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Strange, most people I talk to rate HF pretty high and recommend them. Also, the HF Jack/stands are not made by HF FYI.

Harbor Freight is pretty awesome.

Was just there a couple days ago gettin' me some nitrile gloves. But my nitrile gloves don't have to support 3,000 lbs. of car above me.

Yeah, a lot of it you can get at HF. My can racks from Griot's and my can racks from HF are exactly the same except for the Griot's sticker and $15 ea.

But ya got to admit the jack stands are sexy...

Aluminum Jack Stands - Jacks & Stands - In Your Garage - Griot's Garage

I had to put my Z on jack stands yesterday to remove the wheels and that's how I did it. My floor jack won't reach the front jack point on the cross-beam. If I raise the car on ramps enough to get it under, there's still not enough clearance to work the handle. So I used the car's e-jack on one front side, then the other. At its max extension I can slide an 11 inch tall jack stand with slotted hockey puck under the notched point on the pinch seam. With the front on stands, I go to the back and used the floor jack under the differential to lift the rear enough to get the jack stands under the rear.

The hockey puck idea I got from these forums works great. Hockey pucks are cheap, a couple of bucks each, and are easily slotted for the pinch seam using a radial arm saw. Someone mentioned putting some magnets to hold them...that's clever too. I found some 1/2 inch diameter neodymium magnets on Amazon...just drilled a hole in the puck off-center and epoxied them in. I'll take them in with me when I get my oil changed or if the car needs to go on a 4-point lift for any other reason.

I found a magnetic pinch rail adapter online. The website is zl1addons.com. I just placed it on the pinch rail at the front jacking point, and my floor jack lifted the whole side of the car. Didn't even scratch the paint on the pinch rail.

That's their "Universal" model, right? Do the bottoms of the pads come out lower than the bodywork for sure? Or can you snap a pic of one installed, from the side, showing the clearance? These look like they would be awesome for use with my low-rise lift :) BTW, I found them on Amazon, too: ZL1 Addons 2640 Pinch Weld Universal Magnetic Jack Pads - Set of 4 : Amazon.com : Automotive

dang, you guys are high tech. i just use a piece of oak about the size of a kamaboko wood and just place it on my hydraulic' platform. the wood pushes up on the slight hump inside the pinch rail.

you guys are like wtf is kamoboko wood? :icon08:
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It is the universal. I buy a lot of stuff on Amazon but ordered this from ZL1ADDONS. The owner shipped the universal to me to try. He said, if I liked it, to pay through paypal. If not, just send it back. Excellent customer service.

that's cool. ive seen something similar to those a while back.
metal to metal = scratch?

wood or puck = no scratch

Side view

It is metal to metal but hasn't even blemished the paint.

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that's good to hear. the coating is pretty thick down there. i suppose i'd QD that area before using it though.

I'm sure a thin coat of Teflon sprayed on the adapter wouldn't hurt.

Those rail adapters are nice! But...they're $64!

For as rarely as I jack my vehicle, a hockey puck is $1.50 and the magnets were $2.25 each.

My oak was free.... :ugh:

No possibility of the hockey puck splitting along the grain. As a percentage of what I've spent on the car, $1.50 per puck is the same as free.

I paid either $20 or $25. Can't remember the exact cost. Shipping was free.

I'd pay that, no problem but they're $64 for a set of four now, $70 if you buy direct from their website.

I only bought one. Since I have to move my floor jack to the other side of the car, I just move the pinch rail adapter with it. The set of 4 is a waste IMO. When I lift my car from the front jacking point, it raises the entire side of the car. I'm able to set both front and rear jack stands for that side.

Need four for a 4-point lift, or to put the car on jackstands.

shut up, maccool. im trying to up one using my low tech piece of free oak! :mad:









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I live in California. Where do you suppose I would find a hockey puck???

They look like Hostess Ding Dongs to me.

Does California allow its citizens access to Amazon.com?

Amazon.com: ding dongs: Grocery & Gourmet Food

Or

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...3Ahockey+pucks

Yes, we recently passed legislation that allows purchases from Amazon.

Dude, I was kidding.

Dude, I know ;)

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I love it - $0.25 for the puck, $4.99 for shipping!

Just noticed that D!ck's Sporting Goods has pucks for $1.99 and one of the dudes who reviewed it used it with his floor jack: Hockey Puck

This is Minnesota. They sell hockey pucks at the 7-11.

Where in MN are you? I am in Coon Rapids as I write this.

Brainerd area, Deerwood specifically...

LOL brain nerd :rofl2:

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That is fairly far from here...

You already knew that though.

You didn't see the movie Fargo?

^^^ Reported!!!

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Not really...

ive not seen it, but ive seen the trailer. :D

This is what i did for catback install (pic)... floor jack to lift high enough to insert jack stands on each side near rear tires. worked just fine for catback install.

I don't get under any vehicle on jack stands, I use rhino ramps, works great..you add a 2x6 infront to clear front air dam

then how do u do suspension mods?