I'm going to be lowering my car wth coilovers in the near future. I also have to buy a floor jack because I moved away from my roommate and he had all the tools. I am wondering if I am going to need a "low profile" floor jack, or will a normal jack suffice? The low-pro jack I saw at Advance Auto Parts was 3.5" minimum height, where most of the other regular floor jacks are 5.5". I just want to make sure I buy something I can use after I lower.

Here is one I am considering

And another one

 

The floor jack I had worked just fine with my Ground Control CO's. But when I added the Ken style side skirts...that created a problem. Ended up just getting a $20 metal ramp from PepBoys to fix that problem. Roll up on one wheel on that ramp...then jack 'er right up. Good luck.

 

regular jack and two 2x4's do the trick

 

IF you have a harbor freight tools near you they have a racing floor jack for less than 100 bucks. It is well worth it. We use them in our shop.!

 

With my Eibach springs (lowered 1.2 and 1.5 I believe), a thin floor jack won't even fit under my car in the front anywhere.. I have to pull up on some boards(1'' thick) with my front tires before I can even do any work such as oil change or taking off tires. The back is different though. I can just lift it up in the back end where the two axle things connect in the middle of the frame. You might want to get some small jack stands too. I picked some up for really cheap at Sears tools. You will want the smaller ones. (on the lowest setting they barely fit with the jack jacking the car to max height) The big ones won't fit under lol.

 

I use a regular Craftsman floor jack. I started using wood ramps that I saw at autocross: take some 1x10's and cut one 10" long, the next 12" long, next 14" long and the last 16" long. Glue them up and you have a ramp that will raise you 3" and fits nicely in front of the tires so you can drive up or down without worrying about the fenders. Just don't forget to keep them under the tires when you jack up the car (so if you accidentally kick them out of the way, put them back or your jack won't be able to get out from under the car.)

I also use them so I can put a spacer on top of my jack to raise the car that much higher- it's nice to have a little extra room when you're fiddling around under there.

good luck!

And don't forget the jackstands!

 

^--haha I have done that before.. I had to jack up the car again and put the boards back.

 

Sounds like a good plan to me. I'll just buy the Craftsman jack and jack stand kit for $60 then. The harbor freight jack is nice and weighs less than 30 pounds, but the craftsman has a higher lift. The wood is nice and cheap too. Thanks for the help guys.