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Floor Jack Recommendations
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I wouldn't trust any WM tool. Cheap ****.
gregintenn
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I've got a floor jack I think I bought at Harbor Freight. I've had it a long time. So far, it's done exactly what you'd want a floor jack to do without issue.
I bought a Craftsman at Lowes last fall. It is heavy and seems well built.
Tim
Tim
Got this one to replace an old Craftsman I had for years.
Daytona™ Long Reach Low Profile Heavy Duty Car Jack
Went with the low profile/long reach for the Camaro and works well with the Cruze too. Was only $179 a few years ago. Watch for sales and coupons.
PSA: Get a hockey puck and put on top of the business end, as to not scratch anything underneath at the lifting point!
Won't slip either.
Daytona™ Long Reach Low Profile Heavy Duty Car Jack
Went with the low profile/long reach for the Camaro and works well with the Cruze too. Was only $179 a few years ago. Watch for sales and coupons.
PSA: Get a hockey puck and put on top of the business end, as to not scratch anything underneath at the lifting point!
Won't slip either.I have a Liftmaster 3 low profile 3 ton that I picked up 6 or 7 years ago for around $160 that has worked great.
While it doesn't sound like the OP would be doing enough work to justify it, I also have a QuickJack BL-7000SLX setup which I consider one of the best things I have ever bought.
While it doesn't sound like the OP would be doing enough work to justify it, I also have a QuickJack BL-7000SLX setup which I consider one of the best things I have ever bought.
OP
Looked at a few today at HF. They look fine for what I need them for, now have to make my mind up.
I take whatever I need a jack for, other than a flat tire, to a place that I pay to do it. I know my limitations. Are milk crates good for jack stands?
Fun thread, I put my jack and stands out at the curb a few years ago for the metal scavengers. I had reached a point I was not interested in get-out and get-under anymore. Both myself as the donor and recipient were quite pleased.
I do agree with other posters though, buying this type of equipment is not a place to go lowest price.
I do agree with other posters though, buying this type of equipment is not a place to go lowest price.
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I am not a Harbor Freight fan at all but two years ago a good friend bought me the 3 ton low profile rapid pump HF floor Jack for Christmas It is a very descent model and probably the best item I've seen out of HF yet!
I use the Jack in conjunction with Torin 3 ton Jack stands (has 1/2" pins instead of teeth) and the combination of Jack and Stands works quite well. I am only an occasional user but have seen this exact Jack being used by Pros quite a lot. HF got it right for once !
I use the Jack in conjunction with Torin 3 ton Jack stands (has 1/2" pins instead of teeth) and the combination of Jack and Stands works quite well. I am only an occasional user but have seen this exact Jack being used by Pros quite a lot. HF got it right for once !
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Got this one to replace an old Craftsman I had for years.
Daytona™ Long Reach Low Profile Heavy Duty Car Jack
Went with the low profile/long reach for the Camaro and works well with the Cruze too. Was only $179 a few years ago. Watch for sales and coupons.
PSA: Get a hockey puck and put on top of the business end, as to not scratch anything underneath at the lifting point!
I have 4 red pucks that I leave in the factory provided jacking locations in the C8 undercarriage. You never know if you're on the road somewhere and Bubba has no idea where to place the Jack. Goodbye rockers.
This goes on my Jack pad.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...p/B096G5PZFF&usg=AOvVaw0R00rBWIIayRMCcju5aU9q
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Went with the low profile/long reach for the Camaro and works well with the Cruze too. Was only $179 a few years ago. Watch for sales and coupons.
PSA: Get a hockey puck and put on top of the business end, as to not scratch anything underneath at the lifting point!
Be very careful with jacking late model Camaros. A lot of the structure underneath is aluminum and will be damaged by jacking. There are lift points on the pinch welds, but most jacks don't interface well with them. There are some special adapters you can get that are needed.
Hockey pucks work great as jack pads!
Grayfox
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I was a mechanic for 42 years. No way I trust Harbor Freight on any tool capable of leading to injury. Its just cheap junk. 
Don't skimp on a good jack. Its well worth the money. I have a 3.5 ton I bought quite reasonably at Sam's about 20 years ago. Still works fine.
Also check with the local auto parts stores. They have good, quality equipment at some very decent prices.
Don't skimp on a good jack. Its well worth the money. I have a 3.5 ton I bought quite reasonably at Sam's about 20 years ago. Still works fine.
Also check with the local auto parts stores. They have good, quality equipment at some very decent prices.
When the C8 first hit shops, things like this happened.
gregintenn
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That one has good reviews and should be a dandy jack for the money.
I have 3 HF floor jacks. I had 2 and wife picked up a car for step daughter and all 4 tires were junk. Bought one of the smallest HF floor jacks and I took off one tire replaced with spare, then took off second and lowered. Hauled to tire shop bought 4 tire had 2 mounted and said be right back. Installed new rears then did same thing in front. That little jack gets used regularly in my shop and works great for one wheel. The 2 bigger ones will lift both wheels on front or rear with no effort
I have 6 good jack stands and never get under anything without them.
I had my truck up on 4 of them when I did ball joints and when lower ball joints were late getting to parts house did back brakes while waiting.
I have 6 good jack stands and never get under anything without them.
I had my truck up on 4 of them when I did ball joints and when lower ball joints were late getting to parts house did back brakes while waiting.
I have a Sears jack that I bought in the mid 1980s. Still works on the rare occasion that I have to use it. Still, that was the OLD Sears, so I doubt that anything they have nowadays is nearly that good.
I might buy a Harbor Freight Jack for occasional use, but I'd definitely buy some high quality jack stands since that's what you're going to end up resting the vehicle on.
My only other tip is to rest the jack stands on plywood if you're working on a tar surface. Jack stands can dig into hot tar and the vehicle can fall off.
I might buy a Harbor Freight Jack for occasional use, but I'd definitely buy some high quality jack stands since that's what you're going to end up resting the vehicle on.
My only other tip is to rest the jack stands on plywood if you're working on a tar surface. Jack stands can dig into hot tar and the vehicle can fall off.
