[s-cars] Racing jack

[Eugene Yen]

Lee,
I have an OTC 1532 jack.  I've used it for the past several years at
the track, auto-x, and in my garage, and it's been dead reliable.
I've compared this jack to the Harbor Freight aluminum jacks, and I've
noticed three things:

1.  Many of the HF jacks creak ominously when you lift your car.  The
OTC is quiet in comparison.
2.  The OTC jack allows you to lower your car slowly and gently.  Most
of the HF jacks that I've used drop your car abruptly as soon as you
twist the handle.
3.  The build quality of the OTC is noticeably better than the HF.

All in all, I'm glad that I paid the extra $$ for the OTC 1532.

Regards,
Eugene


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> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:34:45 -0400
> From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Racing jack
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> Does anyone have a recommendation for a lightweight racing jack,
> perhaps something one step above the Harbor Freight ones?
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> I'm looking at the OTC 1532 at $225. Anyone have experience with
> these? Anything else to consider...
>
> I'm tired of lugging my 85 lb Sears floor jack to autocross events!
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> Thanks!
>
> Lee
>