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04-01-2005, 06:04 PM | #1 |
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In the market for a good Jack (yes finally) anyone got any suggestion?
ok hehe finally got a garage Time to get a jack now. Anyone wanna share some info on the best bang for the buck jack?
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04-01-2005, 06:14 PM | #3 |
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i've had the harbor frieght one for like a year, its well worth the $80-90. It actually can get to my cars frame frails without driving up onto wood beforehand. And that says a lot, as my car is SLAMMED.
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04-01-2005, 07:30 PM | #4 |
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i have two harbor freight jacks. for $80 bucks its a steal! get one now!
seriously it has very low clearance, and its relatively light. the only bad thing is the jack doesn't go as high as i would like it to. but i have a crapsman suv jack for that. |
04-01-2005, 07:36 PM | #6 |
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The Harbor Freight jack is really nice. I think I am going to buy that one too. Do you guys have the one thats aluminum(very light and made for low racing cars) and has only one rolling wheel in the front?
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04-01-2005, 08:39 PM | #8 |
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04-02-2005, 03:27 AM | #17 |
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alluminum jacks use to be daymn expensive wasnt even worth the money..... but now theyre dirt cheap WTF is up with that?.... typical 3 ton jack and 2 good 2x4 is all u need...
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04-02-2005, 12:43 PM | #18 |
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and some jack stands buddy. You don't want to get that head creamed do you.
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04-02-2005, 01:36 PM | #19 |
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craftsman jacks suck. Friend had one, after 1 year it started randomly refuse to work, and after 2 years stopped working alltogether.
He now had an Arcan jack (@ costco ~$80) for a year, and is really happy with it. I purchased it 4 months ago myself, and am very pleased with it so far. |
04-02-2005, 01:48 PM | #21 | |
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04-02-2005, 03:37 PM | #23 |
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i use the alum one from harbor freight too. theres still about 2-3" of clearance when i lift the crossmember on stock suspension, so it should be good for moderately lowered cars too.
vegita: ive never seen a jack lift to its complete height in a couple pumps under load, only when its free. |
04-02-2005, 03:55 PM | #24 |
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Dunnow, my friend owned a $50 dollar craftsman one and it took a crap on him. Maybe yours is a little higher quality?
BTW, that arcan jack gets under a car lowered with s techs pretty easily. both upfront (crossmember) and rear (differential). |
04-02-2005, 07:09 PM | #25 |
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I got a costco one for like $80.
The quality seems to be good and it's like 110 lbs. EDIT: I think the price is $69. It's been a while so I got confused. Last edited by SaGang227; 04-03-2005 at 11:28 AM.. |
04-02-2005, 07:26 PM | #26 |
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i also suggest the costco arcan jack (awesome garage jack, but bad if you need to take it in and out of a car a lot)
dual pump for quicker lifting 3 and half ton rated 69 bucks very low (3 and a half inches or something at the lowest, you can get it lower by removing the plate) and it raises very high as well. has the price gone up since i bought mine? i remember paying 69 or 70 ? |
04-02-2005, 08:03 PM | #27 |
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Milaukee... best jack ever, our shop has four of em, profesional shop grade. 500-1500 depending on load capacity.
edit: btw i got mine from my Mac Tools distributor, he threw in 4 Mac jackstands with every jack. OTC is a good strong jack, but sits high, made more for heavy duty. 300-500. on a side note our air operated one goes for about 350, very low clearance but requires air. dont laugh, but checkers has brand name powerbuilt, allum. one is about 150-200, same as craftsman allum. but better made, (crapsman one gets stuck on bottom once in awhile). i just mention this because i needed a jack and i was stuck by a checkers and bought it, turned out to be my favorite house garage jack. cant lift more than 2500lbs though,( thought it was gonna blow up when i lifted my old s10). |
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