You'll see in some of the pictures I use the covers from the pit under the wheels (railway sleepers), but I also have eight axle stands. Can anybody beat that?
There are two options - either use axle stands under the ends of the jacking bars, or at the front, a strong point is the triangulation over the chassis at the front corner of the bulkhead. At the rear, the strong point is the spring hanger/seat belt mounting so you can put them there.
That is where the trade usually puts its lifting pads.
There are three things to remember with axle stands. Those which are three legged can tip over unless you set the apexes in opposite directions. Second is the when using a trolley jack with axle stands at the other end, they will tip over if the trolley jack cannot move freely on its wheels, so always watch stands carefully when jacking. Third point is that some axle stands have a deep U section at the pointed end. So you may need to make a wooden adapter so the two edges don't damage the underside of the car, or slip off. I keep a selection of wood and rubber sheeting for this purpose.
PS John, if you only jack one quarter, you will put a strain on the chassis and body. You'll find that the doors won't open properly with one wheel jacked, in fact they can be iffy when lifting one end. The recommendation is to lift one axle or the other, even if you're only doing one wheel.
