What jack and stands to procure?

[Joe Fast]

Thinking about a trip to Harbor Freight soon and was wondering if the collective knowledge of this group could point me towards the best bang for my buck floor jack and stands that would work with the LC100? I am not married to any specific retailer or brand but I want something safe and budget friendly.

 

[Trapper50cal]

Also curious for suggestions...

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I use one of their Daytona floor jacks and the 6 ton stands.

 

[Joe Fast]

Also curious for suggestions..

Thinking about a trip to Harbor Freight soon and was wondering if the collective knowledge of this group could point me towards the best bang for my buck floor jack and stands that would work with the LC100? I am not married to any specific retailer or brand, but I want something safe and budget friendly.

Any thoughts on grease guns are also very welcome. I am partial to Red/Milwaukee but I would live to hear any opinions.

 

[AtoyotA]

I use the daytona jack, but decided to pay more for jack stands and went with US Jack. You're putting your life in the hands of the jack stands and so I figured best not to cheap out. If budget is the biggest concern, watch this video:

 

[Trail Badger]

I just picked up from HF the Badlands 3-ton off-road floor jack and 6-ton Daytona stands, so far so good!

 

[OEMGUY0720]

I have the 3-ton low profile rapid pump from HF as well, been a year and no leaks, works great. Look up your local fb marketplace /offer up for good deals on 6-ton jack stands that’s where I got mine saved more than half of msrp in HF.

 

[chamyota]

I just picked up from HF the Badlands 3-ton off-road floor jack and 6-ton Daytona stands, so far so good!

Thats that clone of the big money jack right? Pics? Price? Impressions?

 

[hoser]

I recently picked up the HF Badlands jack as well. My impressions so far is very good. Sturdy, well built and meets the lift and capacity requirement of the 100. On the downside, it is heavier/larger than my 3 other floor jacks. I don't know how long the wheels will last.

 

[ChaoticSquare]

Spend the money on US Jack stands... The 100 series and any 4wd vehicle have to get pretty high to easily work on them, I'm not trusting my life on a cheap jack stand. Many things from HF are fine, but I've had enough stuff break (including a jack) to not trust their jackstands no matter what the reviews say. All it takes is a bad QC and your life changes significantly.

 

[chamyota]

I recently picked up the HF Badlands jack as well. My impressions so far is very good. Sturdy, well built and meets the lift and capacity requirement of the 100. On the downside, it is heavier/larger than my 3 other floor jacks. I don't know how long the wheels will last.

How much is heavier? i roll around the 3ton lo profile in my garage and she's a chonker. I imagine the wheels help until you need to pick it up.

 

[hoser]

I believe 70 lbs. It is supposed to be somewhat portable for like a race truck. I would not be able to accommodate it on my travels.

 

[e9999]

I'd get stands with a safety pin, braces across the legs, and get them in a size 4x bigger than the planned-for load. (and remember the advertised capacity is almost always for the pair, not for each jack). I use 12 tons stands for my 80. Then always put wheels or a stack of wood under the truck anyway.

 

[NTH89]

I use HF 3T floor jack for years no issues. For stands, I went with Esco flat tops and also got axle adapters

 

[newbielx470]

I'd get stands with a safety pin, braces across the legs, and get them in a size 4x bigger than the planned-for load. (and remember the advertised capacity is almost always for the pair, not for each jack). I use 12 tons stands for my 80. Then always put wheels or a stack of wood under the truck anyway.

Would 2 pairs of 6-ton jack stands qualify for the "size 4x bigger than planned-for load"? i.e. 2x6 = 12 tons = 4x3 tons.
I'm planning on buying the 6-ton stands because the 12 ton stands are too big/heavy
Thanks!

 

[Ayune]

I use 2x4 jackstands. Screwed together, plenty tall and last forever.

Instructions here:

12 Ton Jack-Stand

View of a completed jack-stand. It is all made from 2X4's. The top piece is 7" long and the next layer is of 2 pieces 7" long. Each subsequent layer is one inch longer, ending with a 16" Each layer gets you approximately 1.5", the total for this with 11 layers is just shy of 17". Why eleven...

www.gmcmhphotos.com

 

[e9999]

^^ I am doing 1 side only with 2 stands, so for an 80 or a 100, that'd be about 3T / 2 = 1.5 T x4 = 6T. And then I'll just double it still cuz I worked too long to be flattened before retirement. Gives me 12T. Obviously if you lift it all, you'd need 4 stands so it's the same safety factor. But the notion of having the truck on 4 stands gives me the creeps, so not for me.

Now, one advantage of the bigger stand is that the base is wider -so more stable for a given height-; and you can get higher too if needed (but then less stable again), so more versatile. And it's good exercise to move them around...

 

[T4R2TLC]

Re: grease gun. I think HF is doing a 'buy the battery and charger get the tool free' deal right now so maybe try their electric grease gun? But if you already have the Milwaukee battery system that may be the simpler choice. I have never used either, I get by fine with a non-electric grease gun.

I have ACDelco 12 ton jack stands and a US General aluminum floor jack. I trust HF for nearly everything, but all of the bottle jacks I have from them have failed and I remember seeing the jack stand failures/recall a few years back. They are likely perfectly fine but for something supporting the cruiser's weight above me for hours on end, I chose to steer clear of their jacks and stands.

IMO the biggest benefit of the 12t stands is the height. Unless you use a lot of wood blocks I imagine many 6t stands could not support a 100 from the frame and keep the tires off the ground at full droop. The 12t height felt proportional to me, only downside is it is not practical for smaller cars if you have others in your family.

 

[e9999]

Having an adjustable height is very useful. And I don't want it any higher than it needs to be, for stability reasons. So I tend to use the adjustable stands as primary for that reason and then will have lower cribbing or big objects as backup.

(There is a big thread around with many discussions of the HF stand recall, reviews of the new ones, and brand alternates.)

 

[xXsnowXx]

I use the Power Torque Tools 6 Ton Jack Stands from O'Reilly. I think I got them on sale for like $65 for the pair ($88 at the moment). I'm pretty happy with them.