do you guys own more than 1 floor jack?
03-23-2005, 10:14 PM
#42
In my garage I have one jack, two jackstands and two ramps.
Mostly, I go bug this guy I know who has one of these:
I need to go over there one of these days and put on my exhaust. I am so damn lazy...
Mostly, I go bug this guy I know who has one of these:
I need to go over there one of these days and put on my exhaust. I am so damn lazy...
03-25-2005, 02:07 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by Broaner
What exactly is a tranny jack? I've been wondering about that for a while.
The aluminum racing jack that Sears sells is quite low. I don't have a lip but I imagine it would fit.
Zero, just think if they would have offered the sale without the stands you could've gotten it for $75-80
The aluminum racing jack that Sears sells is quite low. I don't have a lip but I imagine it would fit.
Zero, just think if they would have offered the sale without the stands you could've gotten it for $75-80
12-25-2007, 07:07 PM
#46
Revived! Ha. Actually its good that this popped up so I can warn everybody about Craftsman aluminum jacks. Sometime in '04I bought one of Sears supposed aluminum super duper racing jacks. Less than a year later it got messed up in the ram. I didn't even bother trying to figure out because it was still under warranty. Took it back and got a replacement only to have that one go out seven months later out of the "One time replacement warranty". Tried getting it going with no avail. The guts of the ram just went to ****. Fixing the seals would have been doable but would have been a serious PITA and still cost some money.
After that I got fed up and went with this. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92782
This thing gets way lower than the Crapsman would; easily gets under the every part of my 240 which has absurd ground clearance.
Anyway, I really posted because I'm looking for a place to get a high lift floorjack locally. I'm starting to do stuff to my DD truck and I need one of these to really do anything. Lifting from the frame with my racing jack barely gets the tires off the ground. I'm doing a body lift this week and I need something that really gets up there to get the body off. I need something about like this but locally because shipping that 160lbs beast is gonna be a bear.
http://www.hyjacks.com/hifloor.htm
Any ideas?
After that I got fed up and went with this. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92782
This thing gets way lower than the Crapsman would; easily gets under the every part of my 240 which has absurd ground clearance.
Anyway, I really posted because I'm looking for a place to get a high lift floorjack locally. I'm starting to do stuff to my DD truck and I need one of these to really do anything. Lifting from the frame with my racing jack barely gets the tires off the ground. I'm doing a body lift this week and I need something that really gets up there to get the body off. I need something about like this but locally because shipping that 160lbs beast is gonna be a bear.
http://www.hyjacks.com/hifloor.htm
Any ideas?
Last edited by Broaner; 12-25-2007 at 07:13 PM.
12-25-2007, 08:23 PM
#47
I have a craftsman aluminum race jack, a craftsman steel floor jack, a generic steel floor jack, a couple bottle jacks.....and about 4 different sets jackstands, including big ones for the jeep....
btw, re: broaner's issue...did you bleed the jack correctly? Every so often it needs to be re-bled and re-oiled. I've had mine for a couple years now and it gets some SERIOUS use (autocross, 100x jacking the maxima up, even many times jacking up the jeep at max lift) and abuse, and it still works great.
btw, re: broaner's issue...did you bleed the jack correctly? Every so often it needs to be re-bled and re-oiled. I've had mine for a couple years now and it gets some SERIOUS use (autocross, 100x jacking the maxima up, even many times jacking up the jeep at max lift) and abuse, and it still works great.
12-25-2007, 09:25 PM
#48
First one I didn't screw around with at all. Just brought it back and got a new one. Second I've spent a fair amount of time screwing around with it as per the manual. What is the bleeding procedure you recomend?
12-26-2007, 12:18 AM
#50
ive got a heavy 3ton jack i usually use most of the time, along with a lighter 2 ton aluminum jack, and 4 normal height jackstands, and a pair of these jackstands ive used to drop an engine out through the bottom of a car. Fully extended, they are almost 2.5-3ft freakin high.
12-26-2007, 04:39 PM
#53
Craftsman Race Jack-2 ton
Craftsman Heavy Duty Jack
Small floor jack to go to the track with, bought it at Advanced auto....FTL
6 jackstands
1 Harbor Freight Tranny/Rear end jack, made the rear end swap easy in the gayata...
Craftsman Heavy Duty Jack
Small floor jack to go to the track with, bought it at Advanced auto....FTL
6 jackstands
1 Harbor Freight Tranny/Rear end jack, made the rear end swap easy in the gayata...
Last edited by Cutler; 12-26-2007 at 04:42 PM.
01-23-2008, 10:07 AM
#56
Ended up picking this badboy up from HarborFreight. I've had my eye on it every time I go in the store. But two weeks ago it went on this sale. $120! Crazy. Anyway, its a fxckin monster. It can easily get high enough to roll my truck over. Pics of it in action later. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42820
01-23-2008, 10:06 PM
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Revived! Ha. Actually its good that this popped up so I can warn everybody about Craftsman aluminum jacks. Sometime in '04I bought one of Sears supposed aluminum super duper racing jacks. Less than a year later it got messed up in the ram. I didn't even bother trying to figure out because it was still under warranty. Took it back and got a replacement only to have that one go out seven months later out of the "One time replacement warranty". Tried getting it going with no avail. The guts of the ram just went to ****. Fixing the seals would have been doable but would have been a serious PITA and still cost some money.
After that I got fed up and went with this. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92782
This thing gets way lower than the Crapsman would; easily gets under the every part of my 240 which has absurd ground clearance.
Anyway, I really posted because I'm looking for a place to get a high lift floorjack locally. I'm starting to do stuff to my DD truck and I need one of these to really do anything. Lifting from the frame with my racing jack barely gets the tires off the ground. I'm doing a body lift this week and I need something that really gets up there to get the body off. I need something about like this but locally because shipping that 160lbs beast is gonna be a bear.
http://www.hyjacks.com/hifloor.htm
Any ideas?
After that I got fed up and went with this. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92782
This thing gets way lower than the Crapsman would; easily gets under the every part of my 240 which has absurd ground clearance.
Anyway, I really posted because I'm looking for a place to get a high lift floorjack locally. I'm starting to do stuff to my DD truck and I need one of these to really do anything. Lifting from the frame with my racing jack barely gets the tires off the ground. I'm doing a body lift this week and I need something that really gets up there to get the body off. I need something about like this but locally because shipping that 160lbs beast is gonna be a bear.
http://www.hyjacks.com/hifloor.htm
Any ideas?
One of these days I'll get one of these............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1nhJGzRguQ
01-28-2008, 07:29 PM
#60
1 small (1 ton?) and 1 medium (2 ton?) One for each side of the car. Jack it up in the right place and the whole side (front and back) comes up. 
I also have a lift that I've not set up yet (need to concrete floor). 2 jack stands and lots of blocks as well as peices of wood.
I also have a lift that I've not set up yet (need to concrete floor). 2 jack stands and lots of blocks as well as peices of wood.
Last edited by Chris Gregg; 01-28-2008 at 07:31 PM.
01-29-2008, 01:39 PM
#61
Ive always owned the junky little red ones. I just bought my first light weight decent jack today. It was at home depot. Its a husky and came with 2 jack stands. I now have 3 sets of jacks stands a scissor lift and the husky. Was maked down from $129 to $99.
01-31-2008, 06:59 AM
#62
I have one large floor jack, one of the cheap little red ones (doesn't lift the Max high enough but works fine on the other 2 cars), and 6 jackstands. Looking to get a couple ramps too but I'm having trouble finding some that can deal with my lowered cars.
01-31-2008, 07:40 AM
#63
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04-09-2008, 04:40 AM
#70
1 jack
3 sets of jack stands
i really do need a new floor jack. my dad has had this one from northern hydrlics for like 10 years.
im also in need of a engine hoist in case i ever decide to put the dek in
3 sets of jack stands
i really do need a new floor jack. my dad has had this one from northern hydrlics for like 10 years.
im also in need of a engine hoist in case i ever decide to put the dek in
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