Low profile floor jacks

[Nineeightyone]

A little 2x10 action to drive the car up on to grant ample room, and the aforementioned Long Reach/Low Profile Daytona jack is what I do. I jack up from the subframe, and I've been very pleased with the Daytona. Coupons came around from time to time on the Daytona jacks, I also have my old Pittsburgh jack around for situations where I need to apply pressure/lift something heavy into place, but the Daytona has been my workhorse and has been good to me.

For jackstands, I like sets that ratchet and have the locking pin -- just a little extra peace of mind. I got a set from Chicago Pneumatic on Amazon, the feet have a little welded pad on them to keep them from sinking into your driveway. A pair of 3T were ~$55 IIRC. More than I paid for my older-than-dirt HF jack stands but in the grand scheme of things, a quality set of jackstands is worth the money in comparison to if something were to go wrong.

 

[imthanick_a]

Daytona ftw
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Harbor freight was sued by snap-on for copying this jack. This is a good one. I use one from autozone but was purchased in a late-night car emergency so i'd probably spring for the Daytona one if i had to buy another

 

[Nineeightyone]

Harbor freight was sued by snap-on for copying this jack. This is a good one. I use one from autozone but was purchased in a late-night car emergency so i'd probably spring for the Daytona one if i had to buy another

Specifically, they were sued over the *Yellow* one, which is admittedly a very visually-similar item to the jack Snap-On sells. The other Daytona jacks were not involved, and are not (at this time) available in Yellow.

 

[wasbaggedonce]

Just ran to Harbor Freight on my break and picked up a Daytona jack thanks to this thread.

 

[Acadia18]

Harbor freight was sued by snap-on for copying this jack. This is a good one. I use one from autozone but was purchased in a late-night car emergency so i'd probably spring for the Daytona one if i had to buy another

They settled out of court years ago, but here's an interesting tidbit from the lawsuit:

"Harbor Freight also alleged Snap-on’s jacks were made in the same factory as the Harbor Freight ones and the company’s business model is what caused a higher price."

Take what you will from that lol.

 

[swcrow]

here’s my LiftMaster... pleased so far

 

[KyACRASH]

+1 for the Daytona Low profile long reach. Mine is the green one too, must be the best color!

 

[Mk_GTI]

Looking at the Harbor Freight 2 ton aluminum jack, as the iron jacks are too heavy to transport easily. Wondering if the reach will be enough?

https://www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-64542.html

 

[2slowvw]

Looking at the Harbor Freight 2 ton aluminum jack, as the iron jacks are too heavy to transport easily. Wondering if the reach will be enough?

https://www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-64542.html

I have the older style of this from about 8 years ago and its still in use and works great.

 

[Mk_GTI]

I have the older style of this from about 8 years ago and its still in use and works great.

What about the reach length under the car?

 

[2slowvw]

What about the reach length under the car?

Never had an issue with it. I mean ideally a long one would be better, but it is low enough to slide under the car.

 

[mk7_bk]

I have the pittsburg, does the job, pretty heavy tho. Also have the jack stands mentioned above but different part numbers, thought about replacing them but said fugg it

 

[KyACRASH]

I have the pittsburg, does the job, pretty heavy tho. Also have the jack stands mentioned above but different part numbers, thought about replacing them but said fugg it

good call, what's the worst that can happen?

 

[mk7_bk]

good call, what's the worst that can happen?

considering how they are not the same part number as the effected jack stands, worst case is the wife will get enough money to not work with her eventually new boyfriend and a GTI that she cant drive cuz its stick lol