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Old 01-20-2016, 11:54 AM   #1
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TireRack Aluminum Service Jack or Alternatives

Can anyone confirm whether this will fit under the car to reach the central jack points at the front and rear?

How about with a lip?

How about with a lip and lowered 1"?

I have a Series.Blue and I'll eventually drop it 1". I could always drive it up on some wood blocks first, but curious if this will fit under the car without needing to do so (probably not?) Does anyone know of a GOOD QUALITY low-profile hack that WOULD fit at that point? It would be nice to eliminate that step.

ALSO, the jack needs to be able to lift pretty high. I have ESCO jack stands, and my friend's Sears jack couldn't quite get my car high enough to fit the stands under. We had to put a sheet of plywood under the jack, and a hockey puck on the jack pad, and THEN the stands fit at their fully lowered height with 6 molecules to spare.

http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=67

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I got a Harbor Freight long reach / low height floor jack.
Lifts up to 24" and can reach both the front cross member and the rear diff jack ponts.
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I got a Harbor Freight long reach / low height floor jack.
Lifts up to 24" and can reach both the front cross member and the rear diff jack ponts.
I have the same one. Sadly the 20% off coupon doesn't apply to jacks, but I watched and waited and got it during one of their ridiculous sales where they had knocked the price down $80.
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I got a Harbor Freight long reach / low height floor jack.
Lifts up to 24" and can reach both the front cross member and the rear diff jack ponts.
Don't own this, but this has been used on my car. Lowered 2 inches all the way around, and it was a tight fit, but it worked.
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this was 50 bucks a few weeks ago.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-300...3d0000&cj=true

jack works great.

sorry i know this doesnt help you....
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the harbor freight jacks are pretty good. I also use these ramps to help make it easier

http://phantasmusa.com/ldsramps.html
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