Tools & Fabrication Hand | Power | Hydraulic | Pneumatic | Welding | Painting

Best Jack(lift)for our cars?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02-24-2012, 06:04 PM
  #1  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
Striker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,613
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Best Jack(lift)for our cars?

I see all these low profile aluminum jacks on the market and I'm wondering if there is one out there that i can trust will clear the under carriage of my car (car is stock)

I plan on doing some work this spring on the car and want to lift the front end up via the K member.

Is there a jack out there that will clear the middle of the K member?
Old 02-24-2012, 06:09 PM
  #2  
11 Second Club
iTrader: (11)
 
babbage1109's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Southside,Indiana
Posts: 1,646
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default

I got a regular profile steel 4ton craftsman the other day that seems to work pretty well. My car is lowered and I can get it under the rear fine but have to drive up on a block of wood to do the front but I trust the jack
Old 02-24-2012, 06:12 PM
  #3  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
Striker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,613
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

So a low profile one should work fine I guess?
Old 02-24-2012, 08:19 PM
  #4  
11 Second Club
iTrader: (11)
 
babbage1109's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Southside,Indiana
Posts: 1,646
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default

yeah it should work fine. i just chose the standard height one because of the higher lifting rating. my dad uses a low pro on his c6 without any issues
Old 02-25-2012, 12:45 AM
  #5  
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (20)
 
02WS6SSZ71's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: KCMO
Posts: 338
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Check out the Arcan jacks on Northern tool. I have these:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...5428_200345428

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...5429_200345429

Both are very nice. You can score the 3.5 ton steel jack on sale for $100 on occasion...it is considerably heavier of course, but is a very smooth jack.

I also have this jack, and have no complaints about it...just doesn't lift quite as high as I would like.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...3353_200313353

I WOULD NOT recommend a single Craftsman jack. I own the only one that had decent ratings (now down to 3 stars). Had to take back the 1st one I got because it wouldn't lift. The replacement worked beautifully for about a year with light use...then one day it decided to **** oil all over, and I have yet to be able to come up with a seal kit for it. The store employees have been worthless thus far. I never ever ever left weight on the jack for any length of time...always lifted and then lowered on to jack stands. $300 waste of space at the moment.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...4&blockType=G4
Old 02-25-2012, 12:52 AM
  #6  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (24)
 
TruBloodTransAm's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 1,126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

I recently bought this jack from Harbor Freight. Can't beat the price either, only $79.99 for a 2.5 ton. It's low profile, fits great, my car is lowered..
Old 02-25-2012, 10:56 AM
  #7  
Staging Lane
iTrader: (5)
 
MynameisLee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Frederick, MD
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by 02WS6SSZ71

I WOULD NOT recommend a single Craftsman jack. I own the only one that had decent ratings (now down to 3 stars). Had to take back the 1st one I got because it wouldn't lift. The replacement worked beautifully for about a year with light use...then one day it decided to **** oil all over, and I have yet to be able to come up with a seal kit for it. The store employees have been worthless thus far. I never ever ever left weight on the jack for any length of time...always lifted and then lowered on to jack stands. $300 waste of space at the moment.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...4&blockType=G4
I totally agree with what he said. DO NOT BUY any Craftsmen jack, they are complete pieces of trash.
Old 02-25-2012, 10:59 AM
  #8  
TECH Fanatic
 
JUSTINSWS6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,076
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Which one will work for the front? The back is higer than the front.



Quick Reply: Best Jack(lift)for our cars?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:40 AM.