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As attractive as the home lift/small spaces concept was, it still looked flimsey to me. I just wouldn't trust my life under it despite the affadavits from our forum bretheren, here. Things that appear too good to be true almost always are.
But, admittedly after seeing this video (below) this evening, I really want one under the Christmas tree. A 5000 model because I occassionally help my son with his Ford Ranger).
Bought one in early 2017. Then kicked myself for using jack stands for the restore! Nice product. Only complaint is I cant slide the jacks under the sidemount exhaust with the rubber blocks in place, the car is just too low. Not quickjacks fault, but mine.
Hi AG,
Your car looks good sitting there!
You'll have to tie a string on your finger to remind yourself to put the garage door up before you begin to lower the car!!!!
Regards,
Alan
Hi Mr D,
I agree that the floor jack and stands really do a similar job for less than half the cost.
For me the decision to try the Qwik-Jack was really the result of the signals from my 70 year old back.
Regards,
Alan
I hear you loud and clear on the getting old part. I'm still convinced the last transmission R&R in my 65 caused me a trip to the OR for an ACDF procedure.
I would rather take an *** beating than swap out a manual trans in a C2/C3. 20 years ago I would have done that job and not blinked an eye, today I struggle with the weight.
Everything I do now has risk assessment attached to it. HA
I did it with a jack and stands for years and hated it every time. Up some, move the jack to the other side, up more, back to the first side and repeat. Now it's a two or three minute no big deal thing and it's a done deal.
Wish I had it a few years ago when I did all the suspension work but I was under there again last winter (transmission and a diff re-gear) and I'll be under there again this winter for other things again.
BTW, it will span the vette frame sideways for those odd times you might need to.
Concrete in my garage wouldn't take a maxxjack nor do I have the room anyway.
M
As attractive as the home lift/small spaces concept was, it still looked flimsey to me. I just wouldn't trust my life under it despite the affadavits from our forum bretheren, here. Things that appear too good to be true almost always are.
But, admittedly after seeing this video (below) this evening, I really want one under the Christmas tree. A 5000 model because I occassionally help my son with his Ford Ranger).
Hope this perhaps, maybe helps others who are on the line.
Dave
I own the 5000 and while they may look flimsy, they are solid, and if you go to their website they have a video where they tested it with massive weights and it never failed. When its up at full extension, I have pushed on it and its solid. Now if you ran into the side of it at 55mph with a car or forklift, it might go over...or it might slide, but don't do that.
I still use jack stands as a precaution, but not because I think its going to suddenly fall over.
I had a Kwik Lift prior, and it just took up too much space in my garage, and frankly, it was scary driving the car up on the ramps.
Last edited by Shovels and Vettes; Dec 21, 2017 at 06:40 AM.
I own the 5000 and while they may look flimsy, they are solid, and if you go to their website they have a video where they tested it with massive weights and it never failed. When its up at full extension, I have pushed on it and its solid. Now if you ran into the side of it at 55mph with a car or forklift, it might go over...or it might slide, but don't do that.
I still use jack stands as a precaution, but not because I think its going to suddenly fall over.
I had a Kwik Lift prior, and it just took up too much space in my garage, and frankly, it was scary driving the car up on the ramps.
I hear ya about the K-L.
I also had one in my garage and sold it for the same reasons you mentioned. Didn't like driving up on it and it took up waaaaay to much room.
I will say it seemed to be quality built.
I'm going to look into this lift also, but until then it's jack stands and more Advil's.
Can you tell me what electrical requirement I would need to power one of the 5000 models ? Thank you.
Just remember that you can stop a 4 post lift at the max height that you have available. While I can stand under my Vettes my 56 Chevy is much taller and I roll around on a adjustable stool to work, still MUCH better than laying down.
Obviously, if you have enough garage height, and extra cash, a four post lift is ideal. The Quick Jack is the best lift, when you don't have the height, and at a much lower cost.
My buddy has a Cobra replicar and he loves his QuickJack. It's great for getting a side pipe car off the ground without having to go back and forth with a jack and jack stands. Even though it is sound from an engineering standpoint, I personally do not like the side-to-side instability of the car when raised on the QuickJack and would opt for some additional stands to steady the car.
My buddy has a Cobra replicar and he loves his QuickJack. It's great for getting a side pipe car off the ground without having to go back and forth with a jack and jack stands. Even though it is sound from an engineering standpoint, I personally do not like the side-to-side instability of the car when raised on the QuickJack and would opt for some additional stands to steady the car.
Given I own and use a Quickjack, its a matter of concern when I hear people talk about instability. So I was thinking about this and have a question....how is the footprint of the Quickjack in any way LESS than four jack stands....I believe it has a much larger base footprint on the ground than four jack stands. So while the idea that somehow the car could be pushed off the stands by pushing on the side of the car, I believe it would take a force equal to a car ramming into the side of the car to push it off the stands, and in that case, it would be the same if the car was up on four jack stands. I would argue that Quickjack is clearly more stable and safe than four jack stands.
Any method of jacking a car can be dangerous if the right forces are applied to the car while jacked. The important thing to me is will the weight of the car possibly collapse any given stand?? I still use jackstands as a backup to that potential. I cannot be so paranoid to worry about a stand failing, IF some major force were applied to the car laterally. In my two car garage, there is nothing going to accelerate and run into the side of the Vette. Maybe an earthquake would be an issue, but in that case, the house may be crumbled down anyway and not sure any type of lift is safe in that case.
Last edited by Shovels and Vettes; Dec 25, 2017 at 05:59 AM.
Given I own and use a Quickjack, its a matter of concern when I hear people talk about instability. So I was thinking about this and have a question....how is the footprint of the Quickjack in any way LESS than four jack stands....I believe it has a much larger base footprint on the ground than four jack stands. So while the idea that somehow the car could be pushed off the stands by pushing on the side of the car, I believe it would take a force equal to a car ramming into the side of the car to push it off the stands, and in that case, it would be the same if the car was up on four jack stands. I would argue that Quickjack is clearly more stable and safe than four jack stands.
Any method of jacking a car can be dangerous if the right forces are applied to the car while jacked. The important thing to me is will the weight of the car possibly collapse any given stand?? I still use jackstands as a backup to that potential. I cannot be so paranoid to worry about a stand failing, IF some major force were applied to the car laterally. In my two car garage, there is nothing going to accelerate and run into the side of the Vette. Maybe an earthquake would be an issue, but in that case, the house may be crumbled down anyway and not sure any type of lift is safe in that case.
I don't think it is necessarily any less safe than jack stands. I just dont like how the QuickJack flexes when you apply lateral force to the side of the car. It just doesn't inspire confidence with a solid feeling like a jack stand.
