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YOUR RESEARCHWhat kind of jack do you use? Harbor Freight any good?
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Use craftsman aluminum floor jack
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I've used a Craftsman aluminum floor jack for about 12 years.
What kind of jack do you use? Harbor Freight any good?
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What kind of jack do you use? Harbor Freight any good?
Use 20% off coupon
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I never buy anything over just a few dollars without using a 20% off coupon.
What kind of jack do you use? Harbor Freight any good?
Use air bag jack
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What kind of jack do you use? Harbor Freight any good?
Use arcan jack
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I currently use an Arcan jack that I bought at Costco in May of 2015.
What kind of jack do you use? Harbor Freight any good?
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I�m not talking about the whole car lift. They have some lifts that look like they would meet both jack points and lift half the car.
Otherwise what do you use to lift your car?
Had this one for about 9 years:
https://www.amazon.com/Compact-Aluminum-Racing-Jack-Rapid/dp/B009SX8494/ref=asc_df_B009SX8494/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309705947946&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12962651105139961171&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026941&hvtargid=pla-569972873405&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Compact-Aluminum-Racing-Jack-Rapid/dp/B009SX8494/ref=asc_df_B009SX8494/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309705947946&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12962651105139961171&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026941&hvtargid=pla-569972873405&psc=1
Gets the job done.
Also the handle separates in half and makes a great breaker bar.
I've used a Craftsman aluminum floor jack for about 12 years. Very reliable. I don't think Craftsman actually made it, I think it's a rebrand of some other company. The one time I had to buy a simple part for it (part of the universal joint in the handle/valve assembly cracked), the same part was listed for Omega, Michelin, Pro-Lift, and Blackhawk. I don't know if you can buy this anymore since Craftsman is in a questionable state. Schwaben makes some stuff that looks almost identical.
HF low profile steel jack in the garage.
Goodyear-branded aluminum mini-jack at the track.
No issues with either.
I use hockey pucks on them as "pads".
I currently use an Arcan jack that I bought at Costco in May of 2015.
Previous to that I had a Craftsman jack for about 6 months.
It failed without warning while in use, so I threw it away.(I was angry when the intercooler it was raising, suddenly dropped on me)
Before that I had a Craftsman jack that I'd owned for 27 years.
I should have kept it, but wanted a larger heavy duty jack.
If I were in the market for a jack today, I would buy one of these:
https://www.harborfreight.com/automo...uty-63183.html
I keep thinking about buying one, even though there is nothing wrong with my Arcan.
If I had a little more room, I'd get it just to have a second jack, but then again I also could use a transmission jack...hmm...
FYI, I did a bunch of measuring between the regular HF low profile and the Daytona low profile. I found that the HF version had a bit more reach to access the car from the rear. I don�t think the Daytona will clear the sump plate.
One caveat is the type of suspension on your car. Mine is stock, so the M030 folks might have an issue with either.
Measure twice and cut once!
I have coilovers, but they're set to about stock height.
I've been thinking about lowering my car just a bit.
I probably need to measure first.
My last car(BMW 135i) was stock height (sport suspension) and I had to drive it up on a board in order to get the Arcan jack underneath to the center jackpoint on the subframe.
I have a 2 ton 'Larin' brand aluminum. I've had it 13-14 years and I think it came from Costco. I put fresh oil in about five years ago and other than that, it's been trouble free.
I have stock suspension, 03 C4S, and the daytona (
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-...nge-64241.html
) is perfect for me. It fits under the sump to the cross beam pretty easily. Got it on sale one day (as you usually do at Harbor Freight).
I had a harbor freight 1.5 ton aluminum racing jack but about 10 days after the 90 day warranty expired the high pressure piston cracked and it was spraying hydraulic fluid under load.
I never buy anything over just a few dollars without using a 20% off coupon.
There is always one available here:
http://struggleville.net/harbor-freight-20-off-coupon/
Usually they expire several months in the future.
Current one expires June 24th.
There's also a 25% off coupon for this coming weekend.
I have the same lift. Awesome tool. I�ll never get rid of it.
What I am looking for is the type that will hit both jack points while in the middle. Harbor Freight has them although I don�t believe the intended purpose is to lift cars. Maybe motorcycles.
Has anyone found one that will do this?
Even if it needs a little welding modification.
Please let me know what you have and where you found it.
I have bought 3 Harbor Freight jacks and I am no longer buying them. I use them a lot and the first one started to creak and tilt after a few years. That one got tossed before it killed me. The second one started to creak after one year and the third one creaks after a few months. When I have thrown these out, I am going to buy higher quality brand names ones. Bad jacks kill.
