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I'm sticking with wooden ramps, for simple oil/filter changes.
Floor jack and jack stands in place when working. I always use the jack and jackstands. The jack is in the quadrant where I'm working. If I'm moving in more than one quadrant, there's 2 jackstands under each 1/4 of the vehicle. Safety is Job #1 in my home shop garage. Always has been too.
I'm sticking with wooden ramps, for simple oil/filter changes.
Floor jack and jack stands in place when working. I always use the jack and jackstands. The jack is in the quadrant where I'm working. If I'm moving in more than one quadrant, there's 2 jackstands under each 1/4 of the vehicle. Safety is Job #1 in my home shop garage. Always has been too.
That's the same setup with the QuickJack. The hydraulics lift the car, and the locking frame serves the same purpose as the jackstands.
People who keep insisting on jackstands don't seem to understand that the QuickJack hydraulics are used only for raising and lowering the vehicle. Once it's raised and locked into position the hydraulics don't play any role at all in keeping it there. Once the car is up, you're supposed to relieve pressure in the hydraulics to insure the frame locks are fully engaged.
The only thing keeping the car up is the QuickJack frame which as far as I'm concerned has a much lower chance of failure than the Chinese "AC Delco" jackstands I bought at O'Reilly for $30 for the pair.
That is freaking awesome! I can't believe how high it gets the car in the air! I can't see any downsides to a Quickjack, my only question/concern was if there is a hydraulic hose failure or leak, is the jack "mechanically" locked in so the car will not drop?
I've been using my QuickJack for several years...love it!!
However, it will not lift my C7 if I use the biggest blocks that come with the jack along with my jacking pucks.. This gives the jack less than an inch of a running start before beginning to lift the car. The jack doesn't have the power (leverage?) when it first starts upward movement to lift the car. It needs to move up just an inch or so before starting to lift the car.
Using the smaller blocks with the pucks it goes right up with no problem. I lose about an inch of lift height...big deal.
That is freaking awesome! I can't believe how high it gets the car in the air! I can't see any downsides to a Quickjack, my only question/concern was if there is a hydraulic hose failure or leak, is the jack "mechanically" locked in so the car will not drop?
Good luck with it anyway.
Yes, there is a mechanical safety bar that locks it up. If hydraulics fail, it isn't going to move.
Do you back up your jackstands with a second set of jackstands? Because that's basically what you're doing with this.
No, I usually leave the jack in and that's my second safety option - I wouldn't be comfortable relying on only one device with a 3-4k pound car over me. Granted, you could argue that the quick jack is basically 2 devices, but again, I'd rather take too many safety precautions than too little when I'm working under a car.
FWIW, for those that want a cheaper safe alternative, just posted this on another Thread:
"Quick Jack is fine IF you want to spend the money. I find these home made wood stanchions (~8 lbs each, two made for ~$10) work fine when I need the car level for an oil change. Also easy to store. For doing lots of work like I did for ~8 months, a lot on my back building my street rod, these 12 inch high stanchions worked great! The only issue is it took a two step jacking process, not something I would do every day so the 7 inch high wood ones I made work fine!
Granted to work on brakes I needed to jack on the frame, built a device to do that one wheel at a time while still 12 inches in the air. But when I installed the side skirts on my 2014 C7 Quick Jack would have been in the way."
The only reason I dont like the idea of using a single jack/jack stands is that you are putting a ton of pressure on one point. Not to mention that it is teetering on a single point or two points. Is this the safest option? Nope. A 4 point lift keeping the car level is the safest for yourself and your vehicle. How many threads have we seen with people destroying their rockers or the car falling off jack stands? Way too many IMO.
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Hmm, have lifted many Vettes (etc) with one jack and placed on jack stands. Never more than one end on jack stands at one time, even warned about on one of my several pairs of jack stands (see pic.)
However you can get two jacks from HF for much less that Quick Jack or a lift. I usually lift a a few pumps on each side and IF I want the car level for an oil change I use stanchions I made for ~$10. (If you're not handy you can buy 8 inch high stanchions from Race Ramps.)
That way if you watch after each jack pump that the jack saddle is centered on the jack pad, no slipping! Anyone would be foolish to get under a car with just a jack supporting!
PS: More risk today with all the distracted drivers, IMO!
Get the 7000 series if using on your truck. Just for reference the regular 7000 fits both my Vette and Toyota Tacoma. Should fit most full size trucks, also. They make an extended version that you might need for very long wheel base trucks.... but those might be too long for the Vette.
Originally Posted by mfi2000
once I measure my truck and the car..Think I'll get one. Need to start working on them myself.
