Hydraulic Jack
A hydraulic jack is a must have tool for anyone who works on a car. Even if you don’t work on a car, it’s a good idea to carry one around in your trunk, assuming you have space. These jacks are larger than the emergency car jacks that come with spare tires in the trunk, but they are significantly easier to use.
I have 2 hydraulic jacks which allows me to rotate tires on my automobiles in less than 30 minutes. When you are using a jack that isn’t not designed for your specific vehicle, you need to ensure that the jacking point connects securely. Sometimes you’ll need to take a 2×4 and cut some slits in it that will meet any strange patterns from the bottom of your car.
Below you will find the best reviewed hydraulic jacks from Amazon with one of the review comments.
| I bought this jack for my son for working on his truck after I saw him jury rigging a smaller jack. He started using the jack as soon as he got home. It lifts the truck up high enough to get the big tires he has off the ground. Now all his friends come over so they can use the jack. It lifts the truck with no problem at all. Last weekend he replaced the rear passenger strut on my Impala. It jacked the car up high enough so that it was no problem getting at the strut. I would highly recommend this jack for anyone with a truck. | |
| In my opinion, the Torin 3 ton low profile service jack provides a great bang for the buck ($95 at my local Walmart – but not all Walmarts have this jack). The Torin sold at Walmart, is black in color, and is called a “black jack”, but Amazon, and others, have this same Torin jack in red color, and simply call it a: Torin 3 ton “professional” – low profile service jack. | |
| So, for $30, I wasn’t expecting the jack to end all jacks. This one is actually pretty good. It goes up quick, has a nice little rotatable thing on the jack point that lets you encapsulate those little jack points on your car perfectly, and it definitely gets the car off the ground for several hours just fine.
One of the problems is the release mechanism is too touchy – I’ve accidentally turned it too fast at least 3 times now, and the car has basically fallen to the ground. You have to be extremely slow and methodical when releasing this jack. Another issue that’s not too big of a deal is the noise it makes when you get a bunch of weight on it – right before I get a wheel off the ground on my car, the handle gets hard to pump and eventually the jack makes a chirping sound and continues as it was. This is weird, and makes it feel a little unsafe, but it’s probably fine. The third con is that it doesn’t go high enough. Definitely take a look at the listed height before buying and make sure 13 inches is high enough for you. |