Floor Jack

I'm still on the lookout for ramps that get the car a foot or two up in the air and that can handle 10" wide tires. These are wonderful for quick things like oil changes & antifreeze changes. Nothing so far. Race Ramps aren't high enough.

So, in the interim, Jacks. I have had a couple that will get under the 308 & 355, but not very far. they're too short. But I found one.

http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-2-ton-low-profile-heavy-duty-floor-jack-68050.html

Pros:
it's about 2" from the ground and has about 16" to slide under the car. More if you allow for the curvature of the side of the car. Throw a hocky puck on the saddle & your good to go. There's more specs on the link. But so far, I like it. I've found nothing really comparable yet.

cons:
A bit wide and a bit heavy. It's not an aluminum race jack. But I find them too short & stubby.
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Costco $99.00 either steel or aluminum.

 

I did see other threads on them, but my local Costco only has the standard stubby ones.
Do you have a link?

 

I bought a nice Goodyear emblazoned all aluminum 3 ton floor jack at Sam's club about 3-4 years ago for $99. It is awesome, has a nice rubber pad in the saddle to prevent scratching up your car.

BT

 

check these out

http://www.cjautos.site90.net/hyramp.html
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I bought a couple of these:
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/2-ton+floor+jack.do

Very well made and had them for years. They are very expensive though. I happened to pick them up at one of their "garage sales" where they clear out customer returns.

 

You can get race ramps custom made to your spec. Definitely they have a standard product which goes up a foot.

PLEASE tell me you are using jack stands before getting under the car.

 

I spent a long time trying to figure out what jacks to buy and decided on the Harbor Freight 2 ton aluminum jacks --> http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-2-ton-lightweight-aluminum-racing-jack-68051.html

For the money, you can't really go wrong.

Sure, there are $600 AC Hydraulic jacks that you can get that are bulletproof and, I am sure, worth every dollar. But, if you don't need to spend that kind of money...

My 2 cents.

 

Griots licensed these from a Spanish company.
I can't remember the name, but I looked into these from the Spanish company directly.

If you google Griots jack + Spain or Spanish, I am sure it will come up.

 

Have you looked at http://www.raceramps.com/ ? Pretty sure they'll do custom but I think they have some that should accommodate 10" wide tires.