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Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: longms on November 08, 2007, 01:39:01 PM: I keep having to back my car onto some wooden blocks and then sneak the jack underneath. Does anyone know of a good Floorjack that would fit underneath a lowered M3??? I need one bad. Don't want to hassle with the stupid wooden blocks all the time Thanks
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: longms on November 08, 2007, 02:00:40 PM: Forget it. I am going to make a step system out of wood to raise it up enough to get the jack underneath. That is my only option without spending soooo much money on a floor jack.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: asubimmer on November 08, 2007, 06:35:52 PM: I have a craftsmen one
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: sumyungguy on November 08, 2007, 09:07:10 PM: Quote from: asubimmer;37363
I have a craftsmen one
The Craftsman one is nice, similar design as the Snap-On, Jegs, American General....
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: P. Kennedy on November 08, 2007, 11:28:58 PM: Do a search for Ranger floor jacks.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: longms on November 09, 2007, 12:49:25 PM: what is the clearance min on those jacks???? How low can it go???
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: P. Kennedy on November 09, 2007, 01:53:40 PM: My Ranger jack is a little less than 3" at minimum.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: Wise Old Dog on November 09, 2007, 03:09:00 PM: Pat, what model do you have. Is your car lowered? Does it clear the front spoiler when all the way under? I too am tired of using bricks or wood blocks everytime I want to jack it up.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: asubimmer on November 09, 2007, 03:16:34 PM: I think mine is like 3.25" or so, I'm sure its on their site
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: longms on November 09, 2007, 03:26:31 PM: most i have seen are like 2.5" or 2.75". they are out there just need to find it. search: low floor jack on google
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: P. Kennedy on November 09, 2007, 06:05:34 PM: Quote from: Wise Old Dog;37402
Pat, what model do you have. Is your car lowered? Does it clear the front spoiler when all the way under? I too am tired of using bricks or wood blocks everytime I want to jack it up.

My Ranger jack model is RFJ-2TX. My car is not lowered...yet. My car doesn't have a front spoiler...yet, so I'm probably not one to ask. When I jack from the front, the middle of the jack body just comes in contact with the oil pan. I usually jack from the side, under the frame crossmember.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: gearheadE30 on November 09, 2007, 07:40:09 PM: I think some old civics ( I know, I know) came with lightweight low-profile folding scissor jacks. I have also found that I can pull up on the side of the car and lift it just high enough to clear the jack. It doesn't take much on a car this light.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: longms on November 10, 2007, 07:35:38 AM: I found some...Something like these....

http://www.autobarn.net/2-ton-low-rider-floor-jack.html

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/ap200lp.html

www2.northerntool.com/product/200329613.htm
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: longms on November 21, 2007, 07:42:25 PM: For all that care I bought one and it is awesome. Really good reach and looks heavy duty. It is the American Forge and Foundry 2 Ton Low Rider Floor Jack. Got it from the Autobarn. If anyone is in the market check it out. Thought I would share the wealth.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on November 30, 2007, 12:01:37 AM: http://www2.northerntool.com/product/200329613.htm
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: longms on November 30, 2007, 01:22:23 PM: I looked at that one and that is so expensive. The one I got came with free shipping. So it all worked out.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: 1991 E30 M42 on December 02, 2007, 10:03:31 AM: that is the king of low profile jacks, I think its almost 4 feet long and weighs 115 pounds but it can get under anything.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: D. Clay on December 02, 2007, 12:09:21 PM: http://www.pitstopusa.com/
Expensive full tilt one stroke stock car stuff. Also good for springs, rotors, etc.
You can also cut up an old OEM BMW one and put the part that contacts the rocker on the Honda scissors jack.
Title: Where Can I Find A Good Floor Jack for Lowered Vehicles??????
Post by: RustyTheDriver on December 14, 2007, 05:37:56 PM: what i would do (and what i'm going to have to do) is just put up one side at a time. standard craftsman jack stands to hold it up on high.