355 Quickjack on 355

It was the only option I had in my current (tiny) garage. I have only had limited use of it (and then only after I created some short wooden ramps to get the car high enough)

I recall only having an issue with tyre interference when the jack has been put in backwards. i.e. with the ram pointing away from the engine. The smaller Quickjack would have been a better fit, but someone on the forum recommended the 5000 because of the reason explained earlier.

(EDIT: I think my tyres might be a few mm smaller than OEM, creating less ground clearance, so perhaps that is a contributing factor)

 

I dont remember all the details but you basically place it so it clears the front tire when lifting. The rubber blocks fall into the green zones on the image above. The back ones sit on an angle snug to the underbody angle and they just it in the quick jack tray. I was able to remove the center section under panel no problem. I dropped the fuel pump and everything with no drama.

 

The prior 5000 mode slx? Or something had a lot more adjustability in the trays for the blocks.. the 355 lifting points are very close together. Thats why theTL model is harder to work with since the trays are shorter but wider apart. Still it works and ill take the extra couple inches of lift.

 

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I can't say without getting it setup and checking. Earliest that will happen is probably a month away. Do you need 7000 for some reason? All i can say is 5000 works. I've done it numerous times. Sat lifted all last winter while i did a bunch of work.

 

There's another issue with the Quickjacks, too. If you don't put large enough rubber blocks on top of the trays, you can get interference with the sills


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(not my photo)

Of course there are other general issues, such as feeding the hydraulic hoses under the car and to the rams. If you mess this up, you can crush the hoses.

 

Try this hopefully clearer photo. Image Unavailable, Please Login By some Christmas miracle i have this photo. Just happens to have blocks and their orientation shown. Now i recall. When the jack is far enough back to clear the front tire. The back block is all the way forward on the back tray and sits on the angle. I can't stress enough it "just" works barely.

 

Lots of options. But seriously, how often would you use such a lift?

https://www.bestbuyautoequipment.com/Specialty-Lifts-s/294.htm

 

Don't tell us we didn't warn you

By the way, I see that the 7000 jacks weigh 46 kilos. I thought the 5000 was heavy at 35 kilos. They have wheels, but you wouldn't say they were easy to move or "portable".

Let us know how you go, especially with oil changes and wheel removals (and if you need small ramps to get the car high enough). As mentioned before, the rubber blocks have to be high enough to clear the bodywork

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Did you have any problems getting the car to go up the rear ramp? Or is your photo showing the ramp after you dismantled and removed the sloping section?

 

So is this before you jacked up the car? And after the quickjack was placed under the car, did you refit the ramp? i.e. Is the quickjack completely inboard of the ramps?

 

Thanks...of course.

Sorry.. early morning here.. Haven't had my coffee yet.

The ramps look like the perfect size. I have some wooden ones about that size, but you can't dismantle them. I also have some huge 3 part ramps which I have trouble getting the car onto (even though the slope is relatively shallow).

 

Now we need to know if an engine out can be done .