Floor jack

[jflores]

I want to get a floor jack, but I'm not sure how to size it.

The heaviest car I have is a Honda Odyssey which weights 4500 lbs roughly. If I buy a 4000lb rated floor jack, is it enough?

I don't want to lift the whole thing off the ground at once. I'd lift one corner at a time, or at most, one side of the car at a time (say to change brake rotors on the front axle). So some of that 4500lbs is held up by the ground.

What size jack stands would be appropriate? I need to buy 2.

Thanks for the help.

 

[plung]

Just buy the Arcan 3.25 ton at Costco for $105. I'd buy 4 floor jack stands. Makes tire rotating easier.

 

[jflores]

I don't have a Costco membership.

Is this the same one? Looks like an awesome buy.

Floor Jack at Northern Tool

 

[t100]

I don't have a Costco membership.

Is this the same one? Looks like an awesome buy.

Floor Jack at Northern Tool

then just get one and cancel it next week.

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[plung]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36136&highlight=Arcan

This is the Arcan jack in question.

 

[DARKSCOPE001]

If you have a Horrific freight around I would check this thing out.
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-low-profile-heavy-duty-floor-jack-rapid-pump-68050.html

Not that much more and looks kinda cool. I have a harbor freight jack (dc model. old orange low profile 2 ton job that works alright)

Oh and invest in a set of jack stands if you dont already have them. skip over the little 4 tons or whatever if your doing anything bigger than a small sedan. I did brakes on my step moms crv and my crapsman 6 ton fleamarket finds were barely tall enough to get the tires off the ground. also bigger jack stands have a bigger safety margin. I would feel safer getting under a car with alot more cheep china casting supporting it rather than the toothpicks that most box stores try to sell you.

Good Luck
Sean Scott

 

[JCQuick]

I have the arcan from costco as well. love it my sears 3.5 ton when I try to jack up the front of my wifes tahoe won't do it comfortably. the Arcan just picks it right up. Best $$ I've spent on ajack ina while Thanks to the GJ

 

[BD1]

Just buy the Arcan 3.25 ton at Costco for $105. I'd buy 4 floor jacks. Makes tire rotating easier.

Yea, but too much money so I only bought two ARCAN. They are low enough to go under fold up engine hoist to make it easier to pin the legs.

 

[ajchien]

What's slightly annoying is that jacks are rated for the amount of weight it can lift, while jack stands are rated "per pair".