What kind of car jack do you have/use?

[my dreamt dsm]

Looking to by a car jack. I was interested in a craftsman racing jack my buddy had that is no longer in production. Now I'm looking towards harbor freight jacks. Are they any good?
Need something low and fast.
A story a few years ago. I went to sears to buy jacks for my civic. It was the third one of the day. Nice and low. Went to jack it up and guess what... I couldn't even fit my jack stands under. What a b.... you know! So at the end of the day I returned all three jacks back to sears. So now I'm skeptical about buying craftsman's car jacks.

 

[LiquidX]

I'm using a Craftsman jack but I got the jack and stands as a gift. I need a low profile speed jack too

I haven't had any issues with my jack except that it lowers itself very slowly for some reason. Maybe half inch in an hour or so.

 

[snowborder714]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/151369906-post5.html

 

[Chaosweaver]

I have 2 cheap ass jacks from Autozone, I've had them for 2, almost 3 years and they have yet to fail me *knock on wood*.

 

[Doubleot]

I have 2, 3 ton capacity floor jacks from harbor freight. One is low profile(for the talon) the other is normal height for all of the other cars I work on. They both work great! And you can't beat a 2 year warranty for 10$.

 

[romeen]

Looking at the post that Brian linked to I completely agree that most low profile jacks don't have a long enough reach to be truly useful. I use to have a similar routine involving homemade ramps, blocks of wood and 2 different jacks to finally get my car where I wanted it. I got this one from Harbor Freight a few months back and it's made things much, much easier.

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=67045&submit2=find+it

I wish it went as high as Brian's. BTW, if you want something lightweight and portable then this is not for you. It weighs 115 lbs.

 

[99gst_racer]

^^^ Do you remember how much that jack set you back?

 

[romeen]

I payed $111.99. Regular price was 139.99 but marked down at the time.

 

[bigolsackapoo]

Stock scissor jack ftw!! Lol. My car is so low I have to use it before my regular jack.

 

[Fotowntalon]

my buddy has the craftsman one, its super nice, and it better be for the price tag on it... i got a jack from jegs that iss equally as bad ass for cheap, the 1.5ton is only like 130 i think and weighs 40lbs (low profile) i'll find the link they have ones that lift more but they cost a little more (obviously)
JEGS 80003 JEGS 1.5-Ton Aluminum Floor Jack - Red
JEGS 80004 JEGS 2-Ton Aluminum Floor Jack - Red
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/80038/10002/-1 =3.5ton

 

[my dreamt dsm]

Thanks for all the help guys. I also forgot to include that the jacks I bought from sears. The one's that did the job was hecka heavy but a pita. The light one was height retarded.
I'll be researching those jacks you guys posted.
Btw, how heavy was this one...

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/151369906-post5.html

Thanks again!
(bows and click post quick reply)

 

[snowborder714]

Um, it's pretty hefty. It requires 2 people to lift it.

 

[Morphius]

Here's hands down, the best jack you could find, if you can find one.

Walker mechanical jack. era 1920's-1930's

 

[my dreamt dsm]

^^^ Seen American Pickers on history channel. Maybe you can get some money for that... Pawn Stars baby!
Do you really use that!

 

[Doubleot]

There's one of those for sale locally for 100 bucks. (two posts up this is for you)

 

[romeen]

Looking at the post that Brian linked to I completely agree that most low profile jacks don't have a long enough reach to be truly useful. I use to have a similar routine involving homemade ramps, blocks of wood and 2 different jacks to finally get my car where I wanted it. I got this one from Harbor Freight a few months back and it's made things much, much easier.

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=67045&submit2=find+it

I wish it went as high as Brian's. BTW, if you want something lightweight and portable then this is not for you. It weighs 115 lbs.

Just an FYI for anyone considering getting this jack. Mine failed on me after a few uses. I exchanged it for a new one and that one failed on me after two uses. Hydraulic issues. They were bled several times, no change. So caveat emptor.

 

[snowborder714]

Mine had seals start to leak a couple months ago. My brother and I dealt with it as long as possible, until the point it wouldn't lift any more. We rebuilt part of the hydraulic unit a couple weeks ago and now it works like it always has. This was about 2.5 years after the initial purchase.

 

[extremeatheist]

There is a jack for lowered cars it has to arms that grab the tire and lift the car by the tire. I can not remember the name of it.

 

[my dreamt dsm]

Great! I was just going to buy those harbor freight jacks. If you guys say it failed. i guess I'll have to resort back to craftsman jacks!

 

[AWDFAN]

I have two craftsman's i have a couple cheap autozone jacks, 2 otc jacks and a lift

 

[knochgoon24]

Jack?

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Jack stands were placed under the car before anyone went under it.

They are much much much stronger than they look. I tested it with an F-150 before I pulled my car on. They have good lateral stability too.

 

[my dreamt dsm]

^^^ You serious, ! Looks good but don't take chances! I really like the idea though!

 

[knochgoon24]

I'm completely serious. I roll it up on those and throw some jack stands under it. It gives me easy access to anything under the car. I had it up that time to install a shift kit.

Lots of thought went into their design actually.

 

[7"exhaust_tip]

Can't believe you guys and those questionable ways to jack your car ^^

My jack has probably been the best investment I've ever made in my life. .

I use this kind:

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[my dreamt dsm]

Can't believe you guys and those questionable ways to jack your car ^^

My jack has probably been the best investment I've ever made in my life. .

I use this kind:

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I'm skeptical what brand, specs, and where can I buy it!