How good are our cars jacks?

[Jscotty]

i love the stock jack.. just don't use one on both sides to get the rear of the car to go up to see if its a lsd...... its all bad.

We had a guy in the neighborhood who was working on his rear differential when his car fell on him. He drove his car up on ramps and then he jacked up the back and put it on stands. It was a rear-wheel drive car and he didn't realize that there was nothing to prevent the front wheels from rolling.

If you put the car on 4 stands, it will remain stable. Or if you back the car up on ramps, set the brake, and then put the front on stands, the car isn't going anywhere either. But the fact that the weight of the car was angled on the stands, it rolled right off and tipped the stands over and pinned the guy underneath.

[moatilliatta]

i love the stock jack.. just don't use one on both sides to get the rear of the car to go up to see if its a lsd...... its all bad.

[E30Driv3R]

As many have said it is a good jack, but i would never use it to jack up the car and work underneath. I do sometime jack it up enough to fit the other jack under but never really use it.

[Borat]

i will never use a factory jack again. they scare me.

Mine collapsed.

With my hand on top of the jack while my other hand cranked it.

Corner of car was supported by my hand which was sandwiched between the car body and the top of the jack. I was stuck there screaming at my mate to find another jack and get the car off my hand. Luckily he turned up about a minute before it happened, dunno what would have happened if he hadn't been there.

Anyway, went to A&E and nothing broken, just major swelling and bruising. Car came away with a dent in the shape of my hand.

Later that winter I found water sitting in the boot where the jack sits.

[rwh11385]

I think the jack is pretty baller. It's way better than the gay scissor jacks of Hondas and a couple people have been jealous of ours design when I was using it. Sure, never get under the car on one, but that's a goddamn given anyway. The design is easy to use and moves the car quick. It's a PITA on gravel, but what isn't? My car has only fallen on the tire, but it wasn't like the car falling over the jack wasn't predictable. Just be smart and have a jackstand.

[Jscotty]

i was changing a flat once and the BMW jack fucking failed on me and dropped the car onto its rotor.

im not exactly sure what happened because i had my back turned and then i just heard a loud ass metal falling noise.

Are you sure you had the wheel chock on the correct side of the tire? My cousin dropped a car off the jack in the same manner because he was changing a tire on a hill (1st mistake). The car was parked facing uphill and he put the wheel chock on the FRONT side of the opposite wheel. I guess he was trying to prevent the car from rolling uphill.

[Group A]

i was changing a flat once and the BMW jack fucking failed on me and dropped the car onto its rotor. luckily i wasnt under it and didnt cause any damage.

im not exactly sure what happened because i had my back turned and then i just heard a loud ass metal falling noise, turned back aorund and the car was on the ground. looks like the jack 'slipped' off or something though.

[Rocla]

That is bad ass, but I wouldnt want the extra weight off all that shit on a weekend racer or street car.

Owner claims that 4 jacks weight 9 kg's, they are pneumatic, not hydraulic.

[Jscotty]

Thanks for sharing that pic Rocla!

That is bad ass, but I wouldnt want the extra weight off all that shit on a weekend racer or street car.

That could be useful if the rules of your particular racing class called for your car to be of a minimum weight. That way after you got rid of the back seat, the jack, the glove box, the tool kit thats mounted on the trunk lid the carpeting in the trunk, and then you drill holes in the pedals and swap out some of the body panels with fiberglass, you will probably need to put some of that weight back on the car in order to qualify.

[CarsSuck]

i used the jack from my e30 and a 2 x 8 to get my shit-ass VW out of a ditch.

[backtrail69]

That is bad ass, but I wouldnt want the extra weight off all that shit on a weekend racer or street car.

[Rocla]

But that would be a cool mod to add to an E30.. .

[nando]

I want those low profile race ramps.. I'm so sick of having to drive onto blocks before I can jack up my car!

[Jand3rson]

I bought that same jack that you did Josh at Costco and I found that I can only get it under the front frame rails, but it wont fit under from the front.

Rat shit. Time to build some ramps.

[Fanzotti]

Slippray

I used the stock jack to change tires on ice once.. it was a bit scary, but it worked. :D

Now I wanna try that!