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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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Got the HF one (anodized blue) for about $120 a few years ago... I use the crap out of the thing and have never even serviced it. Worth every penny and then some.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 07:18 AM
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iirc harbor freight had a small alum racing jack and a normal large racing jack. i have both. one for the garage and one to throw in the trailer when i go racing. the small one is really really really light. the normal big one is still pretty heavy, not easy to lift and move around, even though it's alum.

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oh yea, go to the store. they usually have specials even better than online. weird.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 12:33 PM
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I have the Craftsman low profile jack have had it for a few years and used it ALOT. Work great.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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I have had the Harbor Freight one for years now and its been great...use it a lot and never had a problem.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SRTRaceR04
Do you really need to be able to jack your car up 20" in the air??
no I need 30"

AC Hydraulic dk13hlq FTW
http://www.asedeals.com/hydraulicjacks2.html
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 03:24 AM
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I have the AFF 200T floor jack and I love it. Works great on my cars and my buddies cars and a few of them have pretty low cars.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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What about this one? Apparently it has a 1yr warranty as well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Auto...1%7C240%3A1318
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by waynea
no I need 30"

AC Hydraulic dk13hlq FTW
http://www.asedeals.com/hydraulicjacks2.html
Why did you have to show me that... wow...

I have the HF jack... mine has leaked... makes funny noises... but has never let me down and I have used it for YEARS and YEARS. I would never get under my car with just it though... too many strange noises.
Dan
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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Added.
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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I have been using the harbor freight all aluminum jack for about 2 years now. I work on an insane amount of cars (I am private mechanic) and it has been put to the test. I routinely abuse this jack by lifting more than the specified weight, and it still holds up fine, and never leaks. So far no problems, and it works perfect for my lowered 03 Evo8 (sitting on Tein Flex coilovers). My car sits REALLY low and it still does the trick. The only thing that sucks about this jack is the jacking height really isn't that good. I have to switch to a larger jack when working on SUVs, trucks, or larger sedans. Other than that, you cannot beat this jack for the price!

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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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Do Not get a craftsmen one from Sears. The one I have, broke on me while working, the damn wheel feel off?
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 05:43 AM
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My Sears Craftsmen's wheel fell off as well (crumbled actually). They are replaceable.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 19DB794
I have the AFF 200T floor jack and I love it. Works great on my cars and my buddies cars and a few of them have pretty low cars.
Ditto.

The thing weighs 100 lbs, so if you're looking for something to tote around probably not the greatest choice. But it's a really solid unit. From what I understand there are shops nationwide that can rebuild the AFF jacks, and that was one of the main reasons I chose one -- I didn't want another disposable jack.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by WheelGap
Ditto.

The thing weighs 100 lbs, so if you're looking for something to tote around probably not the greatest choice. But it's a really solid unit. From what I understand there are shops nationwide that can rebuild the AFF jacks, and that was one of the main reasons I chose one -- I didn't want another disposable jack.
Same with me. Yes its not lightweight aluminum and not too portable but the AFF jacks seem to be well built. Ive had mine for about a year and ive had no problems with it. I used it on my integra which was lowered about 2.5" and it fit no problem and it works great on the Evo. It also gets the car off the ground pretty quick (compared to the jacks ive used) with the double pump set up that they have.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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This is what I got for my EVO when I still had it. The car was pretty damn low and this jack worked out very well for me. I think mine may be slightly different but it has done the job time and time again.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...10000003+90401
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