Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor

[Ed Kellock]

I use one aluminum HF jack at the front jack point and an OEM jack for the
rear. You can lift both tires on one side off the ground from the front jack
point, but it just feels a bit abusive to me. Get the front tire off the
ground, change it, use the OEM jack for the rear and your off-ground
exposure is minimal. I can do a full wheel+tire swap in 30 minutes.

Also, I use a telescoping breaker bar to loosen the lug bolts before I left
the tire off the ground, then one of those X-shaped lug wrenches with 4
different sizes on it to spin the lug bolts out. 

Ed
 


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Project Pat
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 7:28 AM
To: 'mboucher70 hotmail.com'; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor


I know I'm not answering your question, but what I would do is get 2
aluminum HF jacks. That way you can do one side at a time without messing
with jack stands. The rapid pump jacks get the car off the ground quick.

And for lug nuts, a cordless impact works great with no air hose hassle. I
like the Milwaukee brand.
  

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of mboucher70 hotmail.com
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 9:13 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor

Looking for recommendations to go shopping for an air compressor and
associated add-ons. The key add-on would be an air-operated jack for jacking
up the car. Beyond that, a general purpose air compressor for the occasional
car or bike tire that needs air. Long term, the possibility of an add on for
a paint gun, or even pneumatic drill might exist, although they're not
needed now.

Ever since winter tires became mandatory where I live, most shops doubled
the prices they charge to swap summer to winter tires. Since both my sets of
tires are on their own wheels, for the past couple years I've just jacked
the car up in the garage and changed the tires. I'm using the scissor jack
that came with the car, and I've got two solid jack stands to bear the
weight for safety. But it is a bit of a pain jacking up all 4 wheels, twice
each year. If there was an inexpensive option for a pneumatic jack that
would make the job a bit easier, I'd like to look into it. Last winter I did
some shopping online but didn't find anything that was highly recommended at
a good price.

Thanks for any suggestions
MC
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