Does anyone know if anybody makes a floor jack for lowered cars, and where to get it. My jack just fits now and I am putting a body kit on soon. Thanks

 

The factory scissor jack IS the one for lowered cars!! That's the only one that will fit under mine. Jack it up a little then put a bigger jack under there.

 

My craftsman aluminum racing jack seems to fit under lowered cars just fine.

 

I am going to be getting one of these very soon. Read in the catalog its good for low sitting cars. Plus can't go wrong with craftsman.

 

how about racing ramps? few standard ramps fit my stock settings. they cost 30-40 at pep boys etc. But like you said a body kit will mean none fit. I've only found racing ramps online for $150.

guess I'll be scissor jacking it

 

i used the craftsman 2 1/4 ton jack and i was able to fit it in from the sides but not the front.

 

thanks for the input, I'm gonna check out the craftsman

 

When I was installing my axles at my friends house. We put a long board that runs the entire width of the car and I drove up on the board and then we were able to slide the jack under the car.

 

I was in a pinch at 11pm on a sunday (old jack gave out) and I found a 2 ton jack (also came with two stands) at walmart that fits under my car. still have it because... well... it works pretty good.

 

Yea the board works fine for me. But i just use a piece of 2X4 and then use a regular jack.

 

cheap: build some small ramps with some 2x8 boards or something... then use your regular jack under the car.

fast: aluminum racing jack. they get low, but I don't trust them to work under the car.. they won't last incredibly long, and they're pretty expensive for a good one.

best: high quality steel/iron shop jack. they're about the price of a good aluminum jack, but are much more sturdy and can fit under just about anything. you don't buy these at Sears or harbor freight....

 

I use 2 jacks for about $70 total. Little 2 ton get's under front toe hooks just fine. 21" SUV lift get's car higher for jack stand room. Side benefit I found is the little jack can then support tranny, control arms, etc. if needed.

 

I have the red and silver craftsman jack. 3-3/4 inch pickup. Works great.



James

 

Ooooooooo That one looks nice. How much was it?

 

Torin jack.

 

I think I paid 150 but you can probably find it on sale.


James

 

that jack looks sweet
i heard that aluminum jacks fail though
is this true?

 

shouldnt matter as long as your smart and use stands.

 

Craftsman has two types of aluminum racing jacks. The full aluminum expensive one, that usually goes for $175-$200. But they also have a part aluminum and steel one that looks just like the full aluminum. Might be 5lbs heavier, you can get those for a little more than $100. For some reason they don't advertise the hybrid aluminum/steel one. My local sears did not even have one listed, but I got him to check in the back and he found one.

 

My full size Torin, supposedly rated at 3tons, broke on me. The caster mounts broke.

As for getting it from the front, I've tried diff jacks, and of the ones that make it under, they don't go high enuf for me to get jack stands in. So I'm still looking too.

Jae

 

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Really? A couple of friends have the 3-ton Torin as well has handled well over the years..

I hear the Craftsman are good but I can't find them at my local Sears...

 

If you go on sears.com I believe you can buy it online and then opt for in store pickup and they ship it to your store free of charge. I dont know if they do that anymore.



James

 

I just bought the all aluminum Craftsman jack today. It's pretty cool. $149.99 with my Craftsman Club discount.

It said in the instuctions to NEVER loosening the release by more than 1/2 turn. I didn't notice that until after I was messing around with it and I happened to loosen it by more than 1/2 turn.

Why do they put that warning on there? Does it just get air into the hydraulic lines or something? I did purge the cylinder like they said in the instructions.

I know it seems like something little, but I'm pretty **** about these kind of things. Anyone know?

 

Good Lord this thread is old...

 

Yes, I know.

 

Graaaaaavvvvvvveeee digggerrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

 

I use a craftsman jack, fits easily with my 1.7" drop. I had the normal one break on me and was able to bring it back to sears and trade up to the heavy duty one, it feels much more sturdy than the normal jack

 

Which one do/did you have? What is the "normal one" and the "heavy duty one"?
Pics?

 

I have this craftsman 3 1/2 ton heavy duty jack...



I have a 2" drop and it fits under the front of the car just fine...

 

^^^
That's the same one I've got as well. unfortunately, the damn thing is leaking around the piston seal and I can't buy the seals from them... can only buy a new bottle/pump for like $120 for it. considering the entire jack is $150, I'm not going to waste my time.

Then again, it's 5 years old and I used it daily for over 3 of those years.

 

Mine leaks a little around the seal also,but it also has had moderate to heavy use for years..

What kind of oil do you use to refill yours?