hey peeps.

i've been using the factory jack to raise my Fit high enough to slide a 3ton underneath and lift it up to fit a jack stand. lately this process has been a pain in the ass, not to mention unsafe - one of the legs began to bend on the factory jack. is there a company that sells a reliable and safe floor jack that will go high enough to fit a standard sized jack stand?

thanks in advance!

 

Drive onto blocks of wood to get your jack to fit under.

Otherwise search for aluminum racing jacks, I would recommend to not go for craftsman though.

 

Which jacking point are you trying to use? The front center jack point on the subframe? If so, homemade ramps to drive up on would be faster and safer to get the 3 ton jack under.

 

Im sure your car isnt as low as mine. I use a Craftsman low pro. Its red/aluminum.
It wont go under my car anymore. I have to pull up on wood like Fa1 said.

 

the wood is the most economical solution. thanks for the help

 

I have the same jack and i love it! i dont have a garage so i have to carry it into my room and its light as **** FTW

 

$100.00 price range for low profile aluminum racing jacks at Harbor Freight and at Costco stores and Costco online. Not as cheap as wood blocks, but far more useful and safe.

 

I recommend an AC jack. These go as low as 80 mm (3.15") and it will last you a lifetime.

AC Hydraulic A/S

 

Use a couple scraps of 2x8 or 2x10s to make a platform to drive up on to get a jack underneath the car. You can add "steps" of additional lengths of wood to make it a ramp for tasks that do not require the wheels to be removed, like oil changes, etc. See below crude line drawing.
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With some nuts, bolts, washers and drill bits and wood boring bits, you can counter-sink the bolt heads on both ends so you do not have to drive on the bolts heads and the ramps sits flat on the floor. You can even get fancy and but a stop on the end of the ramp to keep you from driving off the end. Put a hole on one end so you can hand these ramps on the wall out of the way. You can make it so you can add or subtract "steps" to vary the height for different jobs or cars. Make the first "step" long so you do not hit the front bumper or lip on the ramp as you drive up it.

I built a set of these ramps for an old road race car that I had and it sat really low to the ground. Made routine maintenance much easier.

I hope this helps.

Tony D
New Edge Performance

 

Get some ramps Charlie.

 

I did exactly the same thing as Tony with my ramps. They work perfectly and don't touch the front lip during use.

 

thanks dave. a friend of mine has the HFT racing aluminum jack that you and a few others have suggested. unfortunately, it's about 5mm too tall to fit

being this low is beginning to be a PIA - kudos to those who are able to endure it. i'm going to raise my ride height by half an inch as soon as i find some time to do it.

 

thanks tony! sounds simple enough. my dad has a wooden ramp set just like the one you're talking about that he made years ago - i thought it was his filipino way of cheaping out of buying a real ramp . my Fit is too low to clear it now so i guess it's time he and i put together a new one.

yay, father son time, haven't had much time for it since i moved out of their home four years ago - should be fun

 

yup, i think i'm going to make a set like Tony suggested.

talagang pinoy na pinoy, pare!