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  • Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

    Tonight i felt like trying to put my 18s back on.. well the stock jack blows for being lowered.. it fit underneath fine but when i started to jack it up it must have been slipping because i couldn't get the damn wheel to lift up just the body of the car which was really annoying!! so i went to undo it and the dumb handle on it was so low to the ground i had to kick it to release it.. so i guess i have to wait for derick to get back lol or go to walsmart and buy myself a decent jack.. i mise as well not bother carrying the spare/jack in my trunk cuz it'll never work to get it on lol

  • #2
    Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

    Yeah, I need to make me some of those ramp things that Derick has.

    Ryan, if you need to borrow a floor jack give me holla.
    Neil
    '03 Silver Jetta 1.8T - gone, but not forgotten


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    • #3
      Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

      I bought my jack/stand set at canadian tire for $60, comes with nice hydrolic jack and two 2.5ton stands. Wouldnt trust my car with the stock jack, I bent the underside of my last golf using it.
      Simon

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      • #4
        Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

        Originally posted by Simon
        I bought my jack/stand set at canadian tire for $60, comes with nice hydrolic jack and two 2.5ton stands. Wouldnt trust my car with the stock jack, I bent the underside of my last golf using it.
        $60 thats awesome, was it on sale?
        KR
        Porsche 991 Carrera S

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        • #5
          Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

          Originally posted by Kor
          $60 thats awesome, was it on sale?


          $59.99 regular price

          here
          Simon

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          • #6
            Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

            But you might want to get the "low profile jack", same price as above, but you dont get jackstands.



            Here
            Simon

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            • #7
              Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

              Originally posted by Simon
              This is the same jack I have. Fits nicely underneath the sideskirts. Kinda wish it was a little more heavy duty though, but for $60 it's alright.

              As far as the stock jack is concerned, it's garbaage. I don't trust them at all. We actually dropped Ozzie's car once using them ....wasn't a pretty sight.
              Derick

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              • #8
                Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

                i have the same set as simon, and it fits under my sideskirts just fine. best $60 I ever spent

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                2003 VW Jetta GLI
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                • #9
                  Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

                  doh looks like i'm heading to crappy tire lol. derick when you back?

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                  • #10
                    Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

                    Originally posted by Ryan
                    doh looks like i'm heading to crappy tire lol. derick when you back?

                    I'm free until 4:00 today if you need to borrow my floor jack. SW, about 2 blocks from the Childrens Hospital on 17th Ave.

                    Jeff
                    Jeff

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                    • #11
                      Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

                      Originally posted by Silverstoned
                      I'm free until 4:00 today if you need to borrow my floor jack. SW, about 2 blocks from the Childrens Hospital on 17th Ave.

                      Jeff

                      hrmm, im a couple blocks from the childrens hospital on 17th too, havent seen you driving around though..
                      Simon

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                      • #12
                        Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

                        well i tried outside on my driveway and it worked great today! my garage has dirt/rocks from winter and last night the jack musta been slipping on them.. today on clean cement it worked great.. took 1 hour for all 4.. crappy part was stock bolt wrench didn't fit into my RH's so i used an extension and my mastercraft wrench/socket to do it.. no idea how much i torqued them tho.. i did them snug then 1 push extra to make sure they were all good.. went for a nice rip onto crowchild and man i love the looks lol

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                        • #13
                          Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

                          check your bolts just in case again after driving for an hour or so, mine seem to come loose sometimes after i put my summers on, lol
                          2002 VW Golf GT TDI
                          2016 VW Passat BiTDI

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                          • #14
                            Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

                            yup bart i have my wrench in the trunk and and going to snug them up tommorow

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                            • #15
                              Re: Stock Jack plus lowered is no good

                              What's the TQ rating for our wheels? I'm too lazy to search.

                              Khyron
                              Geoff
                              Fear is the element that unites all losers.

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