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#575283 - 05/10/09 11:24 PM floor jack
tahoe healey Offline
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Registered: 08/09/02
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Loc: South Lake Tahoe, CA
I just returned a Harbor Freight floor jack with a low profile because it crashes down with out control. Does anyone have any suggestions for a replacement that will fit under a Healey? I'm looking for slow control when lowering the car.

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#575284 - 05/10/09 11:32 PM Re: floor jack [Re: tahoe healey]
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Registered: 04/19/04
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Loc: LosAngeles Calif.

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Yep TH, get one of those little Japanese car jacks people on the forum have been talking about.
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#575285 - 05/11/09 01:06 AM Re: floor jack [Re: Keoke]
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#575308 - 05/11/09 07:46 AM Re: floor jack [Re: Steve_S]
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Registered: 01/29/05
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Loc: South Carolina/Oklahoma
I have a 4 ton HF jack that's about 5 years old and is still in perfect condition. It's used all the time. Min height is 4.5 inches which is ok for everything I use it for. My son talked me into buying an aluminum racing jack, one that's used on nascar circuits. I won't say what it cost, that would only make me look dumber than I feel! It jacks so fast, that you almost have to put all your weight on it to lift a car. It's designed to lift race cars up fast that weigh nothing. What a waste of money! I bought a Hein Werner for lower clearance. Believe it or not, it's made here and not imported. Works very well and I would buy their brand again.
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#575972 - 05/13/09 12:29 AM Re: floor jack [Re: PAUL161]
tahoe healey Offline
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Registered: 08/09/02
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Loc: South Lake Tahoe, CA
I've been checking a few jacks out there and found a problem with lowering. There is a tendency for them to just drop as apposed to a slow decent. My cheap one does fine but it needs to be replaced. Does enyone know about the Jegs 1.5 ton floor jack? I need 3 1/2 inch min. hight.

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#577796 - 05/19/09 11:24 PM Re: floor jack [Re: tahoe healey]
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Registered: 09/14/04
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Loc: Baltimore, MD
Not exactly on subject, but I park on a piece of 2x6, about a foot long, at each front wheel that raises the chassis just enough for most 2-ton jacks to fit under.
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