Car Jacks
#1
01-18-2008, 06:52 PM
Car Jacks
I need to get under my 1984 XJ6, but my current floor jack wont cut it. The car is almost three tons and my jack is two tons (used for another car). I was wondering if I should by a new floor jack or get one of the bottle jacks. I have never used a bottle jack and any advice would be great.
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01-18-2008, 06:57 PM
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01-18-2008, 07:09 PM
#4
01-18-2008, 08:17 PM
RE: Car Jacks
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Well put Dennis. I use floor jack anytime I can. So much easier than bottle jack and much faster.
Well put Dennis. I use floor jack anytime I can. So much easier than bottle jack and much faster.
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#5
01-18-2008, 10:58 PM
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RE: Car Jacks
math check!! .. 3 tons is 6000 pounds.... what do you have in the trunk man? you car needs to go on a diet..
if your car was 6000 lbs then that would be 1500 per corner if it is evenly slip.
either way a 2 ton jack can lift 4000 pounds.. You can lift the entire front end or the entire rear end of the car with it.... and I bet you could never findthe spot that you can lift the entire car at once...
if your car was 6000 lbs then that would be 1500 per corner if it is evenly slip.
either way a 2 ton jack can lift 4000 pounds.. You can lift the entire front end or the entire rear end of the car with it.... and I bet you could never findthe spot that you can lift the entire car at once...
#7
01-19-2008, 11:56 AM
RE: Car Jacks
I Should have did my homework..My mind seen 3000 lbs and it seemed more normal, as 3 tons is a little too much as I thought..Like Bo said, what's in the trunk?
Specifications of the 1979-1986 Jaguar XJ6 Series III:
Length, inches: 191.7/200.5 (European/U.S. models)
Wheelbase, inches: 113.0
Weight, pounds: 3,860-4,065
Hence: 2 tons, or 1016 lbs/ at each corner
Specifications of the 1979-1986 Jaguar XJ6 Series III:
Length, inches: 191.7/200.5 (European/U.S. models)
Wheelbase, inches: 113.0
Weight, pounds: 3,860-4,065
Hence: 2 tons, or 1016 lbs/ at each corner
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