How good are our cars jacks?

[equate975]

I got a $25 GM floorjack at wally world, its not the greatest but I like it better than the factory ones, then you can jack up by the subframes and whatnot.

[Rocla]

I have to use mine to jack my car up, or I can't get my floor jack under the front end.

I have same problem, I usually put boards on fornt of my car and then drive/push my car over them to achieve the space.

Stock jack is potentialy dangerous for car and user if you are not working on flat and solid surface. With blocked opposite wheel and good surface it does the job.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

oh the things I do for praise and gratification lol

[backtrail69]

Jesus...how do you even drive the car...

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

yeah, it's great having the low-rise aluminum race jack, now all I need to do is use the wedge of wood and the scissor jack. no longer need to lift at the fenders with my own hands. I got the blue one from harbor freight, it's really noisy though.

[Nick]

^ every BMW owner should have one.

[backtrail69]

Before I got a new jack I had to use the factory jack to get my car high enough to get the floor jack under the frame rail. I love my new low rise alluminum race jack.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

I have to use mine to jack my car up, or I can't get my floor jack under the front end.

I have to roll onto a wedge-ended block of wood, and then get my friend's scissor jack, and then use the floor jack. I'd use my factory jack but it's not low enough at the scissor jack step.

[Nick]

I like the e30 jack, even though the crank action is annoying as hell.

[Hawk]

i am down with the stock jacks, they do their job well.

They are kinda funny to use at first when you see the angle on um, but they work great in a jam.

[Jscotty]

One thing that I can say about this type of jack is that it is very foregiving in instances where you don't set the brake or properly chock the opposite corner wheel.. (yeah.. thats what that little black steel triangle is for), and it will work on just about any surface. I once jacked up my E30 on sand (don't ask) by laying a board underneath the jack and it worked fine.

When you position the jack under the car, you have to let it rest on the 45 degree angle part of the foot. At the point that the lifting part of the jack comes in contact with the car, the foot of the jack should be resting squarely on the slanted part of the foot before you start going up with it.

Sometimes the car will shift forwards or backwards regardless of how well you chock the wheels. And once you bring the jack back down and up again, it works great. I admit that turning that crank gets to be a bit tedious so when I need to do work in my garage I get the floor jack.

[Jand3rson]

I have to use mine to jack my car up, or I can't get my floor jack under the front end.

[racingwoody]

The E30 factory jack is one of the best factory jacks made. It is one of the fastest factory jacks put in any car. The manufacturer even has specific points on the car that the jacks arm fits perfecty in. The jack mechanism is one of the easiest and fastest ways to raise a jack as well. Have you ever tried using a scissor jack with a 2 piece lug wrench that isn't attached to the actual jack.
I am not saying that I would use this instead of my 2 aluminum race jacks in my garage along with jack stands, but for changing a tire on the side of the road you can not get a better factory jack.

[GaryE30]

I have never had a problem jacking the car in the correct locations. Worked for me every time. I use mine all the time.

[ANDRÜ]

I dont trust it at all. If your on any slope, it can tip over really easily.