What type of jack do you use?

I bought a Sears floor jack(red and silver) and the damn thing won't fit under my car, up front where the k-member is. :( So what sort of jack do you use? I'm trying to stay under $250. Thanks

I've got an aluminum jack. Goes VERY low and is very light. Works great!

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Harbor Freight for $119 :D

Ive got an AC Delco that barely doesnt fit. I can either lift up on the front of the car just enough to slide it under or i lay some 2x4s down and drive the front tires onto those.

Brent, does the handle on your jack go completely horizontal? That has been the problem with the two jacks I bought. I returned my orginal one to Sears and bought their low profile one, only to have the handle hit on the fender and front bumper. :mad:

Low Pro (uni roller in front) aluminum jack from jegs, or sometimes i roll it up on ramps and then start jacking, or if im really desperate for room i either go to my friends house and use his x-lift or go to the old local marathon station my dad friend owns and i rent the second bay for $20/week since all he does is oil changes anymore and really doesn't need the money.

Dave

i have one from SAMS club, don't remember the exact price but it was under $80. it's been very useful so far, it's a goodyear racing jack. if you don't have jackstands get the goodyear racing jackstands also, $25 and they're much better than what you will find at autozone.

Costco 3 ton floor jack, $69. It will fit under a stock height Z28; mine is lowered 1" so I have to lift it a half inch to get the jack to fit.

I got a jack for something like fifty bucks, works wonders... it's small enough to fit anywhere and I carry it around in my car because it's so small.

Brent, does the handle on your jack go completely horizontal? That has been the problem with the two jacks I bought. I returned my orginal one to Sears and bought their low profile one, only to have the handle hit on the fender and front bumper. :mad:

Handle goes almost perfectly horizontal at its pivot point... not quite but damn near. Should work just fine for ya :)

I've got the jack that came with my car. :)

I've got the jack that came with my car. :)

I knew somebody would say that.

Ive got an AC Delco that barely doesnt fit. I can either lift up on the front of the car just enough to slide it under or i lay some 2x4s down and drive the front tires onto those.

To lift the front of mine I use these 2 2x6 ramps my father made, it's 2 pieces of 2x6 ontop of eachother with a lip and ramp so I can get the car up high enough to get the jack under the front K member.