Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor

[Steve Mills]

I have one of the HF low profile aluminum jacks (the good one, not the
cheapest one they sell). I like it and take it along for track events, but
my primary jack is the bazillion pound Sears Craftsman I got entirely too
many years ago. It easily jacks up both wheels from the front lifting point
on my S6, and as others have posted I used an electric impact gun to remove
the lug bolts. The HF jack is useful as a secondary jack or if needed at
track events, but it doesn't have as much range as the Craftsman and it
flexes more, so I don't trust it as much.

I've also used the pneumatic jacks at my favorite body shop when stripping
down cars for paint, but frankly I found them harder to use than the
hydraulic jacks. This is because the're pretty good sized (~12-14 inches in
diameter) and it's hard to get it to bear on the front jacking point
without fouling the tire, plus the relatively minimal jacking height makes
it harder to get jack stands in under the car and have a reasonable amount
of room to work.

I'd just get a good (steel) hydraulic jack and a decent cordless impact. It
takes me maybe 10 minutes a side with my son helping with that setup.

Steve




On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:13 PM, mboucher70 hotmail.com <
mboucher70 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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