ZHPizza's red car

[rguti153]

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How safe are they ? Always wonder if it fits under a drop car . I guess I could just use boards to get higher

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[slater]

I snagged the 3500 SLX since it was on sale for $999 shipped. Should still be on sale through March. I think they're closing them out before they come out with a longer model. This one is juuust long enough to catch the jack pads on the e46.

Initial impressions are that it works as advertised. Picks car up. Puts car down. More stable and higher than I would ever go with jack stands.

And no, I can't fit it in my carry on when I fly to Toronto.

aww man.... you read my mind.

sounds great. $999 shipped is a steal. i gotta look into these more seriously now - where did you order from?

[slavik1988]

We up in THE AYERRR AY AY AYER

Nice.

I really need one of those at the house.

[ZHPizza]

I want this in my life. Both the lift and more hot jamz from the late 2000s.

SPEAKIN MY LANGUAGE BRUH

How safe are they ? Always wonder if it fits under a drop car . I guess I could just use boards to get higher

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I talked myself into it for the safety aspect alone. Every year that I get older, I get less comfortable crawling under 3000lbs of steel (and jumping off of cliffs, etc). I hate hate hate lying under the car and trying to yank on a stuck fastener while the thing is precariously suspended on jack stands. I kept picturing myself pinned to the floor under a failed jackstand and a few thousand pounds of car thinking that a $1k lift didn't sound so bad now.

I just put it together and got it bled/tested last night, so I haven't been under the car with it yet. I'm not worried about it, though. Something like this would be built with a safety factor of around 3 at least. They pretty much confirmed that in a video where they stacked like 16k lbs on their 5k lb lift without issue.

aww man.... you read my mind.

sounds great. $999 shipped is a steal. i gotta look into these more seriously now - where did you order from?

I ordered straight from their site since that's the only place that it's on sale.

https://www.quickjack.com/car-lift-s...-car-lift.html

I tried a few retailers that carry them, but of the few that actually had the lifts in stock, none could honor their "beat any advertised price" guarantee on these. The only other thing that I had to purchase was 2 quarts of ATF, so my total sunk cost is like $1015. Shoot them a message and see what shipping to middle-o-nowhere Canada will run you -- might be worth it to ship to an address across the border and go pick it up in [one of] the touring[s]!

[slater]

I talked myself into it for the safety aspect alone. Every year that I get older, I get less comfortable crawling under 3000lbs of steel (and jumping off of cliffs, etc). I hate hate hate lying under the car and trying to yank on a stuck fastener while the thing is precariously suspended on jack stands. I kept picturing myself pinned to the floor under a failed jackstand and a few thousand pounds of car thinking that a $1k lift didn't sound so bad now.

yeah, i think about that too, which is why i've been considering these as well. although now after looking at the different models, i kinda want the 7000lb unit. it goes another 2" higher!

[ZHPizza]

yeah, i think about that too, which is why i've been considering these as well. although now after looking at the different models, i kinda want the 7000lb unit. it goes another 2" higher!

The 3500 goes plenty high for me. Here is a comparison that someone did so you can relate to how much a set of jack stands would have to be extended to get the same height. I wouldn't even want to stand beside a car on those. I grabbed the red car by the fender last night and tried to rock it while at full lift -- wouldn't budge.



And here's the rundown of the model differences so that people can see that your above statement was a lie: You don't want the extra lift. You want to lift the tank!

[slater]

The 3500 goes plenty high for me. Here is a comparison that someone did so you can relate to how much a set of jack stands would have to be extended to get the same height. I wouldn't even want to stand beside a car on those. I grabbed the red car by the fender last night and tried to rock it while at full lift -- wouldn't budge.



And here's the rundown of the model differences so that people can see that your above statement was a lie: You don't want the extra lift. You want the lift the tank!

oh wow, that is a great comparison shot! can you use the 'lift blocks' like they have for trucks/SUVs with the 3500 model to get a little more height?

and.... yeah, i DO want to lift the tank. but i would definitely like an extra 2" of lift, as i use my creeper whenever i can. i've got a low-profile one, but my back is still 2" off the ground.

[ZHPizza]

oh wow, that is a great comparison shot! can you use the 'lift blocks' like they have for trucks/SUVs with the 3500 model to get a little more height?

and.... yeah, i DO want to lift the tank. but i would definitely like an extra 2" of lift, as i use my creeper whenever i can. i've got a low-profile one, but my back is still 2" off the ground.

From their FAQ:

Why can't I use SUV adapter on BL-3500SLX?
The square footprint of the SUV adapters was intentionally made wide. The inside spacing on the BL-3500SLX block trays is narrower than our larger units that accommodate the SUV adapters. The BL-3500SLX was not designed for trucks and SUV's.

So I guess the 5000/7000 are a little wider. BUT nothing is stopping you from stacking some cut 2x4's in there for extra lift. I'll try to grab some pictures tonight:

1. Pic of collapsed lift under frame rail to show clearance
2. Pics of contact between lifting blocks/jack pads
3. Stack a bunch of shit in the trays and see how high you can make it go
4. More! Higher!
5. Cleaning up ATF after I push it too far and blow a hose
6. Screenshot of conversation with QuickJack warranty department claiming that it failed under normal operation and how dare you accuse me of misuse!

Anything else?

[Adi]

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Dude, I love your sense of humour!

[anandoc]

From their FAQ:


So I guess the 5000/7000 are a little wider. BUT nothing is stopping you from stacking some cut 2x4's in there for extra lift. I'll try to grab some pictures tonight:

1. Pic of collapsed lift under frame rail to show clearance
2. Pics of contact between lifting blocks/jack pads
3. Stack a bunch of shit in the trays and see how high you can make it go
4. More! Higher!
5. Cleaning up ATF after I push it too far and blow a hose
6. Screenshot of conversation with QuickJack warranty department claiming that it failed under normal operation and how dare you accuse me of misuse!

Anything else?

A shot of you drinking some fine bourbon with a smug look on your face after you win the argument with QuickJack warranty department in #6.