I would like to know if you guys could find a floor jack that has a start height lower than 5.5 inches.

 

I use an AC jack.

http://www.ultimategarage.com/acjacks.html

Warren

 

Harbor Freight has their aluminum jacks that are that low (lower actually) for $169.95. My wife bought mine for Christmas when they were $199. Now they come in colors (wish I had the red one)

 

harbor freight jack ownz for lowerd cars. its kinda hard to pump, but it gets the car up. stan-i know how low ur car is, so this jack will fit no problem. it fits under my car and erik's car.

-spenc

 

I also recently bought an AC DK20. I'm quite happy with it.

 

hey stan-this weekend. nyrscca. be there or be square

 

Either AC or Harbor Freight will work. I feel the AC is better quality but you pay for it, ~$200. The harbor freight is not as nice quality but 10 lb lighter and ~$40 cheaper.

You can find the AC jacks at http://www.automotivetools.com.

 

I bought a jack from Sears (high lift 21") that starts at 6 inches. You could either have a friend pull up on the fender to help you squeeze that jack under your car or drive up on some boards.

One unfortunate problem... this is the second of this type of jack that I have. It's never worked right, doesn't lift correctly and now doesn't lower all the way. DOH!

 

Dude! Don't do this. The Acura dealer used to do it to my car to get it on their lifts, that is, until the sheet metal creased in the process. The car's not meant to be be lifted by the fenders.

 

Thanks for the replies fellas. I will start asking around and see what the guys are willing to go with.

SOLO - Paintball with the old timers this Saturday at Skirmish & I might have OT to pay for parts on Sunday.


[Modified by StanBo, 5:30 PM 4/8/2003]

 

I've got a Craftsman 2 1/4 ton floor jack - 4 1/2in. to 14 1/2in. lift range. Paid $30 for it. Works very nicely. Although I could probably stand a slightly taller max height... 14 1/2 barely gets the wheels off the ground.

 

I've got the same sears jack and it WON'T get the right rear off the ground if I'm using the rear jack point! The jack point is slightly off center to the left so the right rear hangs down. Of course the 195/60 Azenis "tractor tires" don't help...

Real pain - I have to jack up 3 times to change 4 tires!

 

If ya want the bling, the Blue Harbour freight jack is now $179.00

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...40105

 

The AC Hydraulics jack is probably the best quality of all mentioned. It's built to last forever, and it'll almost fit under anything. I'm going to go with "worth the extra money."

 

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yeah theres absolutely no reinforcement in the fenders. use the top of the window and push up with your legs.

 

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yeah theres absolutely no reinforcement in the fenders. use the top of the window and push up with your legs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Or drive up on a 2x10" board. Much less effort

 

yeah, but sometimes you just need an extra half inch.

 

Got my AC jack DK20 from http://www.asedeals.com/