Small car jack?

[David9726]

I do a lot of driving can anyone suggest a small car jack that i can keep in my car all the time? I already have a 3 ton jack for my garage but it's a bit much to carry around in a small car

The ones that come with cars are a joke.

 

[blkSRT]

Would this work for you?

http://t.harborfreight.com/15-Ton-C...s1031_c1716c&utm_referrer=direct/not provided

 

[1930]

Would this work for you?

http://t.harborfreight.com/15-Ton-C...s1031_c1716c&utm_referrer=direct/not provided

Prob. not considering their track record of low quality tools

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Actually their jacks aren't bad.

 

[PipesTA]

I picked up a Craftsman 2 1/4 ton jack with case for a road trip not too long ago, seems like a decent little jack. I keep it in the trunk full time now.

 

[Marcm157]

I picked up a Craftsman 2 1/4 ton jack with case for a road trip not too long ago, seems like a decent little jack. I keep it in the trunk full time now.

I keep this jack in the trunk of my wife's car. Its a good jack for the money and its compact footprint coupled with the case would make it a perfect solution to the OP request.

 

[David9726]

I keep this jack in the trunk of my wife's car. Its a good jack for the money and its compact footprint coupled with the case would make it a perfect solution to the OP request.

So i'm not the only one that feels the need to replace a cars stock jack

Thanks for the info.

 

[Marcm157]

So i'm not the only one that feels the need to replace a cars stock jack

Thanks for the info.

Absolutely not! I agree 100%.

 

[LEVE]

There is one thing to remember about using roll under hydraulic jacks on small cars. If you have a flat tire the car is lowered enough that you may not have clearance to roll the jack under the body of the car. You can always dig out a little dirt unless the surface is concrete or asphalt. That's where some of the factory mechanical jacks have it over the hydraulic jacks. I used to carry a couple of blocks of wood to drive the car up onto to raise the car.

When I was living near the Twin Cities the hydraulic jacks didn't play well with the sub zero temps. That again left me using the mechanical jack till the weather warmed up. The Sears hydraulic floor jacks, even the new ones, would constantly fail in extremely cold weather.

That said, for years I carried HF low profile 1 1/2 ton aluminum jacks in my pickup and mini-van. Now that I drive a smaller car I'm just fine with the factory jack. Because of that the jacks are stored in the garage and used as needed only in the garage.

If you're dead set on keeping a jack in the car, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the HF low profile aluminum jack. I far preferred these jacks over the 2 ton Craftsman floor jacks. Those were given to friends.

 

[ex-x-fire]

Rather then get another jack why not put together a tire plug kit & inflator?

 

[gdocktor3]

I bought this Husky, or one like it, from Home Depot on sale one time for like $20. It came in a plastic carry case. I used it more than once to jack up my extended cab F250. Surprised the hell out of me. I used to keep it in my truck box. For the price its good to go. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-2-Ton-Hydraulic-Trolley-Jack-MPL4136-BLK/203328272

 

[Vigo]

Prob. not considering their track record of low quality tools

I own 2 of the small HF aluminum jacks. One of them is at least 5 years old and still works. The only failure i've had is that the older one has a sticking piston which i mostly attribute to operating in dirty/dusty environments. I really have no complaints. The 27lb weight is very friendly to my back. I was using that older one all over my parent's yard today jacking up large pieces of fallen tree to slide plywoord/dollies/prybars under etc etc.

 

[FigureItOut]

Rather then get another jack why not put together a tire plug kit & inflator?

It could be pretty tough to find the hole with the wheel on the vehicle.

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[Ole Slewfoot]

My Al race jack has been used maybe 5x/day for the last 5 years.
I tighten the bolts once in awhile, and a snap ring came off, and was replaced with one from the hardware store. Also it bypasses before lifting the front of my diesel Dodge.

 

[David9726]

Rather then get another jack why not put together a tire plug kit & inflator?

Last time i had a flat it was from a tear in the sidewall. I do have a inflator though because like you say it's a flat from a nail or similar most of the time.

 

[bob15]

Not really sure why you didn't just start a new thread instead of re-hashing a 4-1/2 year old one, but you want good jack stands, try here:

https://www.usjack.com/products/garage-jack-stands