Ordered a Quickjack 5000 today. Think I could of got by with the 3500 but thought a little extra weight security won't hurt. Besides I have other vehicles that weigh more than the vette. Shipping weight is 244 lbs. Hope this old man can handle it.

 

A little lesson for you as well as any one thinking of buying a jack.
This applies to any car, not just the Corvette.
You opted to buy a jack that can take more weight than the car itself weighs.
Jacks are based on curb weight.
Do you know what curb weight is?
That is the weight of the car sitting on all four wheels.
Every time you jack up the car, you are lifting one section at a time.

That weight on the jack is no where near the curb weight, as at least two wheels are still on the ground.
Spending money on a jack listed above curb weight is not needed.
Matter of fact one should not purchase one rated for the curb weight of the car, as this is not necessary.
There is no way a jack will ever handle the entire curb weight of the car.
If you jack up the rear and both rear wheels are off the ground, the front wheels are still firmly on the ground, so you are not lifting the curb weight of the vehicle.

Most are of the opinion "my car weighs 3500Lbs, so I need a t least a 3500 Lb capacity jack".
That is just foolish thinking.
I think to lift a Corvette, one could do it safely with a 2000Lb capacity jack, or less.

Bob.

 

Bob, if this was just a regular floor jack, then what you say is correct. But my understanding is the Quick Jack is a four point lift that raises the entire car at one time. So the entire weight is placed on the jack. And if he has heavier cars to lift, getting a greater capacity is not a bad idea.

 

 

Congrats your going to love it! There is a learning curve on set up and handling, if you have any questions feel free to PM me. Mike

 

You wont be disapointed. I bought one a couple years ago and love it. I also bought the 5000.

 

This jack lifts the whole car.

 

Congrats! Let us know your impressions once it's set up. Sold my Kwik-Lift, looking for something else!

 

I'm also buying the 5000 jack to lift heavier cars; my C5 is lowered and the 5000 size should just fit. I asked about the free shipping and was told that Fedex delivers it to the house. Mike, do you prefer to drive the car over the jack or move the jack to the car?

 

I’m going to Chime in as I too have the 5000 Model Quick Jack.
My car is lowered, therefore I have no chance to drive over the unit…It’s no hassle to slide the unit in place once you have your lifting pads installed in the Corvette’s frame.
In my case, after installing the kent-moore lift pads in the frame and using the smallest rubber blocks on the Quick Jack I have about a ¼ inch clearance between the lift pad and rubber block.
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Cheers,
Goose

 

How difficult is it to get them parallel so they don't bind?
Thinking this would come in very handy for replacing clutch and lots of other under car work.

 

I purchased the 3500 lbs. I set it up yesterday and tried it out on the 2002 corvette and used it on my 1969 Camaro. It worked great on both cars. I am going to do a full up brake job on the Camaro and I think it will serve the purpose. I went with the 3500 lbs because it was a little lighter and easier for me to handle, I have four cars that weigh less than 3500 lbs. As far as safety goes if I go under the car say for a oil change etc I will set jack stands in place.

 

I want to order one soon. I’m looking at the 7000SLX do you guys know if it will fit under the vette? I’m looking at using it on my GMC Sierra also

 

What model is the Sierra? I got the 5000 because my '05 Silverado Crew Cab weighs in a little over 5,000 so I use it for the vette and the truck.

The 3000 and 5000 are both 3" when fully dropped, and it looks like the 7,000 is 3.6"
https://www.quickjack.com/quickjack-features.html

I can get the 5000 under mine with thin permanent pucks on the car and with my stock lowering bolts fairly low (with 3 threads left on top). So I don't think the 7000 will work unless you raise the stock height of the car.

 

2014 Sierra Crew Cab 1500 short bed it’s suppose to weigh 52xx . I haven’t weighed it I should. I might go with the 5000SLX then. It will mainly be for my corvette but if I wanted to I’d like to use it on my truck also

 

You'll be ok with a 5000. They design them with a factor of safety so it's designed to lift more than that, and a couple hundred more pounds isn't going to make or break it. The rating is really for the pump itself. The metal can hold 20,000+ pounds. There's a video of them load testing it and the frame withstood the weight but they had to hook it up to a higher rated pump because the one it's designed for wouldn't be able to handle that.

Source: I'm a senior designer for an engineering firm and nearly everything out there is engineered to withstand more than the claim. I'm comfortable using my 5000 on my 5K silverado, but I wouldn't lift a big diesel with it that's 7K

 

I bought the 5000 and love it have had it for 3 years and between 3 cars have used it at least 12 times. oil changes and exhaust system on my Jeep. made it easy work.

 

Keep posting boys, this may be my next purchase!!!

 

This was definitely a purchase I did NOT regret. It makes doing damn near anything so much easier on your back. When I had to do my harmonic balancer swap on my C5Z it was a lifesaver because I'd get under the car and work for 10 minutes, and when I needed to get at a bolt or something from the top I could just slam the car down to the ground, get what I needed, then lift it back up in the air. Otherwise I would of needed a step stool to get up and in there, leaning way in and killing my spine. The QJ made doing all of that a lot more tolerable.

Lifting the vette wasn't bad before, but once you get it on jackstands, you don't want to lower it until you're done. Being able to pop it up in under 20 seconds is awesome.

 

Ordering one today