Car Jacks - What to go for

[STUARTC1986]

Hi all
I am after a set of light weight low level jacks that will be used next year for racing, being pulled round the pit lane etc, they need to be as light as possible, done some searching and although aluminium ones seem light people say to stay away from them what would you guys recommend? I have currently put this one on my list but cannot find any reviews on SIP.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/winntec-135-ton-al...

[Kev_Mk3]

I have this -

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/t...


It is light and folds nice in the back of my track car. Well built also.

[200Plus Club]

The 1.5t lightweight alloy are ok but not very wide. If you are lifting something big or wider space under a diff etc I've found a low level industrial or "pro" garage Jack is safer and less prone to moving around. Lesson learned for me jacking a rear engined car up.

[shirt]

i have 1.5t and 2t low entry ally jacks, same brand [generic rebranded - jzx]. the 2t is not much bigger yet is much smoother and easy to use, noticeably so lifting the same car. i would recommend going higher capacity if you can.

[caelite]

Can't make any recommendations, all I can say is I don't recommend the basic Halfords low level jack. Halfords tools are widely recommended around here, and generally I agree with that recommendation (they are awesome). But their basic jacks aren't great.

I've had mine about 2 years of semi-frequent use, it seems to lose pressure fairly quickly even when no load is on it. Will often put my car up on stands to do a job and leave the jack sitting as an extra precaution, only to see after 3-4 hours it has dropped about 4-8cm.

Not tried their advanced jack, obviously a lot pricier than their basic range but I might try it myself next.

[tapkaJohnD]

I have a Clarke low level 'racing' jack, from MachineMart.
may be just a relabelled veriosn of what you linked to, no idea, but verty happy with mine.
Jhn

[jon_273]

tapkaJohnD said:

I have a Clarke low level 'racing' jack, from MachineMart.
may be just a relabelled veriosn of what you linked to, no idea, but verty happy with mine.
Jhn

You must mean this one link

I bought one years ago and the seal went, which was repaired under warranty, and then the same thing happened again. Seems to be a common problem as some friends had the same thing happen. It's now sat in the garage waiting to be replaced by an Arcan one from Costco. Probably the only disappointing thing I have had from Machine Mart.

[STUARTC1986]

hi all
thanks for the recommendations, I have never heard of SIP before but their jacks seem light at 10k they would be ideal for us while dragging them round a pit lane

[The Mad Monk]

What's wrong with one of these?

A fraction of the others further up the thread.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trolley-Jacks/b?ie=UTF8&a...

[STUARTC1986]

The Mad Monk said:

What's wrong with one of these?

A fraction of the others further up the thread.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trolley-Jacks/b?ie=UTF8&a...

morning mate
the above link didn't work, if its for the Clarke one I have issues with them in the past and wanted to keep away form them if I can

[The Mad Monk]

STUARTC1986 said:

The Mad Monk said:

What's wrong with one of these?

A fraction of the others further up the thread.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trolley-Jacks/b?ie=UTF8&a...

morning mate
the above link didn't work, if its for the Clarke one I have issues with them in the past and wanted to keep away form them if I can

It's a link to Amazon - Trolley Jacks.

[Belle427]

Kev_Mk3 said:

I have this -

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/t...


It is light and folds nice in the back of my track car. Well built also.

I have one of their low Entry normal jacks and it’s very good quality, a little heavy but well built.
I’d try and avoid anything by sealey tools, I have one of their aluminium racing jacks and it feels very cheaply made.
Worth paying the extra for such a critical piece of kit.

[Krikkit]

I have the SGS one as well and it's great. A bit heavy, at 30kg for a "lightweight" jack, but mine has stood up to plenty of abuse without complaint, including having the front of a car drop straight on it.