JVM225

I just noticed in the Sears Flyer that they have the Craftsman 2 Ton Aluminum Jack on sale this week for $169. I'm thinking of buying it.
Does anyone use this Jack with their C6? Any issues with fitting it under the front of the car?

calemasters

Bought mine Friday evening. It works well. I like it.

k0bun

It fits under the front without hitting?

dollarhyde

Just aqcuired one as well. 40lbs, low profile and kicks but.

C8-Vette

Got an aluminum 2 ton jack at Costco last month. Light and quick lift. Knowing Sears it's probably the same manufactor. Price $99.

cfunkb

For those looking for a low-profile jack, I just saw this one at Walmart
(I don't know if it's worth a cr@p or not, just reporting for those in
need):
Torin 3 Ton Low-Profile #T83505W. 3.3" minimum. Approx. $68.

hazchris

works like a dream

saplumr

No, it will not go under the front. If one was made to slide under the front, you still couldn't pump the handle.

xcutter

I bought this one from Sears and it works great. I got it on sale for $89

1.5 Ton Jack

shopdog

That's better than Harbor Freight's sale price on the same jack, ie $139.99. But HF does have the little brother 1 ton jack on sale for $69. That's sufficient for lifting the car to do an oil change.

Note, all of these chains are selling the same Chinese made "racing" jacks. They are surprisingly well built lightweight jacks. They're too short to go in from the front, but they work well when lifting from the lifting points on the sides (don't forget to use a lifting puck). American Racing has a long frame jack that'll work from the front, but it is a lot more expensive.

JVM225

Thanks for the feedback!
It's time for a new Jack, and I think I'm going to go with the 2 ton so it will lift my other cars too with no problems. My old jack is probably at least 20 years old. I would really like to get a Jack that will go under the front with no problem, but don't want to spend big bucks for something I'm not going to use that often.

calemasters

It is low profile. All I can tell you at this point is that if fits under the rocker panels with the jacking pucks in place and it fits under the rear end to jack up on the rear suspension support.

zbrett

I bought one this morning. Works and looks great.

As previously mentioned, it won't fit under the front. You need to buy some jacking pucks that fit under the rocker panels and lift the front of the car from the side.

NORTY

I have the $99 jack from Costco. It lifts the rear with a 2' piece of 2 by 4. It doesn't clear the chin dam on the front. I can lift from the side but prefer not to.

05_C6Z51

If it's the one for jet ski's, I bought with the same idea as you. It won't lift the front of the car; I didn't try the rear.

k0bun

Got the last one, at my SEARS, yesterday. Looks good. Now I'll have to get a set of pucks and it'll be all good. Plenty of time before the first oil change anyway. Do I need a complete set of 4 or can I get away with 2?

Dave S

I've been using this same one for past 3 or 4 months. Works great on the 'Vette as well as my other vehicles.

fenderowner

Drive the car up onto a couple of 2x6s or 2x8s. That will give you enough clearance to get just about any floor jack (I've been using a 2 ton that I bought 25 years ago, and it works just fine) under the front cross member and room to jack it. HTH.