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[tunnie]

When jacking the car up , are you supposed to have the handbrake off wheels chocked and gearbox in nuetral
  Seems some say yes and some no .

Depends, jacking the front? Yes handbrake on and rear wheels chocked.

Doing the back? Handbrake off, front chocked 

[tunnie]

Oh, makes big difference changing rear springs with handbrake still on   

[omega3000]

When jacking the car up , are you supposed to have the handbrake off wheels chocked and gearbox in nuetral
  Seems some say yes and some no .

Depends, jacking the front? Yes handbrake on and rear wheels chocked.

Doing the back? Handbrake off, front chocked 

Thats the way i would do it but someone i know just hoiks the car up on a jack front or back without chocks in nuetral and handbrake off  he recons by having the handbrake on it puts too much strain on the jack 

[tunnie]

When jacking the car up , are you supposed to have the handbrake off wheels chocked and gearbox in nuetral
  Seems some say yes and some no .

Depends, jacking the front? Yes handbrake on and rear wheels chocked.

Doing the back? Handbrake off, front chocked 

Thats the way i would do it but someone i know just hoiks the car up on a jack front or back without chocks in nuetral and handbrake off  he recons by having the handbrake on it puts too much strain on the jack 

As the jack is lifting a 2ton car, I doubt whether the hand brake is on or not makes little difference 

Even on a flat surface, I would be very aware of the car possibly rolling in either direction and off the stands. Takes but a moment to chock a wheel, I always now put the wheel I have removed under the car as well, as yet another extra safety net.

Can never be too careful