Why so few DIYers

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Better than that camera, at least.

Better?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Better?

Wow, that really is a quick jack.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Wow, that really is a quick jack.

We don't mess around here.

[gravitylover]

You feel pretty comfortable crawling around under there? You're convincing me...

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by gravitylover

You feel pretty comfortable crawling around under there? You're convincing me...

There's a clever safety prop that locks. Just lift the jack enough to take the weight off of it and lift it a smidge with your foot. That cam drops down and allows the foot to float over the stops. I circled it in red but the line's kind of thin.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

There's a clever safety prop that locks. Just lift the jack enough to take the weight off of it and lift it a smidge with your foot. That cam drops down and allows the foot to float over the stops. I circled it in red but the line's kind of thin.

Better pic.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Here ya go - some pipe and a wench out of a wrecking yard and you have yourself the makings for a lift -

Let me have my kids sleep under there. The car can double as a tent!

That quick jack thingy is better than actual jacks, yes, but I'd have to get one version for the truck and another version for the cars. The truck has a 149" wheelbase and the FRS has 101". Plus what if I eventually get a 2500 or 3500 truck? That crew cab with the diesel is over 7000lbs and a dualie can go over 8000 if I option it up.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

That quick jack thingy is better than actual jacks, yes, but I'd have to get one version for the truck and another version for the cars. The truck has a 149" wheelbase and the FRS has 101". Plus what if I eventually get a 2500 or 3500 truck? That crew cab with the diesel is over 7000lbs and a dualie can go over 8000 if I option it up.

Their biggest one has 7000 lb. capacity. Mine is 5000, which is plenty for everything I own.

[Tcoat]

Where the hell is @Special K through all this? Sitting back laughing at everybody?

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Where the hell is @Special K through all this?

Still trying to figure out where the jack points are?

[ermax]

My concern with the QuickJack has always been the inability to slide under the side of the car. So say you want to unbolt the exhaust at the mid section of the car. You would have to craw unter from the front or rear. Then again it looks like it's high enough that you could quickly roll under there with a creeper.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ermax

My concern with the QuickJack has always been the inability to slide under the side of the car. So say you want to unbolt the exhaust at the mid section of the car. You would have to craw unter from the front or rear. Then again it looks like it's high enough that you could quickly roll under there with a creeper.

My concern is that they need a flat, level, firm surface. I do not have such a thing available even if I wanted to use them.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by ermax

My concern with the QuickJack has always been the inability to slide under the side of the car. So say you want to unbolt the exhaust at the mid section of the car. You would have to craw unter from the front or rear. Then again it looks like it's high enough that you could quickly roll under there with a creeper.

Plenty high enough, and solid as a rock. I always put a couple jack stands here and there in case of catastrophic failure, which is super unlikely.


here is a video where they lifted over 20,000 lbs with the 5000 lb unit.


[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZ-CcF0_MY[/ame]

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

My concern is that they need a flat, level, firm surface. I do not have such a thing available even if I wanted to use them.

Your rock hard abs?