I have been in need of a decent floor jack for a while, so while at Sears yesterday I picked up the one in the link below. After getting home and reading its reviews, I fear I have made a mistake. I plan to take this floor jack back, which will once again leave me in need of one...

Can anyone recommend something decent for around 100 bucks? I don't want the compact 40 dollar jack, as I have had that in the past and it sucks. But I don't want to spend 400 bucks either...

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00950240000

 

My floor jack is the Sears Professional model that is almost identical to that but is rated at 4 tons and is black and yellow in color. It is a very good jack and I am pretty sure I got it on sale for around 150 bucks and it included 4 jack stands as well. Keep your eyes peeled, Sears is running alot of good sales right now.

 

go to NAPA and buy one its not rocket science

 

Any one that lifts 3 tons or more... was just at a Kmart last night and saw a nice Craftsman one for under 100 (3-ton) -- I got my 3-ton one from AutoZone a while back, hasn't given me and problems...

 

I recommend one 3 tons or more, and one without the feature that makes it contact the lift point in one pump, those will contact in one pump, but take 3 times as many pumps to raise it the same height as a regular jack

 

Would you rather take 3 times as long to raise the car once it's making contact or 3 times as long before you make contact? I'd rather have it slow and steady as it's going up after contact... Mine isn't like that I don't think...but it does have a separate pump for the foot or that can be pushed by hand until it makes contact rather than move the entire handle.

 

I have heard good things about the harbour freight and Northern tool aluminum jacks.


We have 2 harbour freights in orlando, and they just opened a Northern tool, check out both sites for pricing I guess but they were $85-130 I think for a 3 ton aluminum jack.


I suggest aluminum, the steel ones weigh an assload.




I have a 3 ton aluminum Craftsman jack, no issues, pulled the trany with it and lots of lifting, no issues yet, but I saw the reviews, not sure I woudl buy it again by those, but everything I have seen has been ok.

 

A couple of things to consider is the height of the jack in it's lowest position and the max height of the jack. For lowered cars, a lot of the floor jacks out there won't clear the subframe.

 

You also have to consider a flat tire.

 

why? if he has the spare in...he most likely has the jack.....if he doesn't have the jack for weight, well the spare surely isn't there then..

 

good point - mt car isn't lowered, but my jack is useless on the sides and won't go under the front unless I want to bend things -- I need to go up onto ramps first unless lifting the rear...

 

The car will be lower if you have a flat, so the jack can't be to tall to slide under the car.

 

I second Harbor Frieght. Nice selection and low priced.

 

so our jacks that come with the spare are useless in the event of a flat?....I have not yet had one on my Camaro, but I sure hope the engineers didn't make a stupid mistake there...

 

The poster is asking about an aftermarket jack, not the oem.