QuickJack portable lift: $150 discount for forum members (expires 2/1/2019)

chrispitude · Jan 17, 2019

Hi all,

I've organized a limited-time $150 discount for GarageJournal forum members for the QuickJack portable lift. It lifts the car at your jack points, giving you full unobstructed access to the underside. See how it works here:

https://www.quickjack.com/portable-car-lift-for-home-garage.html

Because it's not installed in a fixed location, you can move the lift forward or backward in the bay when working only at one end of the car, and you can even take it to a friend's house or the track. When you're not using it, put the power unit on a shelf and lean the lift frames against a wall.

There are several models, depending on your desired weight capacity (3500lbs to 7000lbs) and the spacing between your tires (row L) and jack points (rows I and J):

https://www.quickjack.com/quickjack-features.html

There's plenty more information on their website, along with many videos on YouTube from both car enthusiasts and QuickJack themselves.

The discounted pricing works out as follows (including shipping):

BL-3500SLX - $1,000
BL-5000SLX - $1,215
BL-7000SLX - $1,375
BL-5000EXT - $1,270
BL-7000EXT - $1,425
BL-6000XLT - $1,545

This $150 discount is for forum members only, and it expires on February 1, 2019. For questions or to order, call Kat Ladosky at 1-805-933-9970 x152 and tell her which forum you're on.

I do not work for QuickJack or Bendpak (their parent company). In fact, I'd been planning on purchasing a MaxJax M-6 once I made enough space along the sides of my small garage to install the posts. While complaining about the woes of garage reorganization to a car buddy, he told me to look into the QuickJack instead. I realized that the QuickJack actually has many advantages over a 2-post lift for my DIY purposes - easy to store, don't need to worry about center-of-gravity post positioning, being able to open the vehicle doors in my small garage. I saw that I missed a group buy in late 2017, so I set up my own.

djcslice · Jan 17, 2019

Thanks for organizing this! Be aware, that Costco sells the 5000lb quickjack for $1100.00 normally and it has been as low as $1000.00 on sale. I got their 7000lb version on sale during Sema 2018 and like it. Not as good as a 2 post but in my garage, its a very good solution.

chrispitude · Jan 17, 2019

djcslice said:
Thanks for organizing this! Be aware, that Costco sells the 5000lb quickjack for $1100.00 normally and it has been as low as $1000.00 on sale. I got their 7000lb version on sale during Sema 2018 and like it. Not as good as a 2 post but in my garage, its a very good solution.

This is a good heads-up!

I am a Costco member and live within a mile of their Allentown, PA location. I practically live there.

I almost went that direction, but I really want the BL-7000EXT. Since the $150 discount brings the BL5000-SLX price within $100 of the Costco price, I use that as validation of a good deal so I can in good conscience order the BL-7000EXT instead.

I still plan to purchase with my Citi Costco Visa because it adds two years to the factory warranty of anything I buy anywhere. (I think other non-Costco Citi cards do too, check your card benefits!)

impactsocket · Jan 18, 2019

Ranger QuickJack BL 5000 Assembly and Review -EricTheCarGuy:

Why not get a MaxJax instead:
https://www.maxjaxusa.com/buy-purchase-maxjax-car-lift.html

MaxJax cost more but can get the car up higher and work of low ceiling applications.
Do most residential garages have 4" of concrete to drill in to?

Video on detailer who had both and stuck with a MaxJax:

ybnormal70 · Jan 18, 2019

I have thought about purchasing a quickjack to use on my Worth 4 post lift instead of buying 2 rolling jacks. Seems I could accomplish basically the same thing with a quickjack but it would also have more uses off the lift where the rolling jacks do not.

Kevin

chrispitude · Jan 18, 2019

impactsocket said:
Ranger QuickJack BL 5000 Assembly and Review -EricTheCarGuy:

Why not get a MaxJax instead:
https://www.maxjaxusa.com/buy-purchase-maxjax-car-lift.html

MaxJax cost more but can get the car up higher and work of low ceiling applications.
Do most residential garages have 4" of concrete to drill in to?

Video on detailer who had both and stuck with a MaxJax:

As described in the original post, I had actually been planning to purchase a MaxJax. I had 5" of 4000psi concrete poured when the house was built. I was in the middle of reorganizing the garage to try to make room for it.

I have a 2-car attached garage with a narrow bay and wide bay. The garage is not very deep, and there's just enough room to walk around a parked vehicle:

Even in the "wider" bay, the kids would sometimes open doors into my rolling toolchest. So, I got rid of that and I've been reorganizing everything onto metal pegboard as free time allows. If I got a 2-post lift, guess what the post on the pegboard side would end up blocking?

The center of the garage always fills up with **** - snowblower, propane tanks, bench seat from the truck, pressure washer, etc. If there's a flat free surface in my garage, it will become covered in **** - period. If I got a 2-post lift, guess what I'd have to clear out every time I needed to attach that post?

Then there's the question of, where do I store the posts when not in use? Well, somewhere along the side wall I guess, but they'll take up a nontrivial amount of floor space.

And I can't just leave the posts attached in place; car doors would open into them, wife would complain, and the constant barrage of salty slush in the winter would dissolve them from the bottom up (not a desirable thing to have to a lift). And if I don't leave them in place, now I have to keep salty slush from getting into the holes and degrading the anchors and/or the concrete.

The QuickJack solves all of these things. I can hang the frames horizontally on the front wall, there's no holes in the floor to keep salty slush out of, I don't have to worry about clearances to the slab edge or getting the position of the posts wrong. When working primarily on the front end or the back end, I can slide the QuickJack forward or backward a bit to give me that much more room on the working side.

Would I like a mid-rise lift? Hell yeah. A full-size lift? Hell yeah. But that's not the right fit for my situation.

The jack shown in Eric's video is an earlier model. There have been numerous improvements in the newer version. I think the earlier model would have left me wanting, but the latest version looks solid.

impactsocket · Jan 18, 2019

Eric the car guy gave away his QuickJack at a car meet and he kept his 2 post lift.

KBATN · Jan 18, 2019

I have the 7000 lbs model. I have used it on my 98 mustang cobra and 2007 Mustang GT, so far so good. I did happen to buy the extended frame to use on the 2007 mustang and also bought the Truck adapters. I went with the shorter model so it would fit under other cars i have yet to use it on.. For example my 94 corvette didn't have the room for the ext model, but barley fits the slx.

chrispitude · Jan 18, 2019

KBATN said:
I have the 7000 lbs model. I have used it on my 98 mustang cobra and 2007 Mustang GT, so far so good. I did happen to buy the extended frame to use on the 2007 mustang and also bought the Truck adapters. I went with the shorter model so it would fit under other cars i have yet to use it on.. For example my 94 corvette didn't have the room for the ext model, but barley fits the slx.

Funny enough, I've been thinking about going exactly this way today (a BL-7000SLX and the frame extender instead of the BL-7000EXT) for exactly those reasons. Thanks for your post. I think I'll do that.

impactsocket · Jan 18, 2019

How stable is the QuickJack when you have to apply a lot of force to remove a stuck fastener?

djcslice · Jan 18, 2019

impactsocket said:
How stable is the QuickJack when you have to apply a lot of force to remove a stuck fastener?

Dh3256 · Jan 19, 2019

impactsocket said:
Eric the car guy gave away his QuickJack at a car meet and he kept his 2 post lift.

and also says he really likes the QuickJack and just doesn't need both. His giving away the QuickJack is not a negative or a bad impression, more that he doesn't need both a QuickJack and a lift. He does highly recommend the QuickJack.

Tallpilot · Jan 19, 2019

Thanks for this! I also considered a MaxJax but this is much more convenient in a narrow garage.

Dh3256 · Jan 19, 2019

impactsocket said:
MaxJax cost more but can get the car up higher

Cost is a factor for many and the space to permanently install a lift as well as the limitation of low ceilings strongly favor the QuickJack.

I have not bought anything yet, but the portability and ability to work in a standard residential garage have me leaning toward the Quickjack.

PoorOwner · Jan 19, 2019

not for sale

Chuckster in NJ · Jan 19, 2019

"IF" this QJ was around my area this would be in my garage this afternoon!...... Bump for a good deal!!

bperrybap · Jan 19, 2019

djcslice said:
Thanks for organizing this! Be aware, that Costco sells the 5000lb quickjack for $1100.00 normally and it has been as low as $1000.00 on sale..

For total final cost, it appears that buying the 5000XLS from QuickJack @ $1215 can be cheaper than buying it from Costco @ $1100 as it appears that when ordering from QuickJack the sales tax is avoided.
Then if you don't have a Costco membership already, there is another $60 savings.

So depending on your state and the sales tax rate, and if you don't already have a Costco membership, it can be cheaper to buy it from QuickJack even though the price of the QuickJack is actually $115 more.

--- bill

chrispitude · Jan 19, 2019

bperrybap said:
For total final cost, it appears that buying the 5000XLS from QuickJack @ $1215 can be cheaper than buying it from Costco @ $1100 as it appears that when ordering from QuickJack the sales tax is avoided.
Then if you don't have a Costco membership already, there is another $60 savings.

So depending on your state and the sales tax rate, and if you don't already have a Costco membership, it can be cheaper to buy it from QuickJack even though the price of the QuickJack is actually $115 more.

--- bill

Oooo, this eases my mind about going with the BL-7000SLX instead of ordering from Costco. Thank you!!

f575gtc · Jan 19, 2019

The jacks are super stable and unless you are able lift the weight of the car to loosen a fastener you are not pushing the car off the stands.

They are also super convenient to do work on the car, you can raise most vehicles about 20 inches which is plenty to do most work.

Are two posts lifts better? Yes

Can people with 8 ft ceilings and home garages use two post lifts.... no that is where this comes in handy, I can lift a car up 20 inches way faster and more stable than with 4 jack stands

Their customer service is an absolute nightmare though.

Dh3256 · Jan 20, 2019

bperrybap said:
For total final cost, it appears that buying the 5000XLS from QuickJack @ $1215 can be cheaper than buying it from Costco @ $1100 as it appears that when ordering from QuickJack the sales tax is avoided.

The sales tax is not collected by the seller but the buyer still owes the sales tax. Depending on the state, you either pay it with your state income tax or file a separate form to pay sales tax on online and out-of-state purchases.

Dh3256 · Jan 20, 2019

f575gtc said:
Their customer service is an absolute nightmare though.

Can you say a bit more about that? Service and support is definitely a consideration.

bash_brannigan · Jan 20, 2019

Does anyone know if these can be used for longer term lifting - my projects never move as quickly as I would like, so the car could be off it's wheels for several months. I assume there is a mechanical locking mechanism?

Dh3256 · Jan 20, 2019

bash_brannigan said:
I assume there is a mechanical locking mechanism?

There is a mechanical lock, you can see it and he discusses it in the ETCG video.

f575gtc · Jan 20, 2019

Dh3256 said:
Can you say a bit more about that? Service and support is definitely a consideration.

Sure, they don't update their support tickets for weeks even though you update it asking for an update.

You reach out to them and they say they will call you and no one does.

You buy a brand new 7000SLX setup and the pump does not work properly out of the box and they want you to start fixing things on it rather than replace the pump.

They tell you do this one thing (clean the check valve) and if this doesn't work they will replace the pump, then when you do the one thing and it doesn't work they try to have you replace MORE parts on a brand new pump.

They tell you they will expedite the replacement part on a Thursday and you get it Friday of the following week...

I got my 7000SLX back in December and I still have an item that does not work right and one side always lifts quicker or slower than the other causing the car to almost twist on the jacks.

wren57 · Jan 20, 2019

f575gtc said:
I got my 7000SLX back in December and I still have an item that does not work right and one side always lifts quicker or slower than the other causing the car to almost twist on the jacks.

Re-bleed the lines and go up/down several times without a car. Mine did the same thing but worked once I got the air out of the lines.

I have a 7000SLX which is advertised for SUVs and trucks... it isn't even long enough for my BMW E39 (1999 5 series) or 2008 Cayenne. It's barely long enough for my BMW coupe. Ridiculously infuriating. Yes I should've checked to make sure it was long enough, but I figured it would work for friggin sedans but nope.

Tallpilot · Jan 20, 2019

wren57 said:
Re-bleed the lines and go up/down several times without a car. Mine did the same thing but worked once I got the air out of the lines.

I have a 7000SLX which is advertised for SUVs and trucks... it isn't even long enough for my BMW E39 (1999 5 series) or 2008 Cayenne. It's barely long enough for my BMW coupe. Ridiculously infuriating. Yes I should've checked to make sure it was long enough, but I figured it would work for friggin sedans but nope.

That *****! At least you can buy the extenders. Then you should be able to cover just about everything. The SLX works for my lady's Sante Fe and my Tacoma.

f575gtc · Jan 20, 2019

wren57 said:
Re-bleed the lines and go up/down several times without a car. Mine did the same thing but worked once I got the air out of the lines.

I have a 7000SLX which is advertised for SUVs and trucks... it isn't even long enough for my BMW E39 (1999 5 series) or 2008 Cayenne. It's barely long enough for my BMW coupe. Ridiculously infuriating. Yes I should've checked to make sure it was long enough, but I figured it would work for friggin sedans but nope.

Yea I have bled the frames several times but the same thing keeps happening

impactsocket · Jan 20, 2019

djcslice said:

djcslice, the YouTube video you linked to shows a guy running in to the side of a Mustang elevated by a QuickJack but it does not show force applied to a stuck fastener underneath the car.

Sometimes you need to apply a great deal of torque under the car to free a rusted out bolt.

Relax · Jan 20, 2019

Any discounts on accessories for those of us who already have a QJ? I've been considering the pinch weld blocks, frame extensions, and SUV adapters.

Relax · Jan 20, 2019

impactsocket said:
djcslice, the YouTube video you linked to shows a guy running in to the side of a Mustang elevated by a QuickJack but it does not show force applied to a stuck fastener underneath the car.

Sometimes you need to apply a great deal of torque under the car to free a rusted out bolt.

Not that I don't believe the QJ is stable enough, but something tells me they didn't actually send someone running full speed into the side of that Mustang. They conveniently cut the scene between the approach and the impact.

f575gtc · Jan 21, 2019

Relax said:
Not that I don't believe the QJ is stable enough, but something tells me they didn't actually send someone running full speed into the side of that Mustang. They conveniently cut the scene between the approach and the impact.

Want me to record a video to show how stable they are?

I feel 100% comfortable under the car, and I think they wouldn't falsely edit that video and risk a nice lawsuit on their hands if they weren't stable.

Quick Jacks are 1000 times more stable than 4 jack stands.

Relax · Jan 21, 2019

I own a set so I know how stable they are. But I guarantee you that if I ran full speed I to the side of a Mustang, I’d leave a huge dent.

bperrybap · Jan 21, 2019

Just got of the phone with Kat. A 5000SLX is on its way to me.
According to Kat, the power unit will be the new design - the one with no carrier where the pump motor and the pump sit directly on the ground.

While it may be lighter and more compact without the metal carrier frame with the new design,
the pump and pump motor are no longer supported by a flat metal base with four feet.
The pump and pump motor sit directly on the ground with feet.
Also with no carrier frame there is no longer a place to put your cords when storing or carrying the power unit.

--- bill

chrispitude · Jan 21, 2019

bperrybap said:
Just got of the phone with Kat. A 5000SLX is on its way to me.
According to Kat, the power unit will be the new design - the one with no carrier where the pump motor and the pump sit directly on the ground.

While it may be lighter and more compact without the metal carrier frame with the new design,
the pump and pump motor are no longer supported by a flat metal base with four feet.
The pump and pump motor sit directly on the ground with feet.
Also with no carrier frame there is no longer a place to put your cords when storing or carrying the power unit.

--- bill

I have two small 12V AGM batteries from a computer UPS that went kaput. I wonder if I could put one battery on either side of the pump unit on a platform, then put a handle on the whole thing...

I have some modified French cleat storage on the wall, I could even put a hanging cleat on the assembly for storing the pump.

impactsocket · Jan 22, 2019

Here is the best video on the QuickJack BL-5000SLX Setup:

GoDogGo · Jan 22, 2019

Let me know if you want to sell the truck adapters separately and shipping cost to Furlong, PA. Thanks!

GoDogGo · Jan 22, 2019

Let me know if you want to sell the truck adapters separately and shipping cost to Furlong, PA. Thanks!

chrispitude · Jan 25, 2019

One week to go!

impactsocket · Jan 25, 2019

Video shows QuickJack problem: An example of using quick jacks transverse to the car when it's longer than you can span with the jack when it is set-up parallel to the car.

Dh3256 · Jan 26, 2019

impactsocket said:
Video shows QuickJack problem: An example of using quick jacks transverse to the car when it's longer than you can span with the jack when it is set-up parallel to the car.

Is that an approved use of the jack or a misuse? Seems like a misuse and not really fair to call it a "QuickJack problem" if it's really a user misusing the tool.

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