Quickjack

[jrvariel48]

Anyone using Quickjacks for their 35-40 cars?

https://www.quickjack.com/car-lifts/5000tl/

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by jrvariel48

Anyone using Quickjacks for their 35-40 cars?

https://www.quickjack.com/car-lifts/5000tl/

[38 coupe]

I have been curious about those. I can't fit a lift in the garage and I hit middle age a couple years ago. I don't see why it wouldn't work. Even if something hung down you could put a couple blocks of 4x6 or something on the ends and lift at two points per side. That said, I haven't exactly paid money and bought a set.

[HDowse]

I bought a set last year hoping they would work under my '23, '29, '37 and '40 Fords. They are designed to lift modern cars on the lift points not old cars where you need to get up to the frame. I bought the extra lift pieces but they weren’t high enough. The units take some assembly and I always had at least one hydraulic leak at a hose end. I lifted my modern car once and decided that they weren’t worth the struggle to move them around to align them under the car. I sold them with full disclosure of their faults to a modern car hobbyist at a loss. I’m still trying to figure out how to put a lift in my garage…

[35fordtn]

I have a set currently under my wife’s 69 mustang. They are handy if you lack ceiling height and the fact they portable. The cons are the following, although portable they are heavy; even for myself as a 35 year old. Also while removing the engine and transmission from my wife’s car, I spilled a lot of automatic transmission fluid on the ground. While later installling the new 427 engine and auto trans and having to push and pull and wrestle it, the fluid that seeped under the quick jacks caused the lift platform to shift and the car damn near fell off…

Long story short if you have the space and height, buy a real lift. If not, they are handy for oil changes, tire rotations etc.

I have used them on early fords but they require so many lift adapters for as high as our frames sit that it makes them a bit more unstable.

[jrvariel48]

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Thank you everyone. Seems like these are not the way to go for me.
The search continues.
Joe

[alanwoodieman]

I have a drive on ramp that will lift up in the back with a floor jack--this has been extremely helpful with my old and modern cars to enable me to work on the bottom. my boys thought it was funny but they will use it when I let them

[Tony, NY]

Perhaps a portable 2 post lift. https://www.maxjax.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQ...0aAoFZEALw_wcB

[corvette8n]

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256084
See my thread on the quick jack. I left my ‘41 on it all winter one year, no issues.

I’ve used it on my pickup and several of my kids cars outside in the driveway.

[TJ]

Originally Posted by alanwoodieman

I have a drive on ramp that will lift up in the back with a floor jack--this has been extremely helpful with my old and modern cars to enable me to work on the bottom. my boys thought it was funny but they will use it when I let them

I have the same lift and it's heavy duty and very stable. My car stayed on it during a pretty good earth quake. There's no way I would want a car on those type(Quick Jack) lifts where I live.

[deuce_roadster]

Hey guys, You don't HAVE to run the 4 post lift all the way to the top! Most garages have room to raise the car at least 3' which is enough to sit on a roll around stool underneath. Find a small used one on Craigslist and be happy! You can use blocks or put good jackstands on the ramps and only raise it up 16" to do brake work. MEASURE from the top of your car to the ceiling, subtract af few inches and imagine your car up that high to see if that would work for you. My 2 cents. Several of my friends have lifts that they can't go all the way up. Believe me, it makes a big difference when you aren't laying down under the car when you are over 70 years old.

[19Fordy]

Gee, they look kind of "wimpy" to me. But again, looks aren't everything.

[jrvariel48]

Problem is I have a single car garage to work in. It doesn't leave me any room for a post style lift. I believe these jacks are made by Bendpak which a reputable name but I'm not 100% sure. They are on their website though.