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Just a couple of comments.
1. Please understand the difference between yeilding damage and fatigue damage. They are incredibly different and you should not really use the term if you have no idea what it means. Jacking a car IN THEORY could cause yielding but won't cause fatigue. 2. I would not get under a car with anything holding it up made by Harbor Freight. Sure buy a cheap pair of pliers you might use once or once per year at HF but not a jack or jack stands. I know some have had good luck with these items from HF but I've also bought more than once complete piece of crap there. For me I won't make that choice with a part that could easily seriously injure you or even kill you.
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I recently bought an OTC 2 ton aluminum racing jack. I cant even tell you how great this thing is. I think it's funny how a thread asking about puting a car on jackstands lasts forever. All the armchair experts out there have a lot of questions Oh, and to the OP; I dont think it's a good idea to attempt putting your car on to jackstands. It'll probably ruin your clubs.
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I think it's funny how a thread asking for advice can turn into a reason for somebody to insult others. Oh, and you may *think* whatever you want, but your're wrong. I've put all my cars on jackstands many times with no adverse affect to my clubs (yes, I work on cars AND play golf )
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Also, it did not at all appear that in my post or in the one following it that anyone insulted you. Did I miss something?
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10-05-2010, 05:02 PM | #71 |
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Wow that drill-powered scissor lift is the one my heart wants. Unfortunately, I think I might spend some $ on an exhaust next...
The best thing about it is the low weight and versatility - the ability to remove one of the crossmembers is pure genius.
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10-18-2010, 08:52 PM | #72 |
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EZ car lift group buy
There's a group guy for the ez car lift going on right now and will close in 9 days. Since there were several of us interested in that in this thread, I thought I'd post a link to it.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=444481
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10-19-2010, 09:11 PM | #73 |
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Yep, I saw that. There's no way I'm paying $1545+ for that. For less than $100, you can buy four single scissors jacks, a Gator Grip socket and a 19v cordless drill. Hell, they even sell electrically operated 12v scissors jacks for $60 on Amazon. Either solution is less than 1/12th of the cost of this EZCar list, and much more portable.
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10-20-2010, 09:40 AM | #74 | |
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1. If you buy 4 mechanical scissor jacks, you will need to move around all corners lifting 1-2" at a time. That can be very time consuming, I'd much rather use a DK hydraulic jack + jackstands - safer and faster (but not cheap). 2. If you buy 4 of the electrically operated scissor jacks from Amazon, you will need a 12V DC power source - if you want to operate several at the same time it must be able to feed 40amps. You must also be very careful how you lift them since there is no automatic synchronization between the jacks. 3. How safe do you feel with your car suspended by 4 separate scissor jacks of unknown manufacture, each one resting on a 4"x6" base plate? These scissor jacks are only to be used in emergency roadside tire changes, not for working on your car. Bottom line IMO is that if you want both convenience and safety, you will have to pay.
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10-20-2010, 10:45 AM | #75 |
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For those that don't like that lift, here is one that a Z4 member just got for lest than that group buy price of the EZ lift.
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=439177 Might be on my Christmas list.
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10-20-2010, 03:03 PM | #76 |
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i found this on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DANNM...#ht_4311wt_941 but it seems kinda cheap, anyone knows if it s the same as the other one that goes for $2500?
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10-20-2010, 09:51 PM | #77 |
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Geez, we've just gone full circle. The scissors lift two posts above is the same thing Harbor Feight sells for $900, except everybody was "jealous" of that one. Is that becasue it's black, or becasue he paid $400 more? Never mind.
In response to the feedback regarding using four electric scissors jacks, I was thinking of just plugging them all into my two-socket portable battery unit, into the car's 12v ports, or a combo of both. With all four raising at the same time, couldn't be that much of a diff to matter. Also, remember, this is only to remove all four tires to get to all the brakes at the same time, not to crawl underneat and do major work.
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10-31-2010, 03:24 PM | #79 |
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I'm not sure if anyone ever answered the OP's question re: putting the car on stands with one jack, and I can't endure reading the whole thing to find out. I was messing around with my car today, as I'm going to need to get it on stands soon for some track prep. Turns out to be a piece of cake, assuming you don't require the luxury of air, hydraulic, or electric power to do everything for you. I have four low ramps that are made from two pieces of 2X12 boards each, so they are a bit less that 4" tall. I drove the car on those. At that point, there is clearance to reach the front center jack plate, thus enabling jacking the front and placing the two front stands at each front side jacking point. Then, I discovered there is room to reach the frame in the rear, just rear of the differential. You have to raise the jack past the bottom, finned portion of the diff, then ease the jack forward a bit, as the differential housing dips in at that point. Then, you can raise the jack saddle high enough to center it under the frame rail, just to the rear of the differential. Then jack the rear centrally and place the two rear stands. The jack will be well extended to reach, so you might want to use a solid wood block or such to take up some space. Just remember, first, either raise the front and place on stands, or, have the front tires securely chocked before raising the rear.
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You forgot just one piece of information - what jack are you using?
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The flat housing in front of the aluminium cooling fins is the recommended rear jacking point. I have used this method, and it works...and it minimizes the amount/angle of pivoting on the plastic jacking points. http://m3.madrussian.net/diy_jacking.shtml |
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It is a pain to get to, but it can be done with a low profile jack and using planks to raise the rear wheels 2"...as described in the link. I found it frustrating that you recommended with a certain amount of authority how to do something you had not actually completed yourself at the time you wrote it. Jacking up cars is not something one guesses at. |
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11-17-2010, 01:39 PM | #86 |
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I’m sorry you found my initial post frustrating. As I said in that post, the frame member behind the differential is high, and requires a long reach of the jack, with some filler to take up space. That is totally accurate, and I indeed did lift the car in that manner. I simply found it more comfortable to use the diff housing (the black portion you describe) rather than working with such an extended jack. I was not guessing at anything, just trying to describe a couple of options. It's always challenging to desribe service procedures on a forum, and your comments are well taken.
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