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Has anyone recently got one. I’ve seen some mixed reviews way back. Also , will it line up with the jacking points. I couldn’t find any info on that.
Thanks for any input
I have one and have used it several times jacking on the pinch welds. No problems. Just make sure you use the supplied rubber blocks and check alignment as you get close. remember also as it lifts it will move the care backwards 8 inches or so due to the way it operates.
Last edited by cdm747; Mar 6, 2019 at 07:46 AM.
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I was planning to buy one of these but did not. There might be a problem if you have a Convertible.
My car is a 1993 Convertible with the standard cross brace underneath. It appeared that the brace would cause a problem. I would not want to remove it prior to using the jack. That would take the Quick out of the equation.
I contacted Quick Jack but was not able to get a definitive answer. The companies photos shows Coupes or C5 photos.
Does anyone have Direct experience with it with C4 Convertibles?
Barrier
I am not sure why the cross-brace would be a problem. If I have time tonight I will put my car on the lift and take a closeup how the rubber blocks hold the jack off the pinch weld. There is a gap of at least 2 inches between the bottom of the pinch weld and the jack assembly. The jack has trays that the rubber blocks sit on and can be moved around to get them in the right location.
I got one last April. After a few uses an o-ring came out of one of the female quick connectors. Then the hydraulic cylinders started leaking after that a proportion valve went bad. It took until November last year for them to finally send me All the parts to get it working again. I must of been one of the few people who got a Bad unit.
I have had mine for several years now and absolutely no problems with it. My car is on it during the winter months. And I also use it for regular maintenance.
Unpacked and set up the Quickjack 5000SLX today. Very easy to setup and use. Will come in very handy for oil changes, and other maintenance jobs. The square blocks came with the jack and I purchased the hockey pucks off of eBay.
Last edited by TorchRed427; Mar 16, 2019 at 04:09 PM.
From the video, it sounds like the jack locks into place at 2 different heights. Is that true that it would be impossible for it to collapse when locked?
Also, gandspt mentions keeping the car on this quickjack over the winter months. Any opinion on that?
-I was under the impression that you really don't want to keep a car lifted for months on end and it has a negative impact on the shocks being extended.
-I would have thought it would be better to have it on pads so that the rubber doesn't make constant contact with concrete seeping in humidity.
-Modern tires, from what I understand also don't develop "flat" spots from sitting too long in a single position.
The Quickjack does have two locking points. One is halfway at about 10" and the second is at the top at about 20". It is not necessary to keep the car jacked up over the winter. It is better to have the shocks compressed normally as it sits on its own weight. I used to put 12"x12" carpet squares under my tires to prevent the flat spots but that isn't so much a problem anymore.
I'm curious how long it takes you (the OP) from the the time you pull in the garage, until you have the car in the air. IOW, how long to move and position the QL, get the thing hooed up, plugged in, etc....then raise the car?
Originally Posted by Marc3
-I was under the impression that you really don't want to keep a car lifted for months on end and it has a negative impact on the shocks being extended.
-I would have thought it would be better to have it on pads so that the rubber doesn't make constant contact with concrete seeping in humidity.
-Modern tires, from what I understand also don't develop "flat" spots from sitting too long in a single position.
"Worryin' about **** that ain't worth worryin' about".
Shocks don't care what position they're in.
Tires don't care what surface they're on...or how "humid" that surface is. They're rubber. They're humid and water proof.
Tires don't flat spot in a meaningful way.
Addressing any of the concerns above would only be treating your own psychology...not any actual issues.
EDIT: I can not help but wonder what a 12x12 piece of CARPET is going to do, to help a tire out. (?)
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Last edited by Tom400CFI; Mar 17, 2019 at 01:04 PM.
I was planning to buy one of these but did not. There might be a problem if you have a Convertible.
My car is a 1993 Convertible with the standard cross brace underneath. It appeared that the brace would cause a problem. I would not want to remove it prior to using the jack. That would take the Quick out of the equation.
I contacted Quick Jack but was not able to get a definitive answer. The companies photos shows Coupes or C5 photos.
Does anyone have Direct experience with it with C4 Convertibles?
Barrier
I use the Quickjack on my coupe and the vert. I did notice the cross brace issue on my vert, and needed to make additional spacers to compensate. Once that was done I have no other issues.
I'm curious how long it takes you (the OP) from the the time you pull in the garage, until you have the car in the air. IOW, how long to move and position the QL, get the thing hooed up, plugged in, etc....then raise the car?"Worryin' about **** that ain't worth worryin' about".
Shocks don't care what position they're in.
Tires don't care what surface they're on...or how "humid" that surface is. They're rubber. They're humid and water proof.
Tires don't flat spot in a meaningful way.
Addressing any of the concerns above would only be treating your own psychology...not any actual issues.
EDIT: I can not help but wonder what a 12x12 piece of CARPET is going to do, to help a tire out. (?)
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Tom, it takes me about 5 minutes or less to position the Quick Jack's under my car. Then I just press the button up to lift the car (maybe another 2 minutes to get it in the air at full lift). Positioning the rubber cushions under the pinch welds of the car is the hardest part. I marked the QJ frames in red paint to make it easier for me to align the frames with the car's jacking point marks on the lower rockers. This way I can position the frame quickly.
Overall it takes me way less time than using four Jack stands and two hydraulic jacks to get the car up in the air.
Quickjack 5000
