ToolPRO Low Profile Trolley Jack 1600kg - $56.98 for Club Members @ SupercheapAuto

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  aoeueoa on 20/10/2017 - 10:34

  The red plastic garage creeper is cheap too, i think $30? Cheapest it's ever been.

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    eediot on 20/10/2017 - 15:23

    Bought the creeper, found it easier just to shuffle on my back with some cardboard laid down.

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  joelmuzz on 20/10/2017 - 10:36

  +1

  I would recommend larger to be useful.
  It's not about the weight rating, the little jacks just don't have enough lift height to get stands under for many cars so you will forever be screwing around with blocks of wood to chock it up another few inches or other hacks rather than just an easy safe lift process with a larger jack.

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    BlinkyBill on 20/10/2017 - 11:26

    Do you have one? I use this same jack on a very low Westfield Clubman (Louts 7 type car) as my regular jacks simply can't get under the car. There is no problem getting the car high enough to get jack stands under the car. Worst case (not that I've needed to do it) is jack up to the jack stands on low setting, then use a regular jack, or this jack on top of a suitable block of wood.

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    [Deactivated] on 20/10/2017 - 11:54

    I also would have thought it prudent to take the weight rating on a cheap Chinese jack with a grain of salt. A garden Commodore is already heavier than the rated 1600kg, plus with it being aimed at the home market where people will invariably use it without stands…… all concerns me.

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      imnotarobot on 20/10/2017 - 12:15

      +1

      Assuming you're not lifting the entire car with the one jack, even a 1000kg jack will be more than enough for a Commodore, as the weight is distributed to the other wheels on the ground also….

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        [Deactivated] on 20/10/2017 - 13:02

        Ah yes good point.

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        aoeueoa on 20/10/2017 - 15:39

        It's actually not though. Even though the weight lifted will be under the max load, the physical act of pumping up the jack is much harder. Use a jack rated for 3000kg on a Commodore and see how easy it lifts.

        Consider this when buying a jack, not jsut the max load.

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        imnotarobot on 20/10/2017 - 21:14

        @aoeueoa: I've not found any hydraulic jacks (even cheap ones) that have difficulty lifting a wheel off the ground.
        It all comes down to leverage. Use a longer bar.

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        aoeueoa on 20/10/2017 - 21:36

        @imnotarobot:

        Lifting the whole front

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        imnotarobot on 20/10/2017 - 22:10

        @aoeueoa: I guess we can keep pissing into the breeze with this…
        Yes. Maybe a bigger jack if you want to lift the front of a Commodore.
        But your civic should be fine.

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  magic8ballgag on 20/10/2017 - 10:41

  I purchased this when it was last on sale for ~40 and it's good apart from the part of the handle that you use to tighten and loosen the hydraulic is not the best, the opening on it is too big so I have to hold it on a certain angle for it to 'grab' the screw.

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  Jettblack on 20/10/2017 - 10:43

  The working height 375mm is that the height it will jack the car too?

  If that is it that's very low

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    lomie on 20/10/2017 - 10:51

    -1

    Have you got a lowered vehicle?

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      eediot on 20/10/2017 - 15:27

      The max working height has nothing to do with whether a car is lowered, that's how high it can jack your vehicle up. It's the 85mm you should be looking at if your car is lowered.

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        lomie on 20/10/2017 - 15:59

        If a vehicle is lowered, it may not need to be raised that high to get the tyres off the ground for some vehicles (depending on shock choice/replacement).

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        aoeueoa on 20/10/2017 - 16:05

        @amts: Well you jack up the car for more reasons than getting the tyres off the ground….

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        lomie on 20/10/2017 - 16:09

        @aoeueoa: For some, that's all that is needed. For other areas of the car that doesn't involve removing the wheels, ramps can be utilised instead. All depends on personal preference.

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    joelmuzz on 20/10/2017 - 20:54

    It's the lowest point of the arm to its highest point.
    The gap between lowest point and car contact point is wasted, though can be filled with a block of wood.
    Tyres keep dropping down until suspension fully extended, rear depends on dif.

    The actual height for stands depends on how low the stands can go and the geometry of the jack point vs the stand points.