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Posted by: Dr. Roger Aug 23 2005, 07:21 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reaching out to the 914 community <<<<<<<<<<<
My buddy just picked up his full sized floor jack. Dang.....
Now I need to buy a full sized floor jack.
New or used as long as it's in good working condition.
Cheaper is better than expensive.
Sooner is better than later.
Anyone know of any good deals???? =-))))))
Much thanks in advance. 
Posted by: McMark Aug 23 2005, 07:27 PM
I've got an extra working used one. $20, come pick it up.
Posted by: Dr. Roger Aug 23 2005, 08:06 PM
I'll drive up there tonight or tomorrow night if that's OK????
Roger
in Hercules, Ca.
510-504-0402
Posted by: dwillouby Aug 23 2005, 08:42 PM
Most standard floor jacks wont fit under a lowered 914. The wife bought me a Craftsman low profile model from Sears. It was around 200.00? Fits under the car perfectly.
David
Posted by: Dr. Roger Aug 23 2005, 08:46 PM
Hey, thanks for that info.
I cannot wait to "slam" my 914.... Right now it sits at stock height on stock steelies... 
Posted by: smrz914 Aug 23 2005, 09:18 PM
The best jack I found for a reasonable price was at Kragen. $100.00, lowest low hight and good high hight.
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3397&mfrcode=PBI&mfrpartnumber=647530
http://www.powerbuilttools.co.nz/powerbuiltliftequipment.htm
Posted by: GeorgeRud Aug 23 2005, 09:38 PM
When it's on sale, the aluminum one from Harbor Freight is a nice one (~80.00). I've got a full size Walker Floor jack that must be 30 years old, but the aluminum one is so nice and light, I rarely reach for the old metal one. It seems to be strong enough for home use.
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 23 2005, 11:08 PM
| QUOTE (smrz914 @ Aug 23 2005, 08:18 PM) |
| The best jack I found for a reasonable price was at Kragen. $100.00, lowest low hight and good high hight. http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3397&mfrcode=PBI&mfrpartnumber=647530 http://www.powerbuilttools.co.nz/powerbuiltliftequipment.htm |
i want this one!
low profile....
cant find it at kragen...
Posted by: hmeeder Aug 23 2005, 11:49 PM
I just bought an Aluminum Jack at Kragen about a month ago about $80. Without the rubber pad it will just fit under my car and my car is slammed.
If you do not buy an aluminum jack you will regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday, someday soon. The $200 jack at Sears is a very nice piece and will start a bit lower than the Kragen model, but the price difference was the seller for me.
I love my new jack, seriously. Hope my wife doesn't find out.
Posted by: ArtechnikA Aug 24 2005, 04:59 AM
| QUOTE (dwillouby @ Aug 23 2005, 10:42 PM) |
| Most standard floor jacks wont fit under a lowered 914. |
that's why there are jack receivers built into the longs...
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Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 24 2005, 07:49 AM
I got one at Northern tool but harbor freight has them too... around $75 IIRCit's a paint, but I use a small jack to get the car on jack stands, and then raise the car with the big floor jack... the small one will do 90% of the jobs anyway... I use the big one for dropping the engine or when I need to get way under... the small one is so much easier to maneuver...
Posted by: URY914 Aug 24 2005, 08:03 AM
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/tools/AC-Hydraulic1.htm
Anyone bought one of these?
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Posted by: jasons Aug 24 2005, 08:20 AM
| QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Aug 23 2005, 09:08 PM) | ||
i want this one! low profile.... cant find it at kragen... |
I got one pretty much identical to that from Costco for like $65. Nice and low, and it goes high enough, I haven't maxed it out yet.
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 24 2005, 08:20 AM
| QUOTE (URY914 @ Aug 24 2005, 09:03 AM) |
| http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/tools/AC-Hydraulic1.htm Anyone bought one of these? |
for that kind of coin you can *almost* get a lift...
Posted by: URY914 Aug 24 2005, 08:42 AM
| QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Aug 24 2005, 06:20 AM) | ||
for that kind of coin you can *almost* get a lift... |
You know those 996 guys, if it is $$$ it must be good.
Paul
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 24 2005, 08:45 AM
| QUOTE (URY914 @ Aug 24 2005, 09:42 AM) | ||||
You know those 996 guys, if it is $$$ it must be good. Paul |
yep, where as I look and think, man, $800 I can get a jack, jack stands 4 tires and 4 rims... 
Posted by: Jeroen Aug 24 2005, 05:37 PM
got a low profile aluminium jack
was expensive, but worth every penny!
darn, the thing is light... real easy to haul around
Posted by: joeav8tor Aug 24 2005, 06:51 PM
3 ton jack from sears...under a hundred bucks...fits under the car, and raises it to almost 21 inches...got the heavy duty sears jackstands too....all on sale pretty often. 
joe
Posted by: McMark Aug 24 2005, 08:28 PM
Hey Jeroen, that garden gnome is stealing your jack. 
J/K 
Posted by: Jeroen Aug 25 2005, 05:53 AM
watch it dude... my toolwench has an attitude and she'll whoop yer @ss 
Posted by: xsboost90 Aug 25 2005, 06:27 AM
i got a NAPA furious jack for my birthday, very well built and has a low profile end for lowered cars, works great but it is heavy. Those aluminum low profile jacks at harbor freight are great too for autox changing tires but for a shop jack get a good one.
Posted by: maf914 Aug 25 2005, 07:01 AM
| QUOTE (Jeroen @ Aug 25 2005, 03:53 AM) |
| watch it dude... my toolwench has an attitude and she'll whoop yer @ss |
Jeroen, Great photo. That is one cute little girl you have.
I say get an aluminum jack for occasional use. I really appreciate the light weight compared to a heavier steel jack.
Posted by: smontanaro Apr 2 2006, 10:39 AM
No sense starting a new topic methinks. Just bump this one...
So, I'm in the market for a hydraulic jack. My wife hands me today's Sears
ad. There's a 1.5-ton aluminum/steel jack on sale for $90. I go to the
Sears website to check the specs. Looks reasonable: 3.75-18.5 lift range,
but it lists the material as "aluminized steel" and has a weight of 55 lbs.
That seems a little heavy. The Harbor Freight aluminum jack weighs 35 lbs.
Northern Tools doesn't list the weight of their Torin racing jack, but the
shipping weight is only 49 lbs. Both are around $170. My guess is the
Craftsman is a basic steel jack with some pieces having a sprayed on
aluminum coating.
Thoughts on this mystery?
Thx,
Skip Montanaro
Posted by: r_towle Apr 2 2006, 11:04 AM
I have several of the economy 1-3 ton floor jacks.
then I bought a motorhome...none of them can lift it...
So, I got the biggest one Sears sells...it is three tons, but it it heavyduty...
Now, on the lowered car...I just have four pieces of 2*10 laying near where the tires sit...drive in, put the pieces just in front of the tires...push car up on the pieces of wood, presto..your jack now fits fine.
I have bent a few jacks over the years...with trucks. buildings, and large problems...
I hate aluminum jacks..there is no bend...only break...not cool.
Rich
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