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Re: Hey Jack, You Gotta a Jack?
I used to carry the 1.5 ton aluminum racing jack from Harbor Freight in my trunk. It was strong enough and had enough lift that if you jacked up behind the front tire it would allow the rear tire to come off the ground.
Great for autocross where you change from street to track tires. Always worked perfectly and NEVER had it fail.
http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-p...ack-68054.html
I bought their 1.5 ton scissor jack to see how it would do. Requires a little more time and effort to do the same job, but much less cumbersome and a lot lighter. Doesn't lift it quite as high but more than adequate.
Tested it in my garage by jacking up one side from the front with the racing jack and the other side with the scissor jack so that both front wheels were off the ground.
I then lowered the racing jack slightly to see if the scissor jack would do its job. Then released the aluminum jack completely and let the scissor jack bear the entire weight, No problem at all so now that one is in my trunk.
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-h...ack-66907.html
I carry an 8" x 8" piece of 3/4" plywood also to use as a base if need be.
I still have a pristine SVX jack, never used. Heard to many horror stories about how often these things FAIL.
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Last edited by svxcess; 07-18-2011 at 09:54 PM.
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