Got my jack for christmas, now i need floor jacks. Any brand to look for? Im gonna pick them up on thursday, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

I've got 2 pairs of 4 ton jack stands. Any brand will do, really. I prefer the type that has a ratchet-style lock, so it's easy to remove from under the car, once you have it on the floor jack.

 

cool, thanks

 

omg jacks stands are such a help to have around, i bought my from a pepboys for like 15 for a pair, rachet style are nice like matt said

 

ya sure beats the scissor jack, for flats, jesus i was stoked to see my jack today

 

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What kind did you get?

 

some kind of craftsman, my dad said it was $140. Got it from sears

 

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Low clearance jack?
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/sea...=find

 

yep, sears had to special order it

Once i get the jacks, i plan on lowering about another half inch all around

 

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http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_1...+jack

That's what I have.

 

ya mine is the 4 ton jack, i was tryin to get pics but whatever

 

Go back to sears, get the el-cheapo craftsman jack stands. They're maybe 15 bucks for a pair. Get the ones that start short, because getting the big ones under the car is a pain in the ***.

 

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True, but it does help to have a nice floor jack, which it sounds like he does.

 

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True, but it does help to have a nice floor jack, which it sounds like he does.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes.... but if the car is real low, and you jack the front end and have real tall jack stands (like the ones for trucks and vans), you can end up with your exhaust tip on the ground before you clear the first click on the jack stand.

 

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Yes.... but if the car is real low, and you jack the front end and have real tall jack stands (like the ones for trucks and vans), you can end up with your exhaust tip on the ground before you clear the first click on the jack stand. </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol. i don't think he's gonna get it that big...

 

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Yes.... but if the car is real low, and you jack the front end and have real tall jack stands (like the ones for trucks and vans), you can end up with your exhaust tip on the ground before you clear the first click on the jack stand. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I haven't had that problem yet. Of course, when I jack the car up from the side of the car (at the front jack point), it usually lifts the whole side of the car (not just the front).

 

ya, my dad said that sears didnt have any jack stands at the store,i just wanted to start asap, so i went to autozone and got duralast i beleive. Usually i really dont like shopping at autozone, but
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just got in from lowering it, looks good

And my jacks are relatively small, but its a pin style (?) instead of a ratchet style

 

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just got in from lowering it, looks good

And my jacks are relatively small, but its a pin style (?) instead of a ratchet style</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm not a huge fan of the pin style, as it's relatively more annoying when it comes to lowering the car. But, they'll work just the same.

 

ya for $30 i just kinda got them, it was all they had, i did try and look for the ratchet style though