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Feb 23, 2010 18:55:49 GMT
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Feb 23, 2010 19:09:57 GMT
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Costco are selling these which might be a bit more manly? www.arcanusa.com/Images/Lifting/PPXL35R_Popup.htmlThe one you have seen on Ebay will probably be fine - at the end of the day they arent complex units, and I had a £10 unit that lasted for years, but the saddle looks tiny and the light is a curse word gimmick. Fine for changing wheels, but probably a bit poop and unstable for the more manly tasks. |
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Feb 23, 2010 19:15:09 GMT
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Surely if it is actually TUV rated, it's all good in the hood?
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10mpg
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Feb 23, 2010 19:17:27 GMT
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Looks like cheap gimmicky cr*p to me...
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The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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Feb 23, 2010 19:40:33 GMT
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Hmm... I could really do with a low profile jack, and I did find myself wishing some Chinese company would start stamping them out cheap. BUT, if they're anything like the regular trolley jacks (which I also use) they start to go a bit... twisty... at maximum lift. Plus they don't lift all that high. I dare say these jacks are the same, as they look like a slightly modified ordinary cheapy jack.
I dunno... I think I'd be tempted to save a little and buy a nicer one from Costco / Machine Mart. I've used the bigger Yankee jacks and those aluminium low profile ones and they're just a joy to use. So much more lift, a nice big padded saddle that doesn't rip into the underseal... I need to get myself one.
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Feb 23, 2010 20:18:24 GMT
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how much are costco selling those big ones for, and whats the specs on em?
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Feb 23, 2010 20:22:27 GMT
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Ebay advert says: Dang!  Actually that saddle would probably fit under the Herald's crossmember but the handle area would hit the anti roll bar first. I'll stick to using a scissor jack in a suitable place to get the car high enough to slip the trolley under   |
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Feb 23, 2010 20:38:17 GMT
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I bought one earlier this month off Mr Fang and the construction is better than expected but I've yet to use it in anger so can't comment on it's lifting ability. The LEDs are a gimmick and have already been removed,they just punch out. I do like how you can pump it from any angle though which will prove useful in my little garage. |
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Feb 23, 2010 20:41:38 GMT
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It doesn't look like it'll lift very high.
edit....14". It doesn't.
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Feb 23, 2010 23:06:05 GMT
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It doesn't look like it'll lift very high. edit....14". It doesn't. Not really a problem for me,it was getting a jack under the car in the first place that was my problem. I'll just jack it up as high as possible,slip under axle stands and if that's not high enough I'll place the jack on a slab of wood and jack it higher. It is after all a cheap hobby jack and will do for my increasingly infrequent forays under my car. |
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Feb 23, 2010 23:08:08 GMT
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Scissor jacks  ;D I usually just drive on to some 6X2 then some blocks, then put my normal jack under, but then again i'm lazy jacks, if it were me I would save up a little more for jack with a name/brand at the end of the day we need to work under the jacked car. i know some will say what are axle stands for, but how many times are we doing those little jobs that we say sod stands, jack it change it and put it back down |
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Last Edit: Feb 23, 2010 23:12:19 GMT by namless
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Feb 23, 2010 23:25:27 GMT
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You can buy hydraulic scissor jacks nowadays.  I never work under a car unless it's properly supported ever since a Moggy Minor fell on top of me as a teenager.They're heavier than they look. |
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Feb 23, 2010 23:30:53 GMT
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no what i was trying to say is IMO invest in a proper jack, we all need to use axle stands but sometimes there is that odd job you leave it to the jack to hold-up if you have a good jack lesser risks, if you have a bad jack more risks.
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Feb 23, 2010 23:37:25 GMT
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Don't wanna get all preachy but... axle stands, use them a pal got messed up pretty bad in a bike accident and 3 of the other people in the ward had the same smashed pelvis injuries as him due to yeah, you guessed it. One fella had a camper fall on him . I use a cheapo trolley jack and planks for the height issues. Cheap trolley has been good as gold, even lifting the transit fully loaded. Recently rolled the arch slightly with the back of my hand when the golf fell of it's shocking factory death jack when I got a puncture out on the road. Should of had the wheel I'd just removed under the car like I'd done with the spare but didn't want to damage the P slots so was just being careful   |
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Feb 23, 2010 23:48:12 GMT
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I've got a low entry jack from Machine Mart & it's been fine so far (cost a bit more than that eBay one tho) I wouldn't lay under a car on it tho (or any other one for that matter..)
Why have they put the LEDs in the only place that will be covered as soon as you jack the car up?
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I have a ancient Bradbury low profile jack, cost £15 at a autojumble, £20 for a seal kit, Ill have another if I see on again for a sensible price
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We've been getting some pretty low cars in down at the unit like PF Chris' slammed Golf, Eightsix's track car....as well as the resident HTW Datto and all have been lifted/lowered with one of these:  Blocks of wood are your friend. I've even got some of these somewhere - but I'll be damned if I can find them now! Make life so simple (when you can lay your hands on them)  Designed for levelling caravans on campsites, these are perfect for getting low cars up enough to get a jack underneath. I'd rather use a proper garage jack anyday over a cheaper alternative when you think of the stability, decent amount of lift, much bigger lifting plate etc... Using some blocks is no real hassle (wood blocks or levelling blocks) compared to using cheap jacks that might get under the car, but get you nowhere in lift and will probably last a year. Axle stands....agreed....essential, but this thread is about jacking up low cars not about working under them. |
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Feb 24, 2010 13:01:50 GMT
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If you've got a compressor these are the future  Matt |
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Feb 24, 2010 13:03:53 GMT
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The tyre place next door to A52 had some of these. My eyes popped out of my head when I saw them....the future indeed.
The trouble is, I'd completely forgotten about them since! DOH!
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Feb 24, 2010 13:07:22 GMT
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I remember reading an ad for a jack like that which could run off the car's exhaust. It was in an old 80's 4x4 mag I was flicking through. As I recall, the airbag was chuffing huge! I wonder if they still make them?
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;D I usually just drive on to some 6X2 then some blocks, then put my normal jack under, but then again i'm lazy 
