I'm thinking about it for the jack, and then still buy some good jack stands. Unless you want to spend $300 on a floor jack, chances are you are getting some cheapo Chinese one anyway. Why spend $100 for it when you can spend $39?
king0fSpades
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Oct. 12, 2012 @ 3:55p
I have a 750LI(4500lb car). I researched on bimmerfest and they recommended $199 jack from Harbor Freight. If you read the reviews on that, they are same as this one. Might as well get this $39 one.
VirginiaDC
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Oct. 12, 2012 @ 3:57p
king0fSpades said: I have a 750LI(4500lb car). I researched on bimmerfest and they recommended $199 jack from Harbor Freight. If you read the reviews on that, they are same as this one. Might as well get this $39 one.
$199 floor jack from Harbor Freight? That doesn't sound right.
king0fSpades
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Oct. 12, 2012 @ 4:16p
VirginiaDC said: king0fSpades said: I have a 750LI(4500lb car). I researched on bimmerfest and they recommended $199 jack from Harbor Freight. If you read the reviews on that, they are same as this one. Might as well get this $39 one.
$199 floor jack from Harbor Freight? That doesn't sound right.
It was a racing car jack, aluminium, low profile.
labboypro
Ancient Member
posted: Oct. 12, 2012 @ 10:07p
If you use this jack on uneven surface (generally not a good idea anyway), the perch can twist, causing the unit to not move up and down properly. With a moderately heavy vehicle, this twist can become permanent... which means you won't be able to use the jack at all. This was, at least, a neighbor's experience... who later borrowed one of my Hein-Werners (best jack on the planet, IMO) to get the task done, before returning the Sears jack.
labboypro said: If you use this jack on uneven surface (generally not a good idea anyway), the perch can twist, causing the unit to not move up and down properly. With a moderately heavy vehicle, this twist can become permanent... which means you won't be able to use the jack at all. This was, at least, a neighbor's experience... who later borrowed one of my Hein-Werners (best jack on the planet, IMO) to get the task done, before returning the Sears jack.
Bought this kit for around the same price a few years ago...Not a single problem using them on my hondas...
Then again, you can screw up a job just as good with a dewalt tool as a ryobi tool, right??
How uneven was your neighbor's garage for a floor jack to twist the perch??? maybe it wasn't the jack's fault???
labboypro
Ancient Member
posted: Oct. 12, 2012 @ 11:55p
spacejamz said: labboypro said: If you use this jack on uneven surface (generally not a good idea anyway), the perch can twist, causing the unit to not move up and down properly. With a moderately heavy vehicle, this twist can become permanent... which means you won't be able to use the jack at all. This was, at least, a neighbor's experience... who later borrowed one of my Hein-Werners (best jack on the planet, IMO) to get the task done, before returning the Sears jack.
maybe it wasn't the jack's fault???
It was.
ywd
Member
posted: Oct. 14, 2012 @ 11:56a
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