The Cool Tools Thread

[Craved]

use to be sold by levanta in QLD but cant seem to find it on their site..

 

that Happ one you posted Dan seems a bit better as the max jax only has 2 locking locations

 

[No Crust Racing]

A mate has one and rates it highly.

He's short though lol

[Craved]

1 minute ago, ActionDan said:

A mate has one and rates it highly.

He's short though lol

im short too lol

[No Crust Racing]

I'm only 6ft and I manage with Jack stands.

That would be a welcome luxury.

[BlueThirtyFour]

I like it too.  No issues getting the arms under the S13 on the hoist in the photo or do you have to drive it on blocks first?

[Craved]

that picture is from http://www.engineeredtoslide.com

 

he uses double spacers under the lift pads to get extra height, so would need to jack it up first

 

my cars all go on fine, but my 33 is 100mm legal height

[No Crust Racing]

The maxjax has good stats, but that 180 must be low AF to sit under it. It's only a 1.1M lift to the pad. 

My silvia is easy 1.3m.

You were saying it only has 2 locking points though? 

[Craved]

yeah, you can see the holes in the black post in the picture.. one has the silver locking bar in it for max height. at the base of the arms.

just a 20mm rod of steel through holes, other position is half height

[No Crust Racing]

Ahh I see what you mean. 

Happ is cheaper too, though it has a higher min height, but does come with ramps. 

 

Happ also lifts further. 

[No Crust Racing]

You can get an easy 1m lift out of something like this too. 

 

https://tufflift.com.au/product/mid-rise-scissor-lift-ee-mr35/

[r32-25t]

On 21/11/2017 at 11:25 AM, ActionDan said:

MCM have a Levanta I think. 

definitely a quick jack

[Duncan]

I finally used mine on the weekend to take the race tyres off the leaf and return it to road life.  About 2 hours from wrapped in plastic to wheel change complete. There's a bit of stuffing around bleeding the hydraulics the first time but very straightforward to use. I've got the 12v version so it is theoretically portable, but each frame is very heavy to lift.

Probably slower than a jack and stands on a car where you have it down pat, but it does lift stuff off the ground which is the whole point. And lifting by the sills keeps the underside of the car nicely accessible.

But it doesn't seem like good value for occasional/weekend use to me. Also, if you buy one check the measurements of the jack against each car you want to lift. The Leaf is just hatchback sized but the biggest quickjack only made it by about 200mm

[No Crust Racing]

I'm leaning more towards the Happ Half height. They have been great to deal with so far.

Just working out where to put it in my shed to maximise height and usable floor space but also still working through how long we think we'll stay here. 

[No Crust Racing]

On 12/7/2017 at 2:15 PM, r32-25t said:

definitely a quick jack

Weird, but I'm pretty sure I saw a Levanta logo on it.

Maybe they resold them before Quickjacks stood up locally? 



 

[Rob260]

Is this thread still a thing? 

Picked up one of these to make clutch changes on stands a hell of a lot easier. 

Specs at http://www.tqbbrands.com.au/jacks-stands/transmission-jacks/tradequip-2081

Picked mine up from VEK tools for under $600 and have used a handful of times so far. You can also buy from the snap on man and it comes with a bluepoint sticker instead of a tradequip sticker lol. 

[boxheadmr]

Have to spin my box around 90deg to get it out and in. Is it still possible with one of these or does it get in the way?

Is this thread still a thing? 
Picked up one of these to make clutch changes on stands a hell of a lot easier. 

Specs at http://www.tqbbrands.com.au/jacks-stands/transmission-jacks/tradequip-2081
Picked mine up from VEK tools for under $600 and have used a handful of times so far. You can also buy from the snap on man and it comes with a bluepoint sticker instead of a tradequip sticker lol. 

[Duncan]

I haven't used the floor style one, but on the hoist style one which is effectively the same but taller...yes you can still rotate the box to clear that hump.  Just need to undo the safety chain or leave it loose.  The 4 fingers that stick up are also adjustable or removable if they get in the way. 

That style of jack is a lot more stable that the regular small pad floor jack.

[fatz]

Besides a proper hoist

 

this thing and the 10mm socket is my second love

[No Crust Racing]

Besides a proper hoist
 
this thing and the 10mm socket is my second love

I just grabbed a cheapie to try, Oh and a battery adapter coz f**k buying new specific ones and I wasn't spending over 300 to get the AEG multi tool plus ratchet adaptor combo when I just wanted the ratchet..

[Duncan]

Well if they are good enough for Marty and Blair....