spacing of the side pins for different versions of the S.
BTW, as other posters have said, using just the center peg works fine, and avoids the problem of different spacing of the side pins for different versions of the S.
Glad it worked well for you BigTonyTones. Designing them for the first time was a PITA, as I had to throw away a bunch of early prototypes.
STDRDC13
Member
I rotated the tires for the first time myself and really could use a set of these RennStand jack in place jack stands.
Check them out on YouTube...
Check them out on YouTube...
FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
The local Tesla service center was happy to use my custom hockey puck solution last week 
Um, otherwise they would have lifed how????The local Tesla service center was happy to use my custom hockey puck solution last week
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FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
The standard rubber pad is in the lower left of the photo ... too thick to fit under a lowered car
I ended up milling a set of jack pads for the Model S using 6061 aluminum. Works great and is super stable. I also milled out a hole on the bottom so I can put a pin in there for the jackpoint jackstands.
Dameon
Pearl White Plaid
Very nice! Certainly more than $15 worth of material and effort though.
Any thoughts about selling production runs?
Looks very nice and probably mitigates the warping issue that exist with the wood blocks.
I second @Dameon, I will be in line if you want to help the community and sell these to us.
I can contribute a number of be--verage cans to be recycled for this worthy cause!
Can we work out a trade?
DDD4EV
Member
I also made the block and it works great when the tire is not flat. When flat, it is tough to get a low profile jack under the block. BUT, I have an answer. I carry a 6" length of 4X4. Today, I had a flat and drove the flat onto the 4X4. This raises the car up enough to allow a low-profile jack to slide underneath the block. I do not have air suspension.
They take a while to do manually, but I could look into doing a larger run at a proto house. I sent pics of these to the jackpoint stand folks and they are thinking about making one for the model 3, which is similar to the model s but with only the middle pin.
Please keep us posted. When and if you decide to do it I am sure you will get a good response as it will contribute greatly to the community. I for one will be one of the first ones to order a quantity of three. We will hopefully have three Teslas by the end of the year. Two MS and a Model 3.
Dborn
Confirmed
bktiger86
Member
SomeJoe7777
Marginally-Known Member
Model S weighs between 4500-5000 lbs, depending on model. Weight distribution is fairly even, about 1250 lbs per wheel.
For safety, a 2 ton jack is the minimum recommended (capacity of 4000 lbs, required to support 1250 lbs on one corner).
