Being able to leave them in place and connected would make it a lot better for sure. But in my case it would take up too much precious space in the already busy garage so is not an option. And disconnecting them, moving them to store, etc is just not worth it for a small job for me vs just jacking up and putting on stands. Now like I said before, if I were doing regular big projects on my car then it would also make it more worth it. Again, cant wait to have a real lift!

 

I just wanted to add that my experience with the 5000 model has been stellar. I use it to maintain 3 cars, and I pack it up after each use. The hoses and power unit go into a cabinet drawer and the jacks themselves stand upright against a wall with a bungie preventing a fall. The overall setup time may be no quicker than floor jacks and jack stands, but for me, the stability during lift and drop, and especially once the locking bars are locked in place... it's worth the expense. I'm careful to protect the quick release fittings from impacts (they have rubber caps) and I make sure they're wiped clean before connecting them (to avoid introducing debris in the fittings). I just did a catback exhaust and a full suspension swap on my S. The lifting part was easy.

 

I have super low ramps to get the front end up. Im lowered. Works perfect!

 

Thank you all!

I alos had a car slipping of a floor jack many years ago, my del Sol. These stupid Caster rolls on back the floor jack just get stuck in a little hole in the concrete floor, while i was lowering tha car. I was only looking at the car and jacking point at this moment, so i didnt notice that the Floor jack was stuck and dont move anymore. And BAAANG.. the car slides of the jack. Thankfully, it only slides down the arm of the Floor jack and was stoppe by the header.
Nothing happend. Just a little paint flake on the subframe below the radiaotor, a littl touch up with paint was all that was neccesary.

But i was angry. I never understud the purpose of this little caster wheels at the backside of the Floor jack. And i allways found it doubtfull that this littel caster wheels have to chance direction in a 180° arc with the weight of the car on it when you jack your car up or down. So, i took the side grinder and removed this little caster rolls. If you look closely, you see the grinding on the frame of the Floor jack.
On with the lathe, i made a new axle and wheels. Since this time, the jack runs smoothly forward - reverse and follow the arc of the car prcisely when you raise or lower it.

But still, i think i will give the quick jack a try.

 

My alternative is the EZCarlift. Not cheap but very stable and I can slide under the car from almost any angle including the sides. I think it's 27" at max height. Screw drive is positive (no hydraulics) but takes about 90 seconds for a full lift. Stored leaning against the wall in my garage.

-- Chuck

 

I have the 5000SLX quickjack and an Omega low profile-extended floor jack. My car is stock. The jack has enough reach to get to the rear diff or the front center jacking point. I don't think I'll use the jack anymore since purchasing the quickjack. The quickjack is a bit tedious to setup but winging around that big heavy jack is no picnic and requires a lot of space to swing the handle.

The 5000SLX is probably the perfect size for the S2000. For larger cars it may be undersized. I have a G70...I had to buy the EXT adapter kit to be able to use the quickjack and even the EXT adapter is barely long enough to reach the lifting points. The negatives to the quickjack have already been mentioned. What's nice about it is not having to deal with figuring out how to lift a car that doesn't not have lifting spots other than the four jackstand locations.

 

Wonder what Billman uses.

 

That looks very neat.. Was thinking about a Quickjack but might save a bit more go for this instead.

 

Just have orderd a 5000 SLX as birthday present for me. Lot of money, a little bit hard to justify it for myself, but hey...
Will report back when the S2000 is flipped over.

 

Simply Great!