anyone use this car jack?

kfull

Aluminum Floor Jack - 1.5 Ton Aluminum Racing Jack

I'm gonna use it mainly for wheel/tire swaps. Is 1.5 ton plenty?

1st

I have this jack. It’s ok better then the oem one the car comes with (scissor jack). This is my 2nd one I have bought do to the swivel piece to lower the car broke they don’t last very long with a lot of use. It’s an ok buy for light weight work. I use this jack on my Honda. I would recommend something better for the Z. The Z weighs more there for the rating should be higher. I don't trust that jack with my Z. This is the real deal Low Profile Floor Jack - 2 Ton, Rapid Pump® Jack

kfull

I see. is the steel jack more durable than aluminum? I guess I'll spend the extra money for that if it's gonna hold up longer. Also, are car chocks a necessity?

ZMan8

yes car chocks are very necessary.

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kfull

For wheel/tire swaps do i have to lift from the front and back or is there a side jack point too?

1st

There are side jack points as well but there not flat. You would need a hockey puck(there is a specific word for this attachment that goes on your jack to lift the car from the side jacking points or they can bend). Referrer to your cars manual for the side jack points. Also if you have never used a torque wrench before take it easy practice or get an idea of how to use because you can snap that stud like Hulk.

Limeybastard

As a matter of habit I always use chocks, but now I have an auto, is it still needed?

As you can see I am researching jacks for raising the Z, for its due oil change. I noticed under the front cross member a little round spherical part that sticks out, I am assuming this is where I place the jack ?

Now, shall I get the 2 ton HF or 1.5 ton HF? I was at HF earlier today, they were selling the 2 ton one for 160, I passed as they are having a memorial sale with 20 percent off, so will wait til then.

Also, will the 1.5 ton HF fit under the center cross member?

Just browsing their website, saw this, much cheaper..

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-l...ump-61253.html

They have about 4 different versions of the 3 ton low profile jacks, not sure what the differences are?

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...?q=Floor+Jacks

HF website is not very user friendly, it has an area to "look up" to see if this item is at my local HF store, but all this does once I enter my zip is bring a list of stores close to me, when I pick one the only option is to get directions?

SouthArk370Z

Chocks and stands are ALWAYS required when using a hydraulic jack. Unless you want 3000+ pounds of car sitting on your chest. All that stands between you and catastrophe is a cheap o-ring.

RTFM for jack points. Something you should know in case of a flat.

I like to get the highest rated jack that will fit the application. Some people are OK with 1.5T for a Z; I prefer at least 2T. YMMV

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DEpointfive0

I bought this one.
Sucks that it's SOOOOOOOO damn heavy... But I'll take it. It's the only jack that can reach that far under the car

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Limeybastard

Yep, I just came back from HF and bought this one also, barely fitted in the trunk! LOL also my back hurts now hahaha!

DEpointfive0

Yeah, but the bitch fits in the passenger footwell (barely) so I can take it places. Just sucks because I work on a lot of peoples' cars so I have to lug that damn thing around a lot

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Limeybastard

The one we have is definately longer than the aluminum one, hence I got this one. Else I would have paid an extra 20 and got the alu one as its lighter but only 1.5 ton I think.

PharmDZ

I use this jack and I love it. It's the only one I could find that could get all the way under the car without me having to use the scissor jack at all. I am dropped on eibach springs and I do use a makeshift "ramp" I made from 2x4's for the front though but that's not hard to set up. Made life so much easier working on this car.

Limeybastard

Man this thing drops the car when you try to lower it.

SouthArk370Z

When you tighten the valve, it just needs to be snug. You don't have to put it in a bind. Just like with oil filters. This will give you more control when you go to open the valve - much less likely to "jump" open.

Late edit: And since you will keep body parts from underneath the car whilst using the hyd jack and will be using jack stands to hold the weight of the car once it's up in the air, it's not a big deal if the hyd jack bleeds down a tiny bit.

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