Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor

[Peter Golledge]

Ed,

Lifting by a single point is not abuse, Audi 5000 + Quattro + Chevy LT1 
+ coilovers + Steamboat snowbanks  now that is abuse. :-)  Lots of 
things break but the unibody doesn't.   The body gets a pretty good work 
out dealing with dynamic loading while driving it can easily handle the 
torque from a single point lift.  Still need those jack stands though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADA1bpY1r8w

Cheers

On 10/25/2013 9:28 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:
> 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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