> Richard
> On floor jacks: I had been able to slide my 3 ton jack under the frame
> rails. A few weeks ago I installed a set of Koni shocks. When I lifted the
> car, removed the jack stands, and lowered the car, I was unable to remove
> the jack. The Konis lowered the car by about an inch. Now I have to jack
> from the front plate or rear end. So if you get a floor jack be aware of
> its lowest height.
Northern Tool has several aluminum floor jacks. This one
(http://tinyurl.com/hhezb) is a 1.5 ton model with a lift range from 3.3 to
14.8 inches and the shipping weight is 28 lbs. Price is $90. Yeah, I know
others will lift a car higher, but they usually weight a bunch more, too.
For example (http://tinyurl.com/kqg78) lifts from 3.6 to 17.5 inches, but
shipping weight's 46 lbs. And it cost $220. Even if the prices were reversed
I'd be real tempted by the lighter jack. Being older and way out of shape
often effects one's point of view of what's important. :>)
In my experience Northern Tool also seems to offer generally better quality
equipment than Harbor Freight. Having both stores up in DFW is nice, too.
FWIW,
Ron
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