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Old 10-30-2005, 08:39 PM
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I need to get a new one.. mine is busted.. any recommended? links to where to get em?
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i use this:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?...pid=00950239000

the black/yellow craftsman stuff is garbage. the build quality of their 'racing' jacks are so superior by comparison.

i have about a dozen jackstands of various kinds. habor freight? craigslist should find you some cheap jackstands too.

edit: oh yeah before i jack up my POS, I drive my honda on some 2x6 wood.
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sears had the cheaper model of that aluminum jack on sale for 89
good price
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I have 2 jacks that I use. One is a Harbor Freight aluminum low profile one and the other is an old steel Kragen one. The Harbor Freight is low enough to fit under the side jack points even with a 3/4" drop however it doesn't have enough travel to lift the car high enough for me to slide my whole body underneath it. That is were the Kragen one comes in handy. Its too tall to fit under the side jack points, but with help from the Harbor Freight one, I use it to jack from the front and rear jack points to get the car up really high.
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craftsman from sears is teh l33t
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Yea i have the heavy one from kragens too.. won't clear the side points without using the stock jack tho.. i'll check those out.. thanks
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Originally Posted by beanolo,Oct 31 2005, 08:54 AM
Yea i have the heavy one from kragens too.. won't clear the side points without using the stock jack tho.. i'll check those out.. thanks
I have that same one, it works good but doesnt fit with my car being lowered. So I just stole a page from jsap1 book and drive the front wheels on a set of 2x4 peices of wood and then it fits well!
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Originally Posted by beanolo,Oct 31 2005, 08:54 AM
Yea i have the heavy one from kragens too.. won't clear the side points without using the stock jack tho.. i'll check those out.. thanks
drive on some 2x6 wood! then you won't have to jack it up!
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I have an harbor freight aluminum one for the last 4 years. Fits under all the S2K's I've worked on that was slammed, even Mecca's, with his 2" ride height.

Harbor Freight also makes the same aluminum jack, but in a mini model, it's like 3/4's the size and even lower.
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I have the ubiquitous Harbor Freight aluminum jack here too. I even see them at the Monterey Historics races at Laguna Seca.


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