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Old 02-26-2020, 02:06 PM   #121
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That's pretty awesome for SOME applications but what does that thing cost? Is it actually worth the investment for most of us?
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Speaking of jacks, whats your guys take on quick jacks?
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That's pretty awesome for SOME applications but what does that thing cost? Is it actually worth the investment for most of us?
Under $300 at tool stores of ill repute.

Probably more than a 240 if it's got the right stickers on it.

Do it with a tranny jack and a pallet once, and this would have paid for itself.
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Old 02-27-2020, 11:48 PM   #124
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That's pretty awesome for SOME applications but what does that thing cost? Is it actually worth the investment for most of us?
It is 4200 & totally worth it for us that do this professionally. I totally agree its not for the diy guy, but I know there are some professionals on this forum. Just sharing cool tools & equipment in the tool thread.


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Speaking of jacks, whats your guys take on quick jacks?
I absolutely love mine ! Use them through out my entire race season 8 times a year for the past 4 years. I absolutely do not miss the jack & stand days at the track. Worth every last cent.
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Old 02-28-2020, 12:55 AM   #125
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I absolutely love mine ! Use them through out my entire race season 8 times a year for the past 4 years. I absolutely do not miss the jack & stand days at the track. Worth every last cent.
That's great to hear. The price has been a little bit of a deterrent for me plus the fact that its not the tallest thing so its more like tall jack stand but the thought of not having to possibly jack up on a bad spot or having to get four jack stands out to get all 4 wheels off the ground is a nice idea.

What about MaxxJacks? Those have also been a contemplation. I would love a full benpack 2 post but its a bit big.
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Old 02-28-2020, 01:04 AM   #126
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That's great to hear. The price has been a little bit of a deterrent for me plus the fact that its not the tallest thing so its more like tall jack stand but the thought of not having to possibly jack up on a bad spot or having to get four jack stands out to get all 4 wheels off the ground is a nice idea.

What about MaxxJacks? Those have also been a contemplation. I would love a full benpack 2 post but its a bit big.
Spend the 1200 bucks and get the quick jacks they are made by Benpack. They are very mobile & easy and the height is a lot more than you think trust me. I have a friend who is .....lets just say rather large & he can get on a creeper and slide under the car & work just fine. They have safety locks. When you lower the car it comes down & sits on them just like a standard two & four post do. Bang for your buck sir.
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QuickJack's are something I have in my personal shop. We have 4 standard 2-posts and then a weird 45'x12' portion of the shop that only has 11' ceilings so we have 2 that go from bay to bay as needed. It's quite the unit.
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Upon a suggestion here, I purchased a KNIPEX set to replace some blown out shitters I had from BluePoint and my LORD are these the bees knees. Thank you for the suggestion. Also recently bought a new lift for the garage space and made a 'portable press' for subframe bushings and what not using two 3/4" pieces of steel with a centered hole and some high-quality hardware. Makes shit much easier than using a press or slapping it with a mallet. I've seen the technique used before but usually pretty gaff.

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Upon a suggestion here, I purchased a KNIPEX set to replace some blown out shitters I had from BluePoint and my LORD are these the bees knees. Thank you for the suggestion. .
knipex is one of the best quality brands I've ever used.
I've had a few sets of their side cutters, cobra pliers, and when they released their pliers wrench it was a total game changer. So good for doing alignments
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That's actually what I just purchased. Why are the Cobra's so much cheaper minus a non-flattened jaw?
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That's actually what I just purchased. Why are the Cobra's so much cheaper minus a non-flattened jaw?
I think because the pliers wrench is a fairly new product, only on the market a few years, while the cobra pliers are one of their older products. I've had mine for about 15yrs now.
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I think because the pliers wrench is a fairly new product, only on the market a few years, while the cobra pliers are one of their older products. I've had mine for about 15yrs now.
It's possible. I just actually got them in today and they look amazing. Quality is there and I already have a project that requires them so I'll check back on performance.

I've also been stockpiling on BluePower [Cornwell's 'other' line] and BluePoint [SnapOn's 'other' line] sockets and wrenches to fill a dedicated trailer box and it's uncanny how good this shit really is. Minus some flashy punched numbers and shit, they work just as expected. Did some tolerance and abuse tests and they're on par. For those looking for a lifetime warranty brand without investing that serious coin that isn't shit and have access to a tool truck, don't be afraid to ask for deals on that sort of stuff. Cornwell is doing BOGO literally every month on something. I think I filled my spare SnapOn single bank tool box that is in the trailer with 1/4", 1/2", 3/8" metric sockets, combination wrenches, pliers and some other stuff for well under $1000. Only thing that will float are my Milwaukee FUEL tools, jacks and a few other odds and ends but for the most part, no more going back and forth and having a dreadful unloading day.
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