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chevyhouse · 12-04-2002, 05:08 AM

i'm looking for a small (2ton-ish) floor jack that is slim enough to slide under a lowered truck with a flat. i know i saw them some where but can't find them again. anybody that knows where i can find them i would appreciate it.

Dropt72Shortbed · 12-04-2002, 11:24 AM

i just use stock jacks from newer vehicles.

the jack on all my 94+ s10s/blazers has been perfect, its small and goes down to like 2.5" which has been good enough to slide under on all my lowered vehicles. dont know if its capacity is 2 tons though...

Big69C20 Toy · 12-04-2002, 12:18 PM

i just saw one at Harbor frieght, not sure of it's height but it was an aluminum race jack for 200 bux. i think it was 2 ton too. check it out online..

ChevLoRay · 12-04-2002, 12:56 PM

Oh, crap! I have been enjoying mine since I lowered it and never gave any thought to having a flat or having to jack it up. Oh well, I can drive it onto the lifts at the service station, so if it clears those pads, surely I can get my floor jack under it. If not, I guess I can get out my trusty, rusty, dusty old screw-type bumper jack and get enough clearance to get the floor jack under it.

Dangit! Just as I was starting to feel carefree at 55 (my age, not the speed I drive at!).

**Desert Rat** · 12-04-2002, 12:59 PM

some Caddys and late 80s GMs have a real slim jack,i have one in my truck,they even slide under seat upright.I threw the extras away but look in later model GM products.

jay-dawg · 12-04-2002, 01:22 PM

Well, if you need to raise the truck a little to get a big jack under, just drive it over some 4x6 blocks and it should give enough clearance. As for flats, I still keep my stock screw jack under my sub box.

jay

TERRYP · 12-04-2002, 02:33 PM

I have one of those $20 cheap floor models, and I took off the front wheels, now it fits fine, but it does not roll foreward as you jack, so you have to be sure you have it 'in' extra far'

Mike C · 12-04-2002, 04:10 PM

Check out Northerntools.com they have some nice Lincoln or OTC floor jackes. Just don't be expecting cheap. The lower the minimum height, the higher the price! I have to drive my Camaro up on blocks in order to get floor jack underneth the front crossmember. WITHOUT a flat. I like the OTC jack with a minimum lift height of 3 1/2" vs. the harbor Freight $60 jack with its 5 1/4" minimum height. The OTC jack is $300, however. But I have already worn out two Harbor Freight jacks so maybe I should hgave ponied up the $ in the first place?

Project1970 · 12-04-2002, 05:00 PM

How low are you?

My dad's ooooold nameless standard floor jack hasn't had a height problem with a vehicle yet...and we've used it on a '94 Z28, my 2.5" / 4" 1970 GMC, a couple random import trucks, a late-model Accord, and as far as I know, it also got under my dad's old '73 911 no problem.

XXL · 12-04-2002, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by ChevLoRay
Oh, crap! I have been enjoying mine since I lowered it...

I always carry the 21st century equivalent of "Fix-a-Flat"... my phone. "Honey, can you get the jack and my toolbox and come get me?"

Kenneth

Ackattack · 12-04-2002, 06:04 PM

You could get some rhino ramps. They're like $30 and work on low clearance vehicles. Then once you get it up on it, raise it up with a regular jack.

**Bowtie468** · 12-04-2002, 06:25 PM

Yeah,i saw that aluminum race jack at Harbor Freight. Sure is sweet and light too!! Think i'll have to get one myself !

Brad · 12-04-2002, 07:29 PM

I'm using a jack for a Honda. I got it at the junkyard for about $5-10 bucks. But, make sure you have it on flat, stable ground. I didn't and it tipped over and bent-now I gotta go find another one.

*Piston* · 12-04-2002, 09:12 PM

When I had my ElCamino I carried 2x6 aprox 12" long with a beveled edge. Drive up on it, from there you can use a stock jack or small hydraulic jack. This thing was 1 3/4" off the ground so I used 2 peices screwed together to make a ramp. Worked like a charm the one time I ever used it.

ChevLoRay · 12-05-2002, 01:48 PM

Let's see....the issue isn't necessarily finding a jack as much as HAVING that jack when a tire goes flat, right? My floor jack (a 1/5-ton heavy...made outta iron....hydraulic one from Sears, does fine. I gotta figure out how close everything gets to the street IF I HAVE A FLAT. I'm not gonna worry about that, right now.

12-04-2002, 05:08 AM	#1
chevyhouse BEER-Vacation in a can... Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: wichita, ks Posts: 444	slim floor jack for lowered trucks?? i'm looking for a small (2ton-ish) floor jack that is slim enough to slide under a lowered truck with a flat. i know i saw them some where but can't find them again. anybody that knows where i can find them i would appreciate it. __________________ Kurt 03' Trailblazer 69' C10 "SPSHL-K", 388 stroker/BTO 700R4, 2400 stall, 3.73 posi, lwb, fleetside long box, 3.5"/5" drop, 18" Budnik 2000 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom For Sale-87' V10-4x4, 408/700r4, 4.10's PM for pics

12-04-2002, 12:18 PM	#3
Big69C20 Toy Livin' it up. Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Richland, MI Posts: 2,212	i just saw one at Harbor frieght, not sure of it's height but it was an aluminum race jack for 200 bux. i think it was 2 ton too. check it out online.. __________________ -Greg; Sold the 69 C20. It's off to a better home with more love! Now onto the 86 CUCV M1009; K5 blazer with 6.2L diesel, corp 10 bolt axles, Detroit locker in the rear, trutrac front, 3.73 gears, 35" tires.

12-04-2002, 12:56 PM	#4
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Oh, crap! I have been enjoying mine since I lowered it and never gave any thought to having a flat or having to jack it up. Oh well, I can drive it onto the lifts at the service station, so if it clears those pads, surely I can get my floor jack under it. If not, I guess I can get out my trusty, rusty, dusty old screw-type bumper jack and get enough clearance to get the floor jack under it. Dangit! Just as I was starting to feel carefree at 55 (my age, not the speed I drive at!). __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

12-04-2002, 01:22 PM	#6
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	Well, if you need to raise the truck a little to get a big jack under, just drive it over some 4x6 blocks and it should give enough clearance. As for flats, I still keep my stock screw jack under my sub box. jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

12-04-2002, 02:33 PM	#7
TERRYP GYRO GEARLOOSE Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Nevada City, CAEverett, WA Posts: 361	I have one of those $20 cheap floor models, and I took off the front wheels, now it fits fine, but it does not roll foreward as you jack, so you have to be sure you have it 'in' extra far' __________________ Nevada City, CA Everett, Washington 57 3/4 rat, 235, 3spd 66 C-10 Panel, SWB. 350 from '68, 200R4 tranny, 3.07 rear ratio, restoring 68 C10 LWB 350 4spd, 4.56 rear dump runner 82 Camaro, 305, THM-200-R4 84 Monte Carlo 305 TH350, land tuna 85 Tercel SW, snow runner DISGRACED OUTLAW MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB

12-04-2002, 11:24 AM	#2
Dropt72Shortbed Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 678	i just use stock jacks from newer vehicles. the jack on all my 94+ s10s/blazers has been perfect, its small and goes down to like 2.5" which has been good enough to slide under on all my lowered vehicles. dont know if its capacity is 2 tons though...

12-04-2002, 12:59 PM	#5
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	some Caddys and late 80s GMs have a real slim jack,i have one in my truck,they even slide under seat upright.I threw the extras away but look in later model GM products.

12-04-2002, 04:10 PM	#8
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,727	Check out Northerntools.com they have some nice Lincoln or OTC floor jackes. Just don't be expecting cheap. The lower the minimum height, the higher the price! I have to drive my Camaro up on blocks in order to get floor jack underneth the front crossmember. WITHOUT a flat. I like the OTC jack with a minimum lift height of 3 1/2" vs. the harbor Freight $60 jack with its 5 1/4" minimum height. The OTC jack is $300, however. But I have already worn out two Harbor Freight jacks so maybe I should hgave ponied up the $ in the first place? __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

12-04-2002, 05:00 PM	#9
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	How low are you? My dad's ooooold nameless standard floor jack hasn't had a height problem with a vehicle yet...and we've used it on a '94 Z28, my 2.5" / 4" 1970 GMC, a couple random import trucks, a late-model Accord, and as far as I know, it also got under my dad's old '73 911 no problem. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

12-04-2002, 06:04 PM	#11
Ackattack Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Valley Center KS Posts: 3,524	You could get some rhino ramps. They're like $30 and work on low clearance vehicles. Then once you get it up on it, raise it up with a regular jack. __________________ Project Bruiser: 68 Pro-Touring C-10 5.3L / 4L60E Project Ironhide: 97 GMC Crew Cab 4x4 Cummins SOLD: '69 GMC 1/2T SWB TBI'd: Project No Buck Assembly Manual Index Sign up Thread!!! Factory Service Manual Index

12-04-2002, 06:25 PM	#12
Bowtie468 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cecilia, Louisiana Posts: 1,638	Yeah,i saw that aluminum race jack at Harbor Freight. Sure is sweet and light too!! Think i'll have to get one myself ! __________________ Chris click here to see my buildpage http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=394656 ---------------------------------- 1979 C10 Silverado Big10 SWB Factory 454/400 Cardinal Red/Santa Fe Tan (original paint) 1969 Camaro X44 LS swap 1968 C10 SWB Fleetside (SOLD) 468BBC MultiPort TPI / Dynamic EFI P4 Black/Black 1963 Nova SS convertible (SOLD) 194 I6/ PowerGlide

12-04-2002, 07:29 PM	#13
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,672	I'm using a jack for a Honda. I got it at the junkyard for about $5-10 bucks. But, make sure you have it on flat, stable ground. I didn't and it tipped over and bent-now I gotta go find another one. __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

12-04-2002, 09:12 PM	#14
Piston Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 2,300	When I had my ElCamino I carried 2x6 aprox 12" long with a beveled edge. Drive up on it, from there you can use a stock jack or small hydraulic jack. This thing was 1 3/4" off the ground so I used 2 peices screwed together to make a ramp. Worked like a charm the one time I ever used it.

12-05-2002, 01:48 PM	#15
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Let's see....the issue isn't necessarily finding a jack as much as HAVING that jack when a tire goes flat, right? My floor jack (a 1/5-ton heavy...made outta iron....hydraulic one from Sears, does fine. I gotta figure out how close everything gets to the street IF I HAVE A FLAT. I'm not gonna worry about that, right now. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.



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