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Old 05-02-2017   #63
Ahomans
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Arnold, MD
Posts: 34
Default Re: Anybody using Quickjacks?

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Originally Posted by 32valvesftw View Post
How high is the oil pan with these at full height. It looks like the car ends up a few inches lower than with Kwiklift, but Kwiklift will take up more room, and I am not sure my lowered vette will make up the ramp without scraping on the KL. I do think the KL seems more sturdy, but I have read that jacking the kL up from that u shaped member at the rear can be scary, and that the same member can roll down and hit you in the head after the car is raised and inplace, if you don't put a set screw in the sleeve. Is there any truth to these statements Kwiklift users?
To work underneath the ZR-1 or change the oil I use the large rubber blocks that come with the QuickJack and a hockey puck on each block. That raises the car enough to put a Home Depot 5 gallon bucket under the oil pan. If I need to get the car a little higher, I raise it up, then lower it with some 2x10 wood blocks under the wheels, add a piece of hard plywood to the lift points, and raise it again.
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