GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) Anyone have one of these yet? I just got mine today after ordering it in early October, why it took so long I have no clue. If there was a suitable competitor I would've canceled my order and went a other route. . I haven't set it up yet but do plan to use it this weekend to do a brake fluid flush. I bought the 5000lb model. http://i.imgur.com/5cSXWjJl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/5H8QJmjl.jpg Edited December 29, 2014 by GRN96WS6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 protip, if you add a lower case "l" to the end of your url so you have http://i.imgur.com/5cSXWjJl.jpg instead of http://i.imgur.com/5cSXWjJ.jpg it makes them forum size suitable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Well Anthony needs to turn on autosize, all other forums automatically resize them. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 LOL yeah those are Huuuge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Well Anthony needs to turn on autosize, all other forums automatically resize them. Thanks. This. PS- That jack looks scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Huh? What appears so scary about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I'm looking at the 5000 AC myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Just watched some YouTube vids on them. They seem pretty legit and used by a lot of race teams and such. They seem great for a smaller (read: lighter) car. No effing way Id try an suv or even a full size car on one. (If I had to be under it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 They are rated at 5K so most FS SUV's and trucks are too heavy, hell most CUV's as well. If you own a BMW 3 series or similar its perfect for an 8ft ceiling height garage IMO. You can always place stands as a backup if you're that skeered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 The price is misleading though. It doesn't include the power unit. Still a decent price. I would totally use it on the Vette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 The price is misleading though. It doesn't include the power unit. Still a decent price. I would totally use it on the Vette. Yes it does. They have ac and DC units. The ac unit comes with a 110 powered motor and the DC unit you can use a battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Even better then. I need to hurry up and move so I can buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I'm interested to see real life clearance on these. I've thought more than a time or two about them but most require more ground clearance than I have available on my lowered vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Very tempted by something like this. Like Jarod, once we are in our new house in about a year, this will be high on the purchase list. Looking forward to your review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I'm interested to see real life clearance on these. I've thought more than a time or two about them but most require more ground clearance than I have available on my lowered vehicles. No series of spacers made of wood would allow them to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I'm interested to see real life clearance on these. I've thought more than a time or two about them but most require more ground clearance than I have available on my lowered vehicles. I'll take some pics when I use it. They do have different rubber blocks that may alow it to work for you. I don't think the unit collapsed is all that tall, maybe 2inches, I'll try to get perspective and have a tape measure handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I remember reading a review that was upset at the advertised profile of 2" being inaccurate, real world was 2.75" if I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I remember reading a review that was upset at the advertised profile of 2" being inaccurate, real world was 2.75" if I recall. That's my concern is real life. 2.75 would be extremely close for the brake ducts and front splitter on the GT3. Audi is even lower with the snow tires on it, drags body seams over even pretty mild speed bumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizin01 Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 That's my concern is real life. 2.75 would be extremely close for the brake ducts and front splitter on the GT3. Audi is even lower with the snow tires on it, drags body seams over even pretty mild speed bumps. From the videos it looks like you can just slide the units in from the side. No need to drive over the jacks. Looks cool, just doesn't seem like a lot of "jack" holding your ride up. I think Id rather do the Max Jacks even though its not quite as simple/portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 From the videos it looks like you can just slide the units in from the side. No need to drive over the jacks. Looks cool, just doesn't seem like a lot of "jack" holding your ride up. I think Id rather do the Max Jacks even though its not quite as simple/portable. I don't understand these comments. It's the same as 4 jack stands holding up your car, what's different? I looked at the max jax but we're moving soon and likely renting so no way I could drill into a rented property floor to use it so this was the next best thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 If you add the pics as attachments they auto-size. If you hot-link them, they'll be fixed in a future release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 If you add the pics as attachments they auto-size. If you hot-link them, they'll be fixed in a future release. Hugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizin01 Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I don't understand these comments. It's the same as 4 jack stands holding up your car, what's different? Your exactly right there isn't any difference. Lets just say Im not super comfortable crawling under a car that's this far off the ground just on jack stands. Ill usually find a legit lift somewhere if need be. I do think this would be awesome for wheel swaps and brake jobs. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Your exactly right there isn't any difference. Lets just say Im not super comfortable crawling under a car that's this far off the ground just on jack stands. Ill usually find a legit lift somewhere if need be. I do think this would be awesome for wheel swaps and brake jobs. :thumbup: That's pretty much my plans with it, never intend to be crawling under it for hours doing exhaust or trans work. I did swap my trans out of my old ws6 many a time on regular old jack stands though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwohio Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Rally teams use these all the time. They had these at PRI too and they looked fairly well built. I'd rather have Max Jax so I can do exhaust, trans, diff, etc. seems like you can't do that with this. Just my personal preference. Edited December 30, 2014 by bmwohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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