Anybody using Quickjacks?

[thirstyzr1]

Mike,

Shipped up from the US or did you find a Canadian distributer?
Car looks great!
Jeff

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[Tripler]

Originally Posted by thirstyzr1

Mike,

Shipped up from the US or did you find a Canadian distributer?
Car looks great!
Jeff

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Canadian Distributor in Vancouver

http://www.quickjacklift.ca/

[Tripler]

OMG I can't believe I still get goose bumps everytime I start the Z. Now with the lift I can really get goosed up working on it . I was beyond thrilled removing the wheels , inspecting all the bits and re installing the wheels . With the lift it is so easy to do . Going for a drive to day then re torque the wheel nuts .
Now with Steel rims I know for sure the torque is 100ft lbs but I had aluminium rims on my Honda and I had to torque those at 80ft lbs. Are the Z rims Aluminium ? or steel ? Ours are chromed also ...
For now I have been torquing to 90 ft lbs .

[Tripler]

Was just told Manual says 100ft lbs torque for wheel nuts on the Z ...

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

I looked at the Quickjack and talked to the sales person.

Thoughts:

The Quick seems to be well made. I did not get to operate the hydraulic pump assembly.

Each side unit is "portable", but not light weight. It requires getting down on the floor to manually position the jack and the spacer blocks, twice and then connecting the hydraulic hose to each unit separately.

After raising the car, it would be easy to access all 4 tires at the same time.

The jack occupies the entire side (both) under the car. To work under the transmission for example you would have to crawl in from the front or the back.

With the car on the Quick Lifts, I am not sure where you would position jack stands. The Quick Lift is "covering" the entire frame rail on both sides. I would never go under a car only supported by a jack.

Jim

I just did this as a secondary emergency support just in case ... I am extremely nervous being around cars on jacks or lifts .

[George45]

That would scare crap out of me having a safety jack set like that.

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[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by Tripler

I just did this as a secondary emergency support just in case ... I am extremely nervous being around cars on jacks or lifts .

I agree with this step I was hoping the system had an integrated locking safety lift pin. I guess not so this is what I would have done as well. GC

[George45]

What i should have said is that the additional jack should be squarly resting on the two lower lift rails and there should be weight bearing on that stand as well. So if by chance the main frame were to be defective in its locking it would not fall before engaging the safety jack.

[George45]

All that said, i am not completely sure which of the two jacks like this i would prefer to purchase. Short of taking out part of my ceiling in the garage and redoing a few rafters to gain the height needed for a 4 post lift, i am looking at the jack alternatives. On one the car rests on the four tires the other on the frame, with the suspension hanging loose. The four poster and modified rafters would give me another parking space. The hard part is that these floor jacks cost as much as the four posters. Building a larger garage is not in the cards but another ZR1 is. Did i just solve my dilemma?

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[Tripler]

It has its own very secure locking system ... It can hold 17,000 pounds but is only rated for 5000 lbs . I only put the jack stand as a precaution . There is no need for the jack stand . It is extremely stable and secure without the jack stand . The jack stand is not holding anything . It is just placed there . There is no weight on the jack stand . Have I made myself clear here ?

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