Using a jack on a sloped driveway?

[walterberk]

Is it a bad idea to jack up the car on a sloped driveway to remove the wheels?

[Squeak Squad]

Uh yeah! Unless you want the car to roll back on you. Put something behind the wheels at the very least.

[07G35S]

depends on if the car is FWD or RWD. + manual or auto. FWD auto in park with a parking brake would be safe, cause the transmission would lock the front wheels and the parking brake would lock the rear.

Long story short though, don't do it.

[KD00LS]

Sounds like a bad idea to me. Ends wouldn't justify the means.

[jasonsdetail]

horrible idea

[lecchilo]

I'd rather go in the middle of the highway, turn the flashers on and jack it up

[piecemeal]

why even use jackstands at all....just put a few old tires on either side of the car! or use a couple old blocks?

[sasquatch308]

chalk the tires at the very least (put some wood blocks, or a real tire chalk behind the wehels) But wouldn't recomend doing that at all ona slopped drive way. a slight angle, but nothing over a few degrees. bad joo-joo. not worht the risk in my opinion.