Floor jack
12-24-2018, 11:35 AM
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Floor jack
Hi Everyone, new car in the garage and just found out found out my regular floor jack will not fit underneath. Are you all using 3 ton versions of the low profile type or will that be overkill? Thanks, Ralph
12-24-2018, 11:44 AM
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12-24-2018, 11:49 AM
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12-24-2018, 11:53 AM
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+1 for that Harbor Freight jack. Been working very well for me for the past 6 years. But please use jack stands once the car is up in the air!
My car has SPASM, so it's slightly lowered. When I'm using 19" wheels with 305/35/19s (track tires), I sometimes have to put a brick under the rear wheels to have it work with my JackPoint lift pucks. But it would work fine with a hockey puck or similar if you're not using JackPoint stands. On 20" wheels it all fits underneath perfectly.
My car has SPASM, so it's slightly lowered. When I'm using 19" wheels with 305/35/19s (track tires), I sometimes have to put a brick under the rear wheels to have it work with my JackPoint lift pucks. But it would work fine with a hockey puck or similar if you're not using JackPoint stands. On 20" wheels it all fits underneath perfectly.
12-24-2018, 12:20 PM
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Jegs will price match the cheap HF ones and they sell a rebuild kit for them. Our whole race team is using them now. Still from China but the rebuild kit is easy to install. Highly recommend and the price match is handled by their computer just copy and paste the link to a cheap one and done .
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12-24-2018, 12:45 PM
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I have a Harbor Freight jack as well and have been using it for about 8 years. It has been very reliable so far.
But as said above, never rely on any jack to hold the car up. Use jack stands of some sort. Especially if you're going to get under the car.
If taking wheels off, I always stick them under the frame as well as a secondary backup because jack stands have been known to fail too. I also leave the jack in place even after placing the jack stands.
Better a bit paranoid than crushed.
But as said above, never rely on any jack to hold the car up. Use jack stands of some sort. Especially if you're going to get under the car.
If taking wheels off, I always stick them under the frame as well as a secondary backup because jack stands have been known to fail too. I also leave the jack in place even after placing the jack stands.
Better a bit paranoid than crushed.
12-24-2018, 01:20 PM
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I've had the Aluminum 1 1/2 ton HF jack for several years. It works fine but if I were to do it today I would get the 3 ton model. With the quick jack feature it can be a little hard to pump. Maybe I'm just old and weak. Wait, I know I am.
12-25-2018, 10:53 AM
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Just FYI, the industry buzz term to look for is "low profile jack" when looking for jacks that will slip under low cars. There are a lot matching this on Amazon, Google, and Harbor Freight too.
The one bkrantz is showing is more pricey than the one I chose but his is really nice. A nice feature on his is the rubberized rings on the wheels that make moving it around the floor a lot less noisy. It's a little thing but it is something I wish mine had.
Most jacks will list their minimum and maximum lift in their specs. Since I also have a pickup truck and SUV to lift that need more range I was able to find one that was both low profile and high lift (they are often one or the other). For just the car anything 2 ton or better should provide plenty of safety margin since you at most only lift half the weight of the car at one time.
The one bkrantz is showing is more pricey than the one I chose but his is really nice. A nice feature on his is the rubberized rings on the wheels that make moving it around the floor a lot less noisy. It's a little thing but it is something I wish mine had.
Most jacks will list their minimum and maximum lift in their specs. Since I also have a pickup truck and SUV to lift that need more range I was able to find one that was both low profile and high lift (they are often one or the other). For just the car anything 2 ton or better should provide plenty of safety margin since you at most only lift half the weight of the car at one time.
12-25-2018, 10:27 PM
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Just FYI, the industry buzz term to look for is "low profile jack" when looking for jacks that will slip under low cars. There are a lot matching this on Amazon, Google, and Harbor Freight too.
The one bkrantz is showing is more pricey than the one I chose but his is really nice. A nice feature on his is the rubberized rings on the wheels that make moving it around the floor a lot less noisy. It's a little thing but it is something I wish mine had.
Most jacks will list their minimum and maximum lift in their specs. Since I also have a pickup truck and SUV to lift that need more range I was able to find one that was both low profile and high lift (they are often one or the other). For just the car anything 2 ton or better should provide plenty of safety margin since you at most only lift half the weight of the car at one time.
The one bkrantz is showing is more pricey than the one I chose but his is really nice. A nice feature on his is the rubberized rings on the wheels that make moving it around the floor a lot less noisy. It's a little thing but it is something I wish mine had.
Most jacks will list their minimum and maximum lift in their specs. Since I also have a pickup truck and SUV to lift that need more range I was able to find one that was both low profile and high lift (they are often one or the other). For just the car anything 2 ton or better should provide plenty of safety margin since you at most only lift half the weight of the car at one time.
12-26-2018, 12:37 AM
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https://www.costco.com/3-Ton-Profess...100222458.html
this jack has very good reviews. If you have a Costco near you, they have these seasonally and that means not during the winter. I checked my local Costco this weekend and the guy thought they had them but couldn’t find them. I didn’t check with customer service. Costco stands behind everything they sell in a way that other vendors won’t and don’t. This is considerably cheaper than similar jack from northern tool, jegs. Harbor freight jack have a 90 day warranty.
this jack has very good reviews. If you have a Costco near you, they have these seasonally and that means not during the winter. I checked my local Costco this weekend and the guy thought they had them but couldn’t find them. I didn’t check with customer service. Costco stands behind everything they sell in a way that other vendors won’t and don’t. This is considerably cheaper than similar jack from northern tool, jegs. Harbor freight jack have a 90 day warranty.
