[blau]

Just bought the OTC 2-ton aluminum jack myself from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/OTC-1532-Capacity-...B000XSCEBM). I'm impressed with the heavy duty build quality and it has 3 1/2" clearance - plenty to get under my M030 car which is lowered all the way. It also comes with a lifetime warranty.



As many say and it can't be stressed enough - NEVER work under the car using the jack alone. ALWAYS put jack stands in place. A very important lesson to teach your son for his oil changes.



I had a cheap craftsman jack that had 5" of clearance and would just barely not fit under. The craftsman aluminum jacks get terrible reviews on their website...



Whatever you do - I would highly advise getting an aluminum jack as some of those other low profile jacks weight 90+ lbs (versus the ~45-50lbs of aluminum)!

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[MB968]

I have a 3 ton (definitely overkill) that I bought at either Sams Club or Costo years ago which has served me well. It's definitely a bit heavy to haul to the race track, but other than that has worked great. With the round piece off, it easily fits under any of the lift points that I use on the car. Only thing I need to get is one of the round plugs that will make it a bit safer to lift with. And, always put a stand under before getting under the car.

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[986boxster1998]

I have a 2 ton AC Delco that has had sufficient clearance for all of my vehicles except the M030 coupe. Flash made reference to the puck size which is removable in mine and can fit a jack pad to protect your vehicles underbody and make lining things up easier. Here are some pictures:

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[Dubai944]

Low ride height is a bitch. I have to jack the rear jack point behind the rear wheel with a second jack to lift my car high enough to get the main low jack under the side sill, even without the puck attached.



As an aside, regardless of your jack quality, don't ever take for granted the surface you are jacking on. This was a seemingly solid paved garage floor, but it turned out a water tank buried during construction had been quietly leaking for years and had washed away all the subsoil under the paving. Scared the sh*% out of me when it went.

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[Eric_Oz_S2]

I have an omega jack similar to this one. Lifts from as low as 63mm and raises to 500mm. Awesome garage jack.



http://www.shinnfuamerica.com/ProductDet...29025/1261



I use a smaller aluminium jack for the track.

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[rxter]

Regarding jack stands are the pretty round aluminium as good as the regular stands?





http://www.amazon.com/OTC-1533-Aluminum-...jack+stand





http://www.amazon.com/Torin-T42002-Jack-...ack+stands

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[MB968]

The steel ones show ref. to ANSI standards. I would purchase these over the alum ones for that reason. The footprint of the alum ones also looks small for the height that you can extend them too which isn't great.

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[tamathumper]

I use four of the Harbor Freight tall jack stands, or sometimes three because it's hard to find a place for two of them in the back. Although there was a time or two when I wished they were narrower at the base when I was doing the clutch and flywheel, I have to say they've been worth their weight in gold otherwise and even with the wide bases they aren't in the way. The car is up on a Harbor Freight scissor lift, with a "safety", but I still use the jack stands whenever the car is in the air. They are probably in my way more often when not being used. The scissor lift was under $1,000 as I got it on sale and used a 25%-off coupon.



http://www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-capac...41860.html



http://www.harborfreight.com/6000-lb-cap...91315.html

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[rxter]

I ended up getting the OTC 2-ton with the jack stands (was only $10 more as a package). The stands are fine. They are plenty wide at the base - no wobble at all.

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