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Jeffblue

i can haz?

really though, is this it?
http://www.harborfreight.com/3000-lb...ack-91039.html

my car is lowered an inch i want to make sure it would be low enough to clear under the car.

kenchan

yep, i think that's the exact one i have. just get two. makes it easier get it under the car to the lift point especially on the front.

Jeffblue

Just spoke to Mike from BC Racing. They are sending me 230mm springs free of charge. I must say, they have amazing customer service. within 20 minutes of me calling them and leaving a message, they had called me back and were helping me out. Spent probably at total of 1.5 hours on the phone with Mike and he helped me out with isolating the problem and now they are sending me what i need to make things work for my ride height.

kenchan

you know wat, most stores like customers that actually work on the car and show effort in trying to fix the problem. some customers are paper pushers where they just whine and and dont get off their lazy fat arse and just start blabbering off pointing fingers at everyone.

so good job on your part too.

Jeffblue

do you have much clearance under your car? i guess i'll have to go home and measure mine. i might buy something from sears or w/e because the shipping on a lot of these jacks is pretty expensive b/c they are heavy


thanks although i must say, my knees hurt...but not too bad. was just pretty exhausting since i did it at the same time as swapping wheels for winter, and since my car was lowered i had to use the roadside jack to fit my other jack underneath.

kenchan

my z is stock height and i have PLENTLY of clearance to get the hydraulic jack under to the side jack point. i use a block ontop of the jack's platform so that the weight is not on the railing that runs along the side of the car.

then just raise the car a little bit (usually tires can stay on the ground) until you can get the second jack under the front brace. some folks use 2x4's or low profile ramps and drive onto it to get more clearance for the front jack point. that works great too, but kind of a hassle imho. then use your jack stands at the factory jack points. for the rear just use the diff.

i use this for my knees.



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ChrisSlicks

My car is lowered about the same as yours Jeff and it clears no problem. The aluminum jacks are nice because you can easily pick them up without giving yourself a hernia.

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kenchan

yah, unlike the ac hydraulics and other highend jacks this aluminum jack is very light weight and the handle collapses in the middle so you can use it in tight space.

the higher end ones has a one piece long handle and actually pretty clumsy to use unless you have a big garage.

Jeffblue

i have a little hydraulic jack, its one of the compact ones. good god that thing weighs like 50 pounds.

kenchan

tmi..

Jeffblue

in the premo section, thats NEI (not enough information)

BennytheBlade

Glad you got it figured out and BC was helpful.

I have the HF racing jack as well w/ no troubles.

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Jeffblue

ok so i just went to sears and bought this.

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fits under the car at the rear diff, and the 4 jack points along the side rails. I don't think it will reach the front center jack point though. You think i should take it back and get this one?
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i think that would reach the center jack point up front. In which case it would take me about 2-3 mins to get my car on 2 jack stands at a time, as opposed to, really long.

christian370z

I don't think that will reach the front jacking point, you would need something double the length of the harbor freight hydro jack as that is the one I have and leaving clearance aside, would need to be 30 inches long at least.

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Jeffblue

oh ok. i guess if i want to jack the car up from the front i will just put it on ramps first, or only use the rails. looks like this one will do. Its really light for its size, i'm impressed.