Car Jack Not High Enough

Make sure you use pieces that are long and wide enough for all the wheels to set on.

Car jack not high enough. Broke down in quick time. 1 0 out of 5 stars this product is not stable when jacking the car up high enough. As a general rule the lifting pad should have at least an inch of clearance from the lifting point under your car. In line with this check your car s weight and then the floor jack s maximum weight capacity.

Car jacks have to go under the vehicle to access specific lifting points. Some users noticed that the jack might be a tad shorter than expected and not able to lift the vehicle high enough. It does not hold the weight for a long time. Use solid wood or metal supports to hold the car up.

The jack lifts the car high enough for the rear wheel to drop below the fender skirts. This will prevent the jack from working altogether when you are trying to lift a vehicle that is higher than the maximum weight capacity. Once the wheels get weighed they ll squeeze down into the wood a bit making the whole thing more stable. Leliel apr 16 16 at 9 34.

If you use too much you might not be able to get the jack under the car in the first place. Jacks should really only be used for the lifting phase hydraulics and mechanical lifts can all fail and you really don t want to be under a ton of car 3 feet off the ground when that happens. It is not safe to load the car on to the jack. Don t use too much though go an inch at a time or so.

I prefer jacks with outboard wheels rather than an inboard roller because i feel that the wheels are more stable especially if you re going to use it out on an asphalt driveway. Defected jack is not the best thing for the user. Work fine for light weighted things. The jack s weight can be found on the jack itself.

On its first use it caused damage to the rocker panel on my car. Some methods i use to get a civic higher so you can do oil changes and such. You can find your car s overall weight in the user manual. As such if the height of the lifting pad is greater than the ground clearance of your vehicle then you may not be able to put the jack under your car.

The jack might also drain your car s battery rather quickly. If you need more height repeat with a shorter wood block under the jack. Reviewed in the united states on april 14 2017. It rolls off the end of your jack and in my case cause damage.

In my experience most of the regular 2 ton car jacks will not raise high enough to be used on a truck. After jacking up my car with this product the product it basically just rolled off my jack. My car was also a 1969.