Super Low Profile Floor Jack on sale for cheap

chops

if you have a costco membership, id recommend you go to costco and get the 99 dollar arcan low profile jack there. it is HEAVY DUTY, and i would trust my life under this jack versus the harbor freight jack

heres a thread about this (googled it)

Arcan XL325R Low Profile Jack ($99 at CostCo) - Scion FR-S Forum | Subaru BRZ Forum | Toyota 86 GT 86 Forum | AS1 Forum - FT86CLUB

Sh0velMan

That's almost an inch higher. At that height, you have tons of options. What makes the Harbor Freight one exceptional to me is that it actually goes down to basically 2.5" off the deck. It's crazy low.

I've never had any reason to doubt its strength or reliability, but there's not a hydraulic floor jack in the WORLD that I would get underneath without jack stands, so yeah, there's that.

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chrischhorn

same jack I use... of course I'm a costco employee so yeah lol. Put the 2 jacks together and BAM! you are limitless. The one being talked about at the start of this thread has lower clearance while the larger jack from Costco has better reach. Lift the side a bit to get far enough to jack from the front.

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Sh0velMan

I hate to be an ***... but the one I linked, it's longer (better reach) and lifts higher.

Just saying.

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chops

hey im not trying to start an argument. just wanted to let others know of alternatives alright? when did this forum get so hostile

anyway, i love harbor freight as much as the next guy, in fact i have a shitton of their tools, but for a jack, i would much prefer something a bit more "quality". quality is subjective in this case, however, the reason i'd recommend the arcan is, not only is it cheaper (99+tax), every part is replaceable. the jack would literally last you a lifetime. goodluck repairing the harbor freight jack.

also...i understand the minimum height is 3.5 inches versus the harbor freight at 2.5 inch. solution? drive up on a 2x4 and your car is now 2 inches higher. as for the reach...the harbor freight one has a max depth of 39" it seems. the arcan at costco goes 47.75". quite a bit longer..but also much heavier!

caneman88

this is the one I got works great and super lite
Arcan Professional-Quality Aluminum Floor Jack — 3-Ton Lift Capacity, 3 3/4in.–18 1/8in. Lift Range, Model# ALJ3T | Floor Jacks| Northern Tool + Equipment

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Sh0velMan

I'm guessing this is one of those things where the photo on the product page isn't actually of the product. There's no way the jack pictured on the Amazon website has a 47.75" reach lol.

That's a pretty crazy reach, I gotta admit.

And yeah, I actually have a set of 3" Race Ramps that I use to make jacking even easier.

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chops

trust me..its HUGE. probably 5 feet in total. damn heavy too!

chrischhorn

No joke.....I live in an apartment complex and walking the thing back and forth for friends so we can work on their cars is a pain in the @$$!!! I'm very happy with it though. My car is reasonably dropped and the jack is plenty of clearance for my needs. I think anyone much lower then me is probably excessively dropped. I scrape enough as is lol.

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