Hydraulic Floor Jacks
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I was considering a lower profile jack... my jack was just 1/2 inch too high. Then I realized I could reach down and pull up on the frame lightly and the shocks would assist raising the car enough to get my jack underneath. This obviously wouldn't work if you were really, really lowered.
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From: Columbus
I love this jack. I use it all the time. Unlike the Sears jack that I also own, if anything goes wrong with it, it is rebuildable and you CAN get parts. i don't care if the jack is $200 or $240. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat now that i've owned it. If you change wheels/pads a lot like i do, this jack is a must.
Downside - this mother is HEAVY.
Downside - this mother is HEAVY.
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From: Columbia, SC
Originally Posted by Ubetit,Jul 20 2007, 09:47 AM
I love this jack. I use it all the time. Unlike the Sears jack that I also own, if anything goes wrong with it, it is rebuildable and you CAN get parts. i don't care if the jack is $200 or $240. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat now that i've owned it. If you change wheels/pads a lot like i do, this jack is a must.
Downside - this mother is HEAVY.
Downside - this mother is HEAVY.
I can't wait to get mine.
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From: Los Angeles
Originally Posted by Triple-H,Apr 26 2007, 10:00 AM
What a great jack!
I only jack from the center front or center back, and it just kills me the light weight aluminum jacks from places like Harbor Freight are just too tall at the fulcrum point to fit under the front of the car far enough.
But 127 pounds??? That is too damn heavy to lift in and out of the truck all summer going to and from the track. :eek:
I only jack from the center front or center back, and it just kills me the light weight aluminum jacks from places like Harbor Freight are just too tall at the fulcrum point to fit under the front of the car far enough.
But 127 pounds??? That is too damn heavy to lift in and out of the truck all summer going to and from the track. :eek:
Thanks.
Marrk
P.S. Cool jack. I could talk myself into the price, but the weight would be tough to deal with.
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From: Redmond, Washington, USA
I know that I'll get flamed for this, but I sliced the Gordian knot of my jack not fitting far enough under the front to use the center jack point, by just using my Craftsman jack under the frame rail of each side. With a hockey puck in the saddle, there's no problem with bending the pinch weld, and it is much, much simpler. Try going to an autocross, and see if anyone uses the front and rear, rather than the sides, to jack up their cars. That also solves the problem of the car wanting to roll when jacking up from the rear/center jack point.
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From: Columbia, SC
Originally Posted by Marrk,Jul 20 2007, 11:19 AM
Sorry to be a dummy, but could you specify, perhaps with pages from the Shop Manual, exactly where the front and rear center jacking points are.
Thanks.
Marrk
P.S. Cool jack. I could talk myself into the price, but the weight would be tough to deal with.
Thanks.
Marrk
P.S. Cool jack. I could talk myself into the price, but the weight would be tough to deal with.
It is important to note that there appears to be two jackpoints on each side just behind the front wheel (or three total on each side). This is NOT true. The rear-most segment is the real jackpoint. The forward-most segment has been known to bend and cause body damage to the fender.
THE JACK IN THIS IMAGE IS IN THE WRONG SPOT. THE JACK STAND IS IN THE CORRECT SPOT!!!
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From: Los Angeles
Originally Posted by 00CivicSi,Jul 20 2007, 07:58 AM
There are six (6) jack points on the S2000: two (2) on each side of the car, one (1) on the bottom of the differential to lift the rear of the car, and one (1) on a crossmember just forward of the engine. See this excerpt from the shop manual. ;)
It is important to note that there appears to be two jackpoints on each side just behind the front wheel (or three total on each side). This is NOT true. The rear-most segment is the real jackpoint. The forward-most segment has been known to bend and cause body damage to the fender.
THE JACK IN THIS IMAGE IS IN THE WRONG SPOT. THE JACK STAND IS IN THE CORRECT SPOT!!!
It is important to note that there appears to be two jackpoints on each side just behind the front wheel (or three total on each side). This is NOT true. The rear-most segment is the real jackpoint. The forward-most segment has been known to bend and cause body damage to the fender.
THE JACK IN THIS IMAGE IS IN THE WRONG SPOT. THE JACK STAND IS IN THE CORRECT SPOT!!!
I knew about the diff. I'll have to look for that crossmember in the front.
How about those rails under the car that run front to back? Safe for a jack stand? I've heard different things.