Lifts
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Duvall, WA
I have a kwiklift, but a good hydraulic jack and some jackstands are all you really need to get under the car. Be sure to use wheel chocks so your car doesn't roll when one end is up in the air. Never get under your car when it is supported by a hydraulic jack.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
The 'inexpensive' lift is four, heavy duty jack stands [with good extendability] and a very good quality floor jack. To get a car up for good access, you just work around the car at the standard four jacking locations and take it up a few inches at a time, then raise the jack stand to hold it. Then move the floor jack to the next position...and so on. Be careful to not raise any one spot over about 3 inches, except on the first pass; you don't want to shift the car's weight so much that it slides off a jack stand. If you decide to do this, DO NOT buy poor quality jack stands [or floor jack] at a local auto parts store! Just remember that your life can be at the mercy of the quality of those stands. Get a good set of stands which have solid safety locks that can not be bumped and come loose.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: starting to wonder if im welcome here texas
i use 2 ramps for the back wheels and 2 jack stands on the front a arms. to lift it i use the jack that came with the car and my floor jack. just do a little on eatch side then switch. 4 jacks and 1 friend would be best
Race Director
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Forked River NJ
For years I have always used a good quality set of jack stands and a floor jack. I recently upgraded my garage with a 2 post lift. Greatest thing going. I can now have my car in the air in 60 seconds and walk under it.
