Which jack and jackstands would you reccomend? The one in European car by AC Hydraulics looks really good... I want something thats of really good quality, maybe not for 400$ though. The 2 ton at sears was cheap but is it any good? Comments and opinions please. Thanks.

 

i have a $35 jack from pep-boys and it does what i need it to do, if you want to pay for something that is lighter and maybe lifts higher, then go for it, i've had mine now for 3 years and believe me i use it ALL the time, imo jacks are jacks, as for jackstands get a pair that adjust hight just by lifting them and lower by lifting an arm, it makes adjustments easy

 

get a SUV jack, i wish i had one. when ever i jack my car up i cant get it high enuf.

 

here is the sequence I bought my jacks in...
2.5 ton normal jack.. lift height around 15" and 2 ton jack stands... my car is lowered.. it didn't lift high enough... I bought this because I was in college and didn't have a lot of money to spend on jack and jack stands... although this set still works I don't use it much....

next I bought a Lincoln 3 ton SUV jack.. it lifts like 21" or so also got a pair of 3 ton jack stands...

guess which set I use all the time and which set is my backup/collects dust mostly...

if you want a nice jack Lincoln jacks are really nice but they'd be pushing your price limit...

sears has a sale this week I think (sale and 10% off) they have a 3.5 ton SUV jack and free jack stands for $90 I think... (reg price is like $120)

they also have sales every few weeks on their 3 ton jack w/ free 3 ton jack stands for $50 (reg. price is $50 for the jack and $20 for the jack stands)

if you have a Costco membership they sell 3 ton/3.5 ton (depends on store and available stock) for about $70...

just a few choices.. but I wouldn't bother w/ the little 2 ton or 2.5 ton jacks if you can afford better.. they don't lift high enough IMO and are hard to get under my lowered (2") car...

 

i got a jack from Kragen's for $40. lift range is from 4-3/4 " to 19". it's heavy as hell though (75lbs). Team Mechanix is the brand name.

 

JACK, jack **** man that's what i would reccommend!!

 

So a Lincoln 3 ton suv jack works great, but what name jackstands do you use? Are they lincoln?

 

I guess your asking me since I was the one who mentioned Lincoln.. for jack stands I have for 3 tons... a pair of Lincoln, a pair of Craftsman and for 2 tons a pair of Team Mechanics sp? (bought this set first)...

 

Lincoln jacks ... Craftsman stands will suffice.