If your jack is going to live in your garage, steel is still the best choice, while aluminum remains better if you only need something for your family vehicle. Your jack needs to be low enough to fit under your vehicle, while tall enough to give you enough clearance to work. It also needs to be able to hold the weight of your vehicle. Read on for more details. How much weight can your jack of choice safely hold? Keep in mind that lifting different parts of the vehicle will put more or less strain on your jack—most cars and trucks are heaviest at the engine.
If your floor jack repeatedly fails to engage, this could be why. A floor jack has both a minimum and a maximum height. Many come with extenders that can raise both heights for bigger trucks and vans. The minimum height is the shortest the jack can possibly be. The maximum height is the highest the jack can lift your car.
Saddle size, or platform size, refers to how much surface area on the jack is in direct contact with the vehicle. But there were some that said I need to get a jack that is big enough to hold the whole weight of the truck, which would be more like three or three and a half tons.
What do you recommend? If I have to get a three-and-a-half-ton behemoth, I probably would not bother working on the Suburban on my own. TOM: Yes, you do. Our rule of thumb is that a floor jack needs to be rated for at least three-quarters of a vehicle's gross weight. So, according to our rule, a one-and-a-half-ton 3,pound jack could lift a car that weighs as much as 4, pounds -- or two mothers-in-law. RAY: So, if you want to work on your 7,pound Suburban, you'll need to get a three-ton jack, Isao.
TOM: Here's why: It's true that a floor jack does not have to lift all of the car's weight. It has to lift half of it -- taking two wheels off the ground. Kia Telluride vs Hyundai Palisade. Honda Pilot vs Toyota Highlander. Toyota Camry vs Honda Accord. Toyota Avalon vs Toyota Camry. Toyota Tundra vs Ford F Ford F vs Chevrolet Silverado Back To Forbes. Wheels Accessories. Best Floor Jacks For Rob Siegel. Updated: Apr 5, Forbes Wheels independently tests and reviews cars and automotive accessories.
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