Quickjack
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JHZR2
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You should really look at the jacking locations and weights of each to make a decision. I’d guess the Range Rover is going to be the driver on weight, but some of the cars will have harder lift points to protect.
For the issue of low cars, the quickjack isn’t very high when folded flat. I’d suspect that your best bet would be to just make some 2x12” lumber roll up “ramps” and then the tires are 1.5” higher and you should have no issues…
For the issue of low cars, the quickjack isn’t very high when folded flat. I’d suspect that your best bet would be to just make some 2x12” lumber roll up “ramps” and then the tires are 1.5” higher and you should have no issues…
Goes under my 328 with no problem!
5487 lbs, so, yeah.
Measure the distance between front and rear lift points on all your cars.
Measure the distance between the front and rear tires on all your cars.
My Quickjack 7000XL works to fit the long distance between front and rear lift points on the S600, on every Volvo, and on the Tundra frame (for which I added big wood blocks since it‘s so far off the ground).
But it’s 4” too long to fit between the wheels on the SL600.
You may find that one QJ may fit most of your cars, but not all.
Measure the distance between the front and rear tires on all your cars.
My Quickjack 7000XL works to fit the long distance between front and rear lift points on the S600, on every Volvo, and on the Tundra frame (for which I added big wood blocks since it‘s so far off the ground).
But it’s 4” too long to fit between the wheels on the SL600.
You may find that one QJ may fit most of your cars, but not all.
The QJ in post #3 maintaining a parallelogram shape (not an upright, stabilized rectangle) is unsettling to me.
The bar at the back slides into place but it wobbles around too much for my liking compared to traditional jack stands. Would not recommend for big work like engine swaps but makes other things like tire rotations and brake jobs faster.
Sam_Julier
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My QJ works well and is stable.
I do not go under the car without 4 jack stands placed underneath the QJ.
6 ton stands extend to within .5” at the top height.
I do not go under the car without 4 jack stands placed underneath the QJ.
6 ton stands extend to within .5” at the top height.
LOL..You have 8 cars which you can measure the min-max yourself and you expect use to know which will fix?
BTw..you'll probably have to buy SUV/Truck extenders.
Curious to know where do you place the jack stands when the jack points are occupied by the QJ.
Not sure what wobbling you talking about. Rock solid!
Sam_Julier
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I didn’t mention wobbling.
@Pew said that
Sam_Julier
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The jack stands go under the platform in the event the QJ fails.
The is recommended in the QJ manual.
I would never get under a car without multiple, redundant supports.
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Yeah, quoted the wrong post.
Indeed. Although it was a friend's QJ and I've never used one since so maybe it was just his specifically? Probably didn't help that we were trying to get the motor and trans out.
I'd still want one, although I don't have an air compressor. I don't think there's a single person on this forum that has one and has anything bad to say about their QJ.
What do you need an air compressor for? The hydraulic compressor comes with it.
When it comes to wobbling, was the surface flat? Also, what is super, uber important is to push any air out from hydraulic lines so both sides rais the same.
They are too heavy to do simple stuff like oil changes (I use ramps). I would not recommend it to someone that does not work on suspension etc.
Oh, I didn't realize that, I saw my friend's was hooked up to something but I didn't bother checking so I assumed they hooked up to something that I didn't have.
It’s stable. It’s strong. I had a Mercedes on one for nearly a year. No worries.
