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Is there any good floor jack not made of paper clips? I just want to spend 300-600 for a jack that will last me at minimum 5 years and not drop my car to the ground.

>> No.1464382

>>1464378
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200641742_200641742

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>>1464378
ffs don't work on a car when it's only held up by a jack

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>>1466581
this

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>>1464382
Who sells the Arcan jacks? Was it NT? I was browsing those awhile back and they looked nice.

>>1464378
Get jack stands nigger. And the HF Daytona jack. Otherwise you have a good budget and these Hein Werner jacks are supposed to be real good.

Maybe check out Napa too. Their target demographic is different than AutoZone’s. Most of Napa’s shop stuff is meant for people doing a little more than oil changes in their driveway. I watch our guys lift up semi truck axles and diffs with their Napa trolley jack all day.

And if a good jack starts to drop a little on you, check the seals and fluid and it should be fine for years to come. Get some 6-ton double locking stands too

>> No.1466664

>>1464378
If you really have to do this, use the highest rated jack stand you can find by a brand-named manufacturer, with a certification of its weight limit that should be included

It's safer than it looks, but if you really want it to be safe, you don't use a jack, you roll it onto an oak block or raised service rails. Or, take it to the garage.

A good trick is to use jack stands to raise the vehicle, then wedge oak blocks underneath. It's virtually guaranteed to stay put unless you do something retarded. But if you've got a piece of shit aluminum body, it's unwise to introduce stress somewhere it's not designed to be worked. Consult the repair/service manual. The owner's book probably won't tell you too much of interest.

There's no way out of this. A "cheap jack stand" is a one-way ticket to the morgue. Buy the good ones, use a garage, or use rails/wood blocks.

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>>1466664
Northern Tool has sales on their jacks and stands from time to time and they got some decent stuff there. Picked up these double locking 6-ton stands for $40 on sale so I didn’t have to trust my life to HF’s 3-ton

>> No.1466693

>>1466660
>Who sells the Arcan jacks? Was it NT? I was browsing those awhile back and they looked nice.

I bought a low profile all steel 3.25 ton arcan jack from Costco fo 100$, its been pretty good. Ive seen it come back every couple years. They sell an aluminum one like the HF racing one too.