Which Car Jack ???

**Tucool** · 08-03-2009, 07:29 PM

G'day all,

I've got a BFII XR8 ute which I like to Drag from time to time... but getting the wheels swapped from street to Drag and back again is a very time consuming pain in the Butt because of all the skirts on the XR8.... has any one come up with a good car jack for this Job ??
(and I don't want to use a big workshop tolley jack)

used:

jaydee · 08-03-2009, 07:45 PM

There are small trolley jacks that do the job and don't take up hardly any room and easy to carry about.

Tobey · 08-03-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Tucool

G'day all,

I've got a BFII XR8 ute which I like to Drag from time to time... but getting the wheels swapped from street to Drag and back again is a very time consuming pain in the Butt because of all the skirts on the XR8.... has any one come up with a good car jack for this Job ??
(and I don't want to use a big workshop tolley jack)

used:

Short of using a trolley jack there isn't many options.

You will still have issues with lifting the front because of how deep the cross member is on the falcon. So you still have to jack either side at the front.

However the rear is simple, just jack off the diff.

But as said you can get a small trolley jack for doing light work.

ZA-289 · 08-03-2009, 08:24 PM

Bottle Jack maybe? But a trolley jack is the best idea, you can get light alloy ones. Get a decent electric rattle gun while your there and the job will be easy as!

Am I correct in assuming that the front crossmember is alloy? If so it should not be used for jacking.

FPV+fteT3 · 08-03-2009, 08:51 PM

The problem with trolley jacks of any type is getting them under the side skirts or front airdam. You need a small ramp to run up on to get the trolley jack under the car.(xr or fpv body kit)

The original jacks are next to useless even on flat concrete but would not recommend jacking on the alloy crossmember at the front. For the rear on a ute trolley jack under the diff both wheels up and done.

**Tucool** · 08-03-2009, 09:32 PM

I'm only thinking of the rears and believe me changing with any conventional Jack is fiddly because of the skirts.... I,ve been thinking of getting an "old Ho^%#n" jack because of it,s circular movement instead of the up/down movement of a conventional
Jack.

Matt P · 08-03-2009, 09:43 PM

Snap on make an alloy low slung trolly lack perfect for low vehicles with body kits its light and does not take up alot of room.

BlackLS · 08-03-2009, 10:14 PM

Throwing it out there and it might be a silly idea but what about an exhaust jack?

geckoGT · 09-03-2009, 09:40 AM

I have a super pursuit and find that I have no problem getting a small trolley jack under the side skirts if I use the opening in front of the rear wheel to get it past the skirt.

If you are jacking under the diff (ok on ute live axle, never on seedan IRS as you will damage the diff bush) you will have no hassle getting a trolley jack under there. Either that or if you must have the best, cough up lots of cash and get V8SC air jacks

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vanman_75 · 09-03-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackLS

Throwing it out there and it might be a silly idea but what about an exhaust jack?

i was about to type that ,quik very flat and a good price .

gjmelb · 10-09-2013, 05:51 PM

G'day fellas, I just restored a 2T trolley jack today. I filled it up with valvolin atf dx3 as I didn't had any jack oil handy. The thing lifts & holds the load well, good damping while return. It does gets a bit hard to pump under load at the uppermost range. Is that normal or should I replace the oil? Since I bought it from a gara sale, I don't know if someone has stuffed with the safety adjustment screw. Any ideas on how to set that right? Cheers.

blueprinted_xr · 10-09-2013, 06:10 PM

or do it the lazy mans way...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12v-Sciss...item2a27007365

Rockape · 10-09-2013, 06:29 PM

Hahaha that's cool ^^^ im getting one

Whitey-AMG · 10-09-2013, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by blueprinted_xr

or do it the lazy mans way...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12v-Sciss...item2a27007365

That is gold!

The G6ET Spot · 10-09-2013, 07:13 PM

I have just bought one of these. Only weighs 22kg will lower to 90mm so will fit under nearly all cars and only take 8 handle strokes to full height.

I had a steel jack before now it just sits in the corner all lonely not getting used

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/trolley-j...item1c36426cad

Franco Cozzo · 10-09-2013, 07:16 PM

www.transquip.com.au

Check out their range of trolley jacks, they also ship Australia wide quite cheaply.

Spurious · 10-09-2013, 08:09 PM

It's amazing where you can place a trolley jack head: under diff, under control arm bushes/mounts, under ball joints (XF etc...), under the tow point/loop/hook, under the chassis rail at a junction (where 2 sections meet), under the tow bar.

There's no easy way other than some type of jack & a tyre iron!

Invest in a single stud axle & an airbag jack.
just keep the bag away from the hot exhaust pipe & sharp edges!

mik · 11-09-2013, 01:17 AM

i don't know how one of these would go if using a small compressor, but i have one for home use and it is very good for small height single wheel lifts, but at max height they can be unstable, i bought the model with the 2 short handles which is ok, but having had one now , i think the long handle with the remote and a bit of a hinge added so you can drop the handle would bloody grouse, but heavy little buggers and judicious use of the up button is needed because they lift god dammed fast, i say again at height they can become unstable, and once 2 wheels are off the ground again they can become even more unstable..
http://radum.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=11_289

Edit: you need to check the minimum height for your application.

ILLaViTaR · 11-09-2013, 03:21 AM

Jacking up a car is probably the hardest/most annoying part of working on it haha you can jack up from the diff (front wheels chocked) and the k frame and cut the job in half as it's 2 wheels per lift as opposed to 1 wheel. Still a lot of effort really. I want one of these air jacks but have no idea whether they're any good. One of those and a rattle gun would have the wheels done in minutes

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/151109092...84.m1423.l2649

Towie 1962 · 11-09-2013, 07:08 AM

Those air jacks are the goods, I use them doing wheel changes on the freeways in Melbourne for the RACV.

**PridenJoy** · 11-09-2013, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The G6ET Spot

I have just bought one of these. Only weighs 22kg will lower to 90mm so will fit under nearly all cars and only take 8 handle strokes to full height.

I had a steel jack before now it just sits in the corner all lonely not getting used

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/trolley-j...item1c36426cad

Looks like someone bought a heap of Costco jacks and flogging them on ebay for a slight premium. They are great jacks by the way, but not that light.

jpblue1000 · 11-09-2013, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by PridenJoy

Looks like someone bought a heap of Costco jacks and flogging them on ebay for a slight premium. They are great jacks by the way, but not that light.

I agree, Just bought one to replace one whose valve balls went missing during a maintenance mishap. works well, is low enough but quite heavy compared to my old alloy jack. But does lift significantly higher. Nice price as well. 4/5 from me.