other Car Jack/lift Suggestions

[M3M3]

jack from center of front and rear subframes.  jack stands under front framerails or front subframe up front, rear subframe in rear.

[Guest_anonymous]

exactly, just lifted the rear to swap in an LSD.

[roadhog0]

The Costco ARCAN jack is great. And it's BS that it weighs over 100lbs. It weighs a smidge over 80. But it works excellent on my extremely lowered 02 and my big diesel K20 Chevy. The price is fantastic too! It kicks my Dad's Craftsman 3 ton jack everyday of the week!

[M3M3]

homemade jack ramps

 

frame rail stand point. 2x3 distributes load and protects frame rail.

 

subframe stand point

Edited May 5, 2013 by mlytle

[Koblenz]

Thanks!  Not a fan of being under anything that weighs more than me. I like the 2x3 idea. 

[jgerock]

PLEASE - DON'T DO THIS.  Right after this, I got two more jack stands. For those of you who think I was completely insane, I did keep the jack under the car while I crawled under to replace my shifter linkage.

 

 

Next time for the tranny swap.

[M3M3]

looks like an excellent use of vw bug wheels/tires jim!  

[TobyB]

Looks a lot safer than most of the cars at the pick, pull and pay up here.

 

t

[roadhog0]

Looks a lot safer than most of the cars at the pick, pull and pay up here.

 

t

Oh my yes! I've seen some sketchy ones at my local BnR

[thehackmechanic]

I have a mid-rise scissors lift, a BendPak MD6XP. Scissors lifts were about the only option available for low ceilings when I bought it. At the time it was about $1450 delivered. It's great -- it picks the car up 4' so I can sit completely upright beneath it -- but the body of the lift occludes the center part of the car, so it's challenging (but not impossible) to use it to pull a trani. The Maxjaxusa lift looks interesting, giving clear access beneath the car, but you need to install the anchors, and even then, that much cantilevering gives me the heebie jeebies. I see on their web site where they address the safety concern by showing their load calculation. I could warm to it, but there is something comforting about the mid-rise -- the very complaint (that the body of the lift is in the way) is a stabilizing thing.

[pkchopp]

Car to low for floor jack?  No more problem!

[Koblenz]

jgerock,

 

That was scary.  That had ED visit written all over it.