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Hi guys, i'm thinking of doing some work on my car but i'm not sure what kind of jack I need. Not just how how heavy, how high the jack has to reach too.
Thanks in advance
Depends what you want to do, if it's just tires/brakes then at least 2 tons with 18" of lift will work. Something with 24" will let you use the center jack points a lot easier (including the back one under the cover). Make sure you get decent jack stands and actually use them.
I see you're in BC...this style (I've seen a few different brands of the same jack rebadged) works well for pretty much any vehicle within the weight capacity.
I've got a 2 ton Craftsman aluminum lo-profile racing jack with 18" lift (lo-profile for when I played with lowered cars when I was younger). Works fine and has never failed me for over 15 years. It would be nice to have a higher lift, since the NX is a higher sitting car, but am still able to do the maintenance that I need..
Hi guys, i'm thinking of doing some work on my car but i'm not sure what kind of jack I need. Not just how how heavy, how high the jack has to reach too.
Thanks in advance
I purchased a floor jack with 3.5 ton rating on sale from Princess Auto. Lifting max height as well as minimum height is important when you choose one.
I can lift any vehicle in my family with less than 10 pushes for seasonal tire changes,etc. Having a floor jack, jack stands, industrial grade compressor makes it easy
working on vehicles.in my garage.
Not to carry around but it sides as a 3 ton jack stand, lifts VERY high and is heck of strong build. Also, local TS sells it for $28, so it's hard to beat. It's great for trucks and tall SUVs. Only thing to keep in mind, it does not fold pas certain height, so you need to make sure that you have enough clearance. Many jacks described above run out of lifting height on tall vehicles.
Not to carry around but it sides as a 3 ton jack stand, lifts VERY high and is heck of strong build. Also, local TS sells it for $28, so it's hard to beat. It's great for trucks and tall SUVs. Only thing to keep in mind, it does not fold pas certain height, so you need to make sure that you have enough clearance. Many jacks described above run out of lifting height on tall vehicles.
Won't fit under the NX. The right way is jack front/back centers and jack stands at pinch welds.
A pinch weld adapter is required to prevent vehicle damage.
For my usage, I modified a set of jack stands by cutting a small notch in the top, to permit the saddle to straddle the pinch weld.
These jack stands have plenty of contiguous / thick structural metal remaining after the modification. As-such, in this case the safety is not affected.
When I was modifying the jack stands to cut the notch I used the body to ensure the fit, so that I would not be crushing the pinch weld during usage.
Making the notch was easy using my 4½" 12,000 rpm small angle grinder.
They make jackstands with that slot to begin with. Honestly, not worth it and don't worry too much about the pinch welds...just don't drop the vehicle with the jack onto the stands.
They make jackstands with that slot to begin with. Honestly, not worth it and don't worry too much about the pinch welds...just don't drop the vehicle with the jack onto the stands.
Learning is by doing. Lots of Youtube tutorials out there as well. Just always safety first.
09-02-17, 05:45 PM
What kind of car jack
