Best bet is to get a new jack. Harbor Freight has a nice one for
about $50 dollars and they ship it for free. It weighs about 70 lbs but
the handle comes off for storage. It will lift the car about 20 inches,
they also have a rubber thing that goes over the saddle to give another
inch or so. Considering the number of times that you use a jack it's a
good investment.
...Art
On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Chris Heerschap wrote:
>
> I have the basic 2 ton heavy duty floor jack I use for working on my
> car.
>
> The problem I have is that I put it up to the highest setting, then
> get it on jackstands, and there's not quite enough room to work.
>
> I used to use a block of wood between the jack and the car (painful
> cringes from the audience) until the wood slipped and cracked open my
> radiator. Some lessons have to be learned painfully.
>
> Anyhow, I'd sure like to get more height under the car. My jackstands
> are only up to the second or third setting at most, and if I'm on a
> creeper, space is next to nonexistant. I can work, but it'd sure be
> nice to have more space.
>
> And no, the garage is too small (as is the budget) for a nice lift.
>
> Any suggestions... aside from getting a new jack? I know some of the
> long-frame jacks lift quite high, but storage space is also at a
> premium in the garage.
>
>
> cmh
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> Chris Heerschap mailto:heerschap@eng.kns.com
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