Car Lift

[wranglerguy]

My floor jack won’t get high enough to lift my wife’s Supra.
I was going to use a block of wood but then I found these jack extenders in a google search.

Looks like a great idea. Anybody tried these?
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/champ-floor-jack-height-extenders-p-11539.aspx

 

[supraguy@aol]

I finally broke down and got a real floor jack.
I fits lowered cars, and jacks seriously high. I was tired of dragging my two stupid little walmart special jacks around.
It's not a greatest jack you can buy, mind you- but its way better than what I had.

 

[te72]

I finally broke down and got a real floor jack.
I fits lowered cars, and jacks seriously high. I was tired of dragging my two stupid little walmart special jacks around.

I'll second this, but the extenders seem like an interesting idea. I've used the block of wood trick when trying to get some serious height on a car to do some time consuming work under the car. The wood works well enough. You might also look into a bottle jack, I know they can get some good height, but they're kinda tall to start with...

In the long run though, the floor jack I bought at Checker a few years back has been one of the most useful tools in my arsenal. Was a "Spyder" model, gets under fairly low cars, and lifts a good 1.5', plenty of room for most tasks. Cost about $120 though, and is steel, so it's quite heavy (probably 100lbs or so), but man is it useful...

Kudos on your wife having a Supra though, that's pretty awesome.

 

[bioskyline]

the extenders are so-so, they can be a pain to get under the vehical when its on the ground, but work great on trucks/suvs where the frame is to high up to get a normal jack on without damaging the body.

 

[ForcedTorque]

Do those attach securely to the jack, or is it possible for it to fall off as you lift?

 

[te72]

Do those attach securely to the jack, or is it possible for it to fall off as you lift?

Hadn't thought about that. From what I could tell, they screw into place, but it's certainly something to look into...

 

[supraguy@aol]

If you want serious height, like if you had to pull the tranny out for example,
You'll need to jack in steps, regardless.
IE- jack up to some height, put in jackstands, And start again with the jack, with the extenders you posted, or wood spacers, as mentioned.
This is the only way to get 2+ft clearance under the car, unless you have a shop jack, or hydraulic lift.

PS- regardless of how you jack the car, ALWAYS use jack stands!
You prolly already know this, but its worth mentioning again.

 

[te72]

^ I had to do that when replacing the transmission on my former Miata a few years back. A 4x4 piece of wood was a VERY useful piece of low-tech for that job.