What type of jack does everyone use?

[ripped camel]

I'm just curious what type of jack everyone uses?
What did you pay?
And how long has it given you trouble free service so far?

I'm not in the market for one as of this second, but was curious for futures sake.

 

[dnehthend]

not these

 

[danny_holtermann]

not these

lol.....bummer, it did add a nice flair side dent to your car tho

 

[Aquabrit]

I've just got a cheap 2 ton floor jack from Harbor Freight. ($25)

Also have 2 GM/Goodwrench scissor jacks (those ones they sell in Walmart - work good!) and the crappy Ford jack.

When I work underneath, I support the car at every strong point using all the jacks and my 4 axle stands. If I have the wheels off, for say, a brake job, I slide the wheels underneath, also.

 

[unity]

Cheap ones here. My friend bought some VERY nice snap-on or craftsman. LOW profile. More like racing type. Very nice - but already one id failing. That taught me that unless I really NEED nice ones, I will always get cheap ones.

 

[KC96LSC]

Walmart, I believe it was $59.00 maybe $69.00 I thought it was a good buy. Low profile with a LED light.

 

[lincolnboy]

Single Barrel Jack. Run bout 50 a bottle. Or if I feel like the cheaper one Jack Black Label 30 buck a bottle.

 

[dnehthend]

lol.....bummer, it did add a nice flair side dent to your car tho

it did

 

[topher5150]

you think that's bad, have you ever used the VW jack. That hting always made me damn nervous

 

[MediumD]

I have a 3 ton from Harbor Freight that I've used for a few years with no problems. 3 tons isn't the capacity, it's how much the jack weighs.

 

[chicken]

you think that's bad, have you ever used the VW jack. That hting always made me damn nervous

i just keep staring at it trying to figure it the fukk out. do you throw it at the car with brute force :shifty:

 

[bobotech]

you think that's bad, have you ever used the VW jack. That hting always made me damn nervous

WTH is that? Some sort of dentist tool? Some sort of metal boomerang? Sure don't look like a jack!

 

[Aquabrit]

I've seen and used jacks like that. Lots of Euro cars - I think even some Euro Fords? Have those lame-ass 'Y' jacks.

 

[ripped camel]

i just keep staring at it trying to figure it the fukk out. do you throw it at the car with brute force :shifty:

No, 'Dead On' hammers are for brute force. I think that is something used for bondage...

 

[dnehthend]

that's how they get down in germany

 

[ford nut]

Just bought this for $200.

Dual Pump Mechanism Which Reduces Handle Strokes Up To 50 Percent While Not Effecting Handle Effort, Nylon Wheels & Casters To Reduce Damage To Coated Or Painted Floors & Reduced Noise During Transport

I hate cheap jacks, and cheap tools.

http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Detail.aspx?R=NLE7916402_0006396327#

 

[mespock]

Get a good bumper Jack ... it will go along with jumping in the engine bay and wacking things with a hammer ... same results

 

[ford nut]

Lol

 

[LaserSVT]

I want a nice two piston setup but cant afford it now. I have the larger Walmart GM floor jack and it works great. Takes a bit to pump but its not too heavy and has been very reliable.

 

[Chris_Murder]

I use an old 3 ton craftsman jack to get work done. I've used a few of the euro jacks durring emergencys they work due to leverage but they still scare the f#&k out of me.

 

[NoLimit95]

3 ton from Harbor Freight that has endured an explosion in the garage and it still works just as good as it did before the fire. 4 ton jack stands for the front end and 2 ton stands for the rear end and concrete blocks under each tire. I'm paranoid about a car falling on me.

 

[bryantaylor]

another 3 ton harbor freight jack here. i even have the transmission attachment for it when i did my torque converter.

 

[cammerfe]

I bought a new set of jackstands to do a job a few years ago. Very soon after getting things in place and sliding under the car, I squirmed into a position that had one new jackstand in view. as I watched, a weld failed, and the stand began to collapse. I performed a lying broadjump that had me out from under the car within about a thousandth of a second.
After I calmed down slightly and stopped shaking, I went back to the store and set the half-hour-old broken stand on the counter in front of the store manager. He offered to trade for a set of their very heaviest-duty ones.

They've worked fine for at least ten years now.
I use a no-name three ton floor jack that is about fifteen years old.

KS

 

[jrherald420]

I got a 2 or 3 ton Kobalt jack and jackstands for doing a front brake job on a Jeep, it works good and it lifts almost a foot in 2 pumps but it wont fit under anything i own without jacking it up first.

 

[htrdlincoln98]

I use a 2.5 ton low profile craftsman jack. Its ok, gets the job done but not very nice. The short handle suxs but it does fit under a lowered mark sometimes. HAHA I think it was 60 or close to that and no issues out of it for the last year. Also its small and easy to bring to the track for tire changes. For a garage jack I'd get one with a longer lift arm and handle.