Chimaera friendly trolley jack?
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I have one of These
If you get one its worth taking the precaution of undoing the main bolts and refitting them with a dab of loctite because I found about half of mine were loose after a few months of using it.
Other than that its been the staple tool in my garage for lifting the Griff.
I do drive onto a couple of 1.1/2" thick planks under the front wheels just to give me enough room to get the jack under without any issues though.
If you get one its worth taking the precaution of undoing the main bolts and refitting them with a dab of loctite because I found about half of mine were loose after a few months of using it.
Other than that its been the staple tool in my garage for lifting the Griff.
I do drive onto a couple of 1.1/2" thick planks under the front wheels just to give me enough room to get the jack under without any issues though.
Sorry, i may have misled you a bit.
I drive onto planks because I have a 4 post lift and getting the jack under from the front/back is a bit of a PITA if I haven't thought about it in advance and put the centre runway in. So I drive on planks to allow me to get the entire body of the jack under the sill too if I'm jacking from the sides to pick up from the outrigger corners.
Are you OK picking up the square section chassis from the front and back or do you want to be able to reach all the way under from the side?
I drive onto planks because I have a 4 post lift and getting the jack under from the front/back is a bit of a PITA if I haven't thought about it in advance and put the centre runway in. So I drive on planks to allow me to get the entire body of the jack under the sill too if I'm jacking from the sides to pick up from the outrigger corners.
Are you OK picking up the square section chassis from the front and back or do you want to be able to reach all the way under from the side?
I can get a 'normal' trolley jack (this type - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trolley-Jack-2-Ton-Hydra... under mine. It just means having to lie on the floor to see where it is. Admittedly, you have to wiggle the jack handle a bit before you have decent clearance.
Do you have lowered suspension?
Not that I'm suggesting the one above as a purchase, I'm using it to illustrate what mine is like.
Do you have lowered suspension?
Not that I'm suggesting the one above as a purchase, I'm using it to illustrate what mine is like.
I've bought one of these from the same supplier as it's larger, longer and capable of carrying
a slightly heavier weight.
Thing is that it's still difficult getting the whole car, front or back, off the ground without
the use of axle stands.
Somebody posted a very handy "gizmo" that fits over the top of the jack and it fits onto the
chassis members to either side of the exhaust pipes.
a slightly heavier weight.
Thing is that it's still difficult getting the whole car, front or back, off the ground without
the use of axle stands.
Somebody posted a very handy "gizmo" that fits over the top of the jack and it fits onto the
chassis members to either side of the exhaust pipes.
Barreti said:
I have one of These
If you get one its worth taking the precaution of undoing the main bolts and refitting them with a dab of loctite because I found about half of mine were loose after a few months of using it.
Other than that its been the staple tool in my garage for lifting the Griff.
I do drive onto a couple of 1.1/2" thick planks under the front wheels just to give me enough room to get the jack under without any issues though.
x 2.If you get one its worth taking the precaution of undoing the main bolts and refitting them with a dab of loctite because I found about half of mine were loose after a few months of using it.
Other than that its been the staple tool in my garage for lifting the Griff.
I do drive onto a couple of 1.1/2" thick planks under the front wheels just to give me enough room to get the jack under without any issues though.
The rubber pad won't stop it going through the powder coating though as it hits the metal surround.
phazed said:
I've had one of these for years, suffered all sorts of abuse and still going strongETA - I've also done the Loctite thing as Barreti advises
Edited by swanny71 on Thursday 5th February 20:16
If you have a costco card or someone else that can take you then go and look at their jacks, I bought an ally one from there a couple of years ago that's similar to the machine mart one linked above but much better made, better designed and a bit cheaper.
They also do a lovely low steel one that's a bit cheaper too.
Can get a pic of mine for you if needed
They also do a lovely low steel one that's a bit cheaper too.
Can get a pic of mine for you if needed
Thanks for all the replies gents. Very helpful 
Looks like a trip to Machine Mart later. I am tempted by the lightweight offering suggested by Phazed. But with its 1.25 lifting capacity, it might only be useful for the TVR, and not friends/relatives cars I work on when needed. Shame, as its 11kg weight sounds like a welcome change to the monster I had.
The car is not lowered ian. I think it's just that I had such a large (4 tonne I think) trolley jack up till now, which caused the clearance problems. But it was good at lifting to the last notch of the axle stands.
Anyway, going by the mantra 'buy once buy right', I think I'll go for the 2 tonne one from M Mart. Unless there is any better/cheaper..
I don't know anyone that has a Costco card so can't take advantage of that facility.
Looks like a trip to Machine Mart later. I am tempted by the lightweight offering suggested by Phazed. But with its 1.25 lifting capacity, it might only be useful for the TVR, and not friends/relatives cars I work on when needed. Shame, as its 11kg weight sounds like a welcome change to the monster I had.
The car is not lowered ian. I think it's just that I had such a large (4 tonne I think) trolley jack up till now, which caused the clearance problems. But it was good at lifting to the last notch of the axle stands.
Anyway, going by the mantra 'buy once buy right', I think I'll go for the 2 tonne one from M Mart. Unless there is any better/cheaper..
I don't know anyone that has a Costco card so can't take advantage of that facility.
Edited by caduceus on Friday 6th February 09:19
Alexdaredevils said:
Those alloy racing jacks aren't reliable at all imo
You wouldn't catch me under a car with one
I also use the Sealy jacks for years with no problems
I've pulled a guy out from under a car who had his ankles pinned to the floor by a brake rotor after his jack collapsed. You wouldn't catch me under ANY car which is sat on a jack.You wouldn't catch me under a car with one
I also use the Sealy jacks for years with no problems
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