Chassis Swap

Could anyone recommend some axle stands/chassis supports for a Defender 90 as I’m in the process of stripping my Landy down to rebuild with a new galvanised chassis, I’m looking for some stands that have a wider crutch to support the chassis better than the ones I already have (standard axle stands SGS)

Grahamp64 said:

Could anyone recommend some axle stands/chassis supports for a Defender 90 as I’m in the process of stripping my Landy down to rebuild with a new galvanised chassis, I’m looking for some stands that have a wider crutch to support the chassis better than the ones I already have (standard axle stands SGS)

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Have a look at static caravan axle stands.

kevstar said:

Have a look at static caravan axle stands.

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aka breeze blocks

Beneagles said:

aka breeze blocks

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Haha belter Ive got a load of keel blocks they work a treat.

kevstar said:

Have a look at static caravan axle stands.

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I did look at these but wasn’t sure..

Grahamp64 said:

I did look at these but wasn’t sure..

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Tbh id go to the local engineers, get a scrap bit of box section & some steel tube then make a set of supports to suit your sgs stands.

kevstar said:

Haha belter Ive got a load of keel blocks they work a treat.

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Fortunately nobody in authority saw my piles of breeze blocks with scaff poles that held the Disco body up in the air while I rolled the old chassis out and the new one in. Would have had the Health 'n' Safety boys running for their prohibition notices!

What's wrong with the SGS ones, I used them for my chassis swop a couple of years ago without issues?
If you notice I put them under the bump-stops to prevent scratching my freshly etched / primed / painted / Waxoyled chassis.

Nowt wrong with SGS stands, just place a flat piece of wood between saddle and chassis.

Beneagles said:

Fortunately nobody in authority saw my piles of breeze blocks with scaff poles that held the Disco body up in the air while I rolled the old chassis out and the new one in. Would have had the Health 'n' Safety boys running for their prohibition notices!

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Did you have to drill holes in the side of the garage to slide them out?

I’ve got a set of Clarke 6 tonne axle stands. They came from machine mart and were around £30 plus vat if I remember correctly, although that was some years ago. If you get a discount code or sign up for their mailing list, you’ll get their vat free days too, which will help.

Knappster said:

I’ve got a set of Clarke 6 tonne axle stands. They came from machine mart and were around £30 plus vat if I remember correctly, although that was some years ago. If you get a discount code or sign up for their mailing list, you’ll get their vat free days too, which will help.

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I would go with this. I have a set of ebay special 6 ton (each) as well as smaller ones and they support the chassis no problem. The important thing is the shape of the "jaw" at the top. You want a jaw shape like this:


which gives you the ability to support flats as well as as the axle tube. Try and avoid the pure curve shape as they do not offer as much stability when on the chassis rail:


The advantage of the larger weight rated ones is they are just physically larger so you are not working at full extension even when you have axles fitted.