best floor jack for working on front and rear of 370z

gsxr750 · 10-27-2012, 12:19 PM

I picked up a long reach low profile floor jack from harbor freight for $129 , must weigh 150lbs. and I'm making 2 cheap wood ramps from home depot.

Actully a small scissor jack modified with a small 3" diameter steel plate on top and a larger base plate attached , would do the best lift for the front as you wouldn't need the ramps.

I found a larger scissor jack that only has a 4.75" folded height that would work great, with a large top and bottom plate, but sadly, it was only meant for height adjustment on RV's and Mobile Homes, the problem was the screw or gear reduction , didn't allow it to be used as a jack, you could only use it once the trailer was jacked up by a real jack.

It sicks that you can't get a large quality scissor jack anymore, my brother has one from the 80's that is a exactly what you need for lifting a car like the Z

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10-27-2012, 12:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
gsxr750 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: west Posts: 443 Drives: 2012 370z man. sport Rep Power: 15	I picked up a long reach low profile floor jack from harbor freight for $129 , must weigh 150lbs. and I'm making 2 cheap wood ramps from home depot. Actully a small scissor jack modified with a small 3" diameter steel plate on top and a larger base plate attached , would do the best lift for the front as you wouldn't need the ramps. I found a larger scissor jack that only has a 4.75" folded height that would work great, with a large top and bottom plate, but sadly, it was only meant for height adjustment on RV's and Mobile Homes, the problem was the screw or gear reduction , didn't allow it to be used as a jack, you could only use it once the trailer was jacked up by a real jack. It sicks that you can't get a large quality scissor jack anymore, my brother has one from the 80's that is a exactly what you need for lifting a car like the Z