Low Entry Car Trolley Jacks

[phumy]

Hi all, I have a V12 Vantage and Im looking to buy a low entry trolley jack and the one i am looking at is 2.5 Tons and has a closed height of 75mm, does anyone know if this is low enough. There is also a 3 Ton lift jack but that has a closed height of 98mm, is that low enough ot too high?

Given that i will be buying the adapter pads too to sit on the trolley jack that all has to be taken into consideration.

Anyone have any info, ideas, reasons i should or shouldnt buy any or either of them?

Edited by phumy on Saturday 28th March 14:54

[JonnyCJ]

SGS aluminium low entry jack. Approx £120 on eBay and get Steve’s jacking point pads - Cav.mar1 on eBay.

A few of us on here have that combo and makes life very easy.

Also worth getting decent axle stands and again use Steve’s axle stand pads which prevent metal to metal contact when supporting the car.

Halfords ones are fine.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-car-Axle-Stand-...

Edited by JonnyCJ on Saturday 28th March 16:33

Edited by JonnyCJ on Saturday 28th March 16:36

[phumy]

Yes SGS Engineering are the ones i have been looking at, the one you mention, is that the 75mm lowest point or the 98mm?

Thanks for your info.

[paulrog1]

I have this from halfords, it's from there professional range.

https://www.halfords.com/tools/garage-workshop/axl...la-331413794817|crid:203186066526|nw:g|rnd:4448204252172131239|dvc:c|adp:|mt:|loc:1006745&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6_vzBRCIARIsAOs54z6m51kH9e0BCqkvOEd24b6PeqA2zQSfvq1ZnHY39soOlvAvSUVcfFQaAgP9EALw_wcB

[JonnyCJ]

phumy said:

Yes SGS Engineering are the ones i have been looking at, the one you mention, is that the 75mm lowest point or the 98mm?

Thanks for your info.

Mines the aluminium racing jack - entry is I think 100mm and I have no issues with the jack, rubber pad and jacking point puck.

Measure your car though and see what the total floor to underside of sill measurement is.

I’m on a V8V

[Moviestar]

You may also need some Rubber Jacking Pads that use your existing Jacking points. Best be safe then sorry

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[phumy]

Moviestar said:

You may also need some Rubber Jacking Pads that use your existing Jacking points. Best be safe then sorry

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Ive been in touch with TJA already and theyre assisting me on the pads

[Mr.Tremlini]

My trolley jack is 85mm, and with David Ramsbotham`s jacking pads & my V8V which should be the standard height, it is not an issue particularly if you locate the pad in the car first, which allowing for the locating pin being already in the car body there is only 20-25mm to spare, otherwise it`s about 3mm clearance.

[phumy]

Thats great, just hope the gap is the same for the V12V.

[RL17]

Have a thin sheet of ply to base jack on as drive is block pavers - as this reduced the gap I have another slightly thicker sheet of ply to roll wheel to be lifted on to increase gap for jack and pad

[Felonious]

The challenge is that the jacking point and the place where you need to put am axle stand are the same place. The only way I managed to work around that was to use a Jackpoint jackstand, which is ridiculously simple but needed importing directly from the manufacturer in the US. Perhaps by now they have a UK distributor.

http://www.jackpointjackstands.com/

I have no affiliation with the company, I just really like the product.

[Brads67]

I have the machine mart Clarke one. It's fine, does the job at a cheap price.

[mikeiow]

Brads67 said:

I have the machine mart Clarke one. It's fine, does the job at a cheap price.

I picked up the Clarke CTJ2250LP there as well - under £50, comes with sockets and arm to under the nuts, looks pretty good!
It is only 2.25 tonne - not sure if the V12 Vantage needs more than that?

[northernmedia]

Felonious said:

The challenge is that the jacking point and the place where you need to put am axle stand are the same place. The only way I managed to work around that was to use a Jackpoint jackstand, which is ridiculously simple but needed importing directly from the manufacturer in the US. Perhaps by now they have a UK distributor.

http://www.jackpointjackstands.com/

I have no affiliation with the company, I just really like the product.

I jacked the car in the middle and then placed a stand front & back.
As per this...
https://www.redpants.lol/how-to-get-the-car-on-jac...

Up in the air in minutes.

[phumy]

northernmedia said:

Felonious said:

The challenge is that the jacking point and the place where you need to put am axle stand are the same place. The only way I managed to work around that was to use a Jackpoint jackstand, which is ridiculously simple but needed importing directly from the manufacturer in the US. Perhaps by now they have a UK distributor.

http://www.jackpointjackstands.com/

I have no affiliation with the company, I just really like the product.

I jacked the car in the middle and then placed a stand front & back.
As per this...
https://www.redpants.lol/how-to-get-the-car-on-jac...

Up in the air in minutes.

Does anyone know if jacking the Vantage up in the middle of the sill is OK or do you know any different, Ive looked in the Owners manual and its pretty useless in telling you how toy get it up on any stands.

[JonnyCJ]

I jack in the middle - same structural member and there’s a cut out in the sill.

[phumy]

Thanks very much that's great.

[Felonious]

JonnyCJ said:

I jack in the middle - same structural member and there’s a cut out in the sill.

Ah-ha! Good point. Mine's a V12VS. I've a feeling the sills wrap deeper underneath so you can't access that same structural member.

[phumy]

Felonious said:

JonnyCJ said:

I jack in the middle - same structural member and there’s a cut out in the sill.

Ah-ha! Good point. Mine's a V12VS. I've a feeling the sills wrap deeper underneath so you can't access that same structural member.

Sorry guys my car is actually also a V12 Vantage S, i forgot the S part in the original post, Felonius does that mean that you cannot jack the car up in the centre?

[northernmedia]

phumy said:

Felonious said:

JonnyCJ said:

I jack in the middle - same structural member and there’s a cut out in the sill.

Ah-ha! Good point. Mine's a V12VS. I've a feeling the sills wrap deeper underneath so you can't access that same structural member.

Sorry guys my car is actually also a V12 Vantage S, i forgot the S part in the original post, Felonius does that mean that you cannot jack the car up in the centre?

Mines a V12S and I still jacked in the middle.
Remove the centre torx fixing and jack with using a rubber pad.
I had no issues.