JHZR2
Staff member
For a while now I've contemplated buying either a Kwik Lift or an EZ car lift.
The Kwik lift is sturdy, you can park on it, easy to get up on, etc. However, one of the greatest benefits to a lift is getting a car up in the air and taking the wheels off. The Kwik lift fails in that department because to do so, you still need to use a jack stand and hydraulic jack to lift it up, via the centerline bridge. Then you may have to support your vehicle at non-OE lifting points and even if not, you'll have to be doing all the same work as if you just used a jack and stands. It is a nicer height and seems pretty trustworthy, but it's also heavy and not very portable, if you want to do work in one place or another (like outside on the driveway as opposed to in your garage).
The ez car lift looked good but I'm not a big fan of stuff that will roll along under the mass of the car, because it could damage pavers or blacktop, and likely requires very smooth concrete, which I have in the garage but not the driveway. The deal breaker for it though was that it's rated at 4400 lbs, which isn't enough for a modern minivan or bigger SUV.
I'd love to jack the whole car up at once for stuff like snow tire changes, but it just doesn't seem practical (don't have the height or desire for a real lift), and I'm ok with using jack stands for other stuff when the wheels need to be up and off, like suspension or brake work.
Enter the jack point jack stand. I've never liked using the boxed floor stiffeners or suspension parts for jacking/supporting cars. And it can be really tough to lift the car up on its oe jack point and then get a jack stand underneath at the appropriate spot. Lets not also forget that jackstand tech hasnt changed from the days of solid axles and body on frame vehicles. Lots of damaged jackpoints and pinch welds as a result.
This stand appears different... jackable and then the stand slides around the jack and uses the OE lift point. Adapters are used to protect the points and they also add stability to the open side of the stand.
Seems optimal to me, and even if I go with a kwiklift in the future, they still would be useful. I feel more comfortable with something like this, because old fashioned stands, even if placed properly, can eat undercoating and OE rustproofing from the undersides of vehicles. Especially so if it is rubberized from the factory.
But does anyone have these or have experience with these stands? They are a bit $$$ so Im trying to research before pulling the trigger on 2-4 of them.
Thanks!
The Kwik lift is sturdy, you can park on it, easy to get up on, etc. However, one of the greatest benefits to a lift is getting a car up in the air and taking the wheels off. The Kwik lift fails in that department because to do so, you still need to use a jack stand and hydraulic jack to lift it up, via the centerline bridge. Then you may have to support your vehicle at non-OE lifting points and even if not, you'll have to be doing all the same work as if you just used a jack and stands. It is a nicer height and seems pretty trustworthy, but it's also heavy and not very portable, if you want to do work in one place or another (like outside on the driveway as opposed to in your garage).
The ez car lift looked good but I'm not a big fan of stuff that will roll along under the mass of the car, because it could damage pavers or blacktop, and likely requires very smooth concrete, which I have in the garage but not the driveway. The deal breaker for it though was that it's rated at 4400 lbs, which isn't enough for a modern minivan or bigger SUV.
I'd love to jack the whole car up at once for stuff like snow tire changes, but it just doesn't seem practical (don't have the height or desire for a real lift), and I'm ok with using jack stands for other stuff when the wheels need to be up and off, like suspension or brake work.
Enter the jack point jack stand. I've never liked using the boxed floor stiffeners or suspension parts for jacking/supporting cars. And it can be really tough to lift the car up on its oe jack point and then get a jack stand underneath at the appropriate spot. Lets not also forget that jackstand tech hasnt changed from the days of solid axles and body on frame vehicles. Lots of damaged jackpoints and pinch welds as a result.
This stand appears different... jackable and then the stand slides around the jack and uses the OE lift point. Adapters are used to protect the points and they also add stability to the open side of the stand.
Seems optimal to me, and even if I go with a kwiklift in the future, they still would be useful. I feel more comfortable with something like this, because old fashioned stands, even if placed properly, can eat undercoating and OE rustproofing from the undersides of vehicles. Especially so if it is rubberized from the factory.
But does anyone have these or have experience with these stands? They are a bit $$$ so Im trying to research before pulling the trigger on 2-4 of them.
Thanks!