Bendpak QuickJack BL-5000
 

I purchased a Bendpak QuickJack BL-5000 last December and was able to use it for the first time yesterday to swap out my winter rims/tires for my summer set. Just a quick video that shows how it works in case anyone else was interested in it. I only raised it to the first level since I was only changing out rims/tires. It goes up one other level for a total height around 24". My car is lowered 1" and I was able to safely drive over the ramps and slide them out.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zjJKwSGuFc"]Bendpak Quickjack BL-5000 lifting Subaru BRZ - YouTube[/ame]

I need that.
Where did you buy it?

that's nice. how much did you pay for it? and is it safe to crawl under or do you still need jack stands?

I got it from a groupbuy that was hosted on the garagejournal.com forums.

It was $1272 delivered. They have 2 models, the BL-3000 and BL-5000, capable of 3000lbs and 5000lbs respectively. There is a safety bar that locks into place in case the hydraulics fail. You could use some jack stands as a secondary safety net if you plan on going under the car. That is what I plan on doing, but that's just because I like to have a backup just in case.

apparently these things were plagued with problems of leaky quick couplings. Did yours have any leaking issues?

The BL-3500 (3500 lbs capacity) is only about $1k on ebay. Seems like a really useful tool that'll pay for itself with time. Tempted.

Yeah, what has me wanting one is how small my garage is and wrangling my jack back and forth to both ends of my car to jack it up.
Jacking it up takes almost as long as whatever work I'm doing on it most of the time.

No leaks here. They had delayed production for a few months to work those issues out. I have the revised version with casters, improved retention mechanism for the safety bar, revised quick disconnects, etc. I get a little fluid when connecting or disconnecting, but that's only because I'm not doing it quickly enough. Once they are connected, no leaks.

I need this in my life.

Fluid changes, brake or suspension work, exhaust work and on and on.. All easier.

How are the jacking points? Just on the pinch welds with the rubber blocks? No issues with the distance between blocks?

I bought the BL-5000 because it is a little bit longer. It still does not span the 60" that are between the front/rear jack points. It's reach is 53" and it comes with some 1.5" and 3" rubber blocks. I used the 1" blocks and put the front on the jack point.

I had considered something like the Atlas Kwik-bay 7000, but that thing is like 900lbs and not easy to move around. Plus it would still not reach the 60" jack points. Overall, very happy with my purchase and it's made things so much easier and faster.

Was that full lift?

Awesome. I figured using a jacking point anywhere along any part of the pinch weld wouldn't really be an issue.

From original post:

I have the very first run of the Quick Jack BL-5000 that had issue with the fittings (which were incorrect for the intended use)... fixed it myself with some aerospace grade Hysol Epoxy to bond every single threaded connection. I also wanted the AC version and was sent the DC power unit version. At least all that was required was to send it in and have them ship me the correct power unit. And then it took a while to get the thing working correctly because Rangers instructions were a complete joke and not even correct to the controls on the power unit, had to talk with one of their techs to figure out how to get it working properly.

That said, once I got it working it has been flawless ever since...simple hydraulic system should be pretty much flawless. It's VERY useful, can never go back to jack and jack stands anymore...leave mine permanently positioned under the center of the car in the garage until I need to use it, just this weekend used it to do some exhaust work, next weekend will do the oil change. Heck I even lift it if for no other reason than to look under the car and admire it...LOL

It has safety lock bars and I have no issue being under the car without anything else, the weight is solidly on the bars locking them in place - they are not going anywhere. I use the 3" rubber blocks, positioned under the front seam weld jacking point and rear wherever it falls on the seam... car is very stable when lifted so no issues to worry about there. Only takes ~1 minute to fully raise the car and ~20 seconds to drop it down... take that jacks and jack stands! I wish these things had been made years ago...!

P.S. I like the free moving safety bar system on mine, I use a tie wrap loop to secure them along the frame top when going down and let them out of the tie wrap look to run along the bottom channel and slip into the locking area when going up (better to gauge where you are at in the lifting process and fine tune the load going onto the bars when they are in place)

Going all the way up:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq8h6ra9s2I"]BL-5000 going up - YouTube[/ame]

Going down from all the way up:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI9HX98Qx4U"]BL-5000 going down - YouTube[/ame]

Note: for both videos the lock bars were tie wrapped to the frame as I was going up and down for the videos.

Have done fluid servicing and tire rotation/brake inspection on my mom's Corolla, Sister-in Law's Kia, and my brother's Subaru Impreza RS... so easy!

We've been thinking of picking one of the variations of these up for the track. Probably not in our budget until next year though.

-mike

@nycbrz and I are getting these too

Groupbuy?

I bought one of these for X-mas (the 5000 version) and I'm very happy with it. The nice thing is that it doesn't take up garage space because you can place it under the middle of your car when it is in the garage and drive back and forth over it each day. Then you move it out to the rails on each side to lift it up. I used it to change out brake pads and do a brake fluid change for my last track day and it was really nice. I also look forward to using it to change out gear and diff oils, oil changes, tire rotations, etc. The lock bars make it very safe and I like the idea of having two heights with which to lock the lift in place. Great product at a reasonable price.

If only. Maybe we can contact them about one?

Have a link to that thread? Would like to inquire about another group buy...

I'd be in for a groupbuy

I've been using the BL-3500 (3,500 lb) for my BRZ for almost a year now. It's been reliable with no leaks, though I never disconnect the hoses. It's also very stable. The only thing I wouldn't do on the QuickJack is dropping the tranny, since I prefer to have more open space on the sides when doing so.

@cnk are you able to use the stackable pads as well, or is the car just too low?

I can only fit the 1.5" pads. The 3" pads won't fit. Car is lowered about 1" from stock.

Thinking about getting a local thing going on. If anyone is in ny,nj, or pa that's interested pm me. After I get a rough head count I will reach out to retailers and see if there's some sort of bulk pricing.

Prefer locals only. Don't want to have to deal with shipping.

I'm pretty sure they offer free shipping to anywhere in the lower 48. Thus a more widespread groupbuy would probably bring in more customers.

If you guys get a group buy going, I would be very interested. Located in Michigan though.

Me too

there is free delivery but i did a quick check out at multiple online retailers and they charge a $40-$135 "LIFT GATE FEE" for residential deliveries.. and from experience from my line of work most bulk sales are shipped to a single location... i will call one of these retailers tomorrow and see if they can drop ship them and see what the shipping situation is, ill keep you guys posted...

Any update on this?

i entered my info on bendpaks website to be reached, and the 2 retailers that called me require a minimum of 8 to get a bulk pricing, the 8 can be mixed and match from the 3500 or 5000 units.. price they offered was 200-300 savings depending on the unit you choose.. both retailers will only ship to 1 single location, i dont want to have to deal with shipping 7 other units out so it would have to be a local deal..

but tbh i dont want to break any rules here so i havent posted any in the tristate section for interests. i might just buy the one and be done with..

I appreciate the effort. It was worth a try, but at a certain point its too much of a hassle. I just went ahead and ordered a 3500. I have a feeling that if an official group buy had been offered on these boards, with direct shipping to customers, they could have sold enough to make it worth their while, but maybe not.

yup i agree, maybe the retailers that contact me didnt have that buying power with bendpak..

Damn I just saw this today, AND I'm in NJ... oh well.

Nothing happened yet. U didn't miss anything.

I would be down for a groupbuy...

Quick jack 3500 support points
 

How does it support the factory jack points. Is it too short?

As was said earlier, the BL-5000 is 53 inches wide between the pads points. However, if you put the front pad on the front pinch weld and let the back one sit on the same rail, it works just fine and there has been no bending of the pinch welds using the rubber pads.


To address another point about the height and whether you can stack the pads to increase height, you can do it, but you have to wait until the jack is in place before you stack them. I usually only use the 3" pad as this provides plenty of clearance at the top position and there is no need for the extra 1.5". You have to remove these pads when not in use if you store the unit in the middle below your car. Otherwise, the pads will hit the exhaust as you drive forward and back (ask me how I know). This is a very handy device and I've gotten a lot of good out off it since I bought it last December.