Subject	Best Floor Jack & Jack Stands
Posted by	OverZealous (CT) on December 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM
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In Reply To	Jack/Stands reccomendations posted by FuerGrissa on December 10, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Message	Here is a TT.net link to what I believe is the best floor jack. Check it out! Above are the best jack stands (with link here), only because of the double lock which I believe is very important. At $35 a pair (plus shipping) I think it's a damn good deal. It seems ton capacity is really not nearly as important as jack stand stability. The groves in the pad on the one you're looking are probably not deep enough to accommodate the welded seam on the side of the Z limiting the advantage of that stand. The pads on the feet really don't add anything relative to a conventional set up but it may be a little easier on your garage floor if you've got nice floors. Balance the options of jack stand size / jack stand footprint / jack stand height with that of your floor jack. The cheap floor jack I used to have won't even get the car onto my new big 6-ton jack stands at the lowest possible setting. OverZealous (CT) My General posts (click) My Technical posts (click)
Follow Ups	Jack/Stands reccomendations - FuerGrissa 10:55:21 12/10/12 6 ton Harbor Freight jackstand with piece of 2x4 (n/m) - ali300zx 11:04:31 12/10/12 2nd! The 6 ton HF stands are beefy. HF sells a rubber pad - Evan_Wright (Ca) 11:33:35 12/10/12 3rdeded. (n/m) - johnnysombrero 12:09:01 12/10/12 Yo... - 240Z FeO2 18:52:56 12/10/12 Those are the kind I use, I dig em! (n/m) - MegamanMk2 19:53:10 12/10/12 Yes, they are good. I put a pad made from a 3"x4" (approx.) - 240Z FeO2 20:35:57 12/10/12 waferboard = OSB? (n/m) - FuerGrissa 08:45:34 12/12/12 Exactly. I can never remember all those abbreviations. (n/m) - 240Z FeO2 13:57:15 12/12/12 Only way to fly. - Bernie (NoVA) 22:44:03 12/10/12 QED (n/m) - 240Z FeO2 00:32:39 12/11/12 I have had the red ones on top. Came with an aluminum - JMartz 11:40:12 12/10/12 These are the type I've been using - Zvil (FL) 12:24:04 12/10/12 similar to the ones I have now - FuerGrissa 12:59:54 12/10/12 What was wrong the car before you gutted it? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 14:58:50 12/10/12 automatic (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 15:13:51 12/10/12 This is my story (long read) - Zvil (FL) 16:12:14 12/10/12 told ya :P (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 16:24:23 12/10/12 Nice. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 20:21:33 12/10/12 I bought 2 sets of the 3ton HF stands. (n/m) - SWhiteTT(GA) 12:35:46 12/10/12 Best Floor Jack & Jack Stands - OverZealous (CT) 15:34:36 12/10/12 The ton capacity indicates a larger, more stable stand - BigTDogg (MA) 16:12:20 12/10/12 Those look like the ones I got from Sam's years ago >>> - my91z 16:40:35 12/10/12 Thanks, Arcan has an alum version for the same price - FuerGrissa 19:01:09 12/10/12 well not exactly the same - FuerGrissa 19:06:18 12/10/12 Right! 4" is a lot more that you think (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 20:08:20 12/11/12 LOL, it's how you use it? (n/m) - FuerGrissa 08:43:50 12/12/12 The jack you seek is a unicorn. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 16:11:59 12/10/12 Ain't that the truth :-/ (n/m) - dogpile 19:28:25 12/10/12
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