1968ATX512

Hi CF friends, Ive seen quite a few threads about QuickJack and I thought I’d post my experience as I have not seen anyone with all my observation's.

i was over at my buddy Greg’s house a few weeks ago and saw his QJ. I decided it was something I needed. Home Depot had the new 5000 TL on sale for $1,429 and I ordered it.

It arrived at the store for pick up in three big boxes. I spent a day studying the tool and setting it up.

I hope my opinions are helpful to a few of you guys:

1) the Jack is very well made, high quality. Setting it up was no problem. Just Take your time and read instructions carefully.

2) I have a ‘64 with factory style side pipes. The jack has enough clearance for this.

3) the jack will adjust to two heights. The highest is about 2 ft and at this max level the car felt very high up. Great for suspension and under car work.

4) once your car is positioned on the lift, it is very sturdy. Take your time getting this right.

5) the two jacks are very heavy. So if your thinking this will save your back during setup and take down, I’d suggest it might not. Moving and positioning the jacks takes time and care.

6) is it faster than a good standard floor jack and jack stands? Yes, especially if you have room to leave them on the floor next to your car. If you plan to store these away when not in use, the traditional floor jack might be faster for a one time lift.

7) the QJack is robust, I’d leave my Vette elevated for extended periods without a second thought. I used to live/work in Scottsdale AZ a while back, and really wish I had used these on the two vettes that stayed in Texas and sat untouched for 2-3 month periods.

Summary: I really like my QJ. It’s a great product and good value. (I don’t have the ceiling height for a full size lift.). Additionally, I will need to go through both the front and rear suspensions on my Vette in the near future. It will be outstanding for doing that type of work. Especially when it’s time to fine tune the ride height and I need to repeatedly raise and lower the car. I’ll also feel comfortable and safe pounding away on those really tough to break loose parts.

i hope someone on the form finds this helpful.

best,

Lance

Home Depot sale

Max elavation

You need to provide fluid

leif.anderson93

The QuickJack 5000 is a real time saver. What I did to alleviate the stresses of pushing and pulling those 80# sections of the lift was to add swivel casters to the arms of the lift...very simple and extremely effective. I bought the swivel casters at Lowes along with some zip ties. You need to place the jack center frame section on something that will raise the entire frame off the floor approximately 1/2". Then position the casters as show in the pictures below...total of four (4) casters per frame. Each caster has a load capacity of 40#, so the four casters have more than enough capacity for the 80# section. When you remove whatever you used to raise the center of the frame, the coasters will now be resting on the floor. Your 80# sections will now glide into place. Just something I tried and it works great.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Titan/5013942907

TexAg '87

Recently bought one to change rotors and pads on my C6. This is one of those "Why didn't I purchase on years ago" purchases. Absolutely love it!

1968ATX512

I’d love to see some examples of creative ways to store the rails.

SupremeDeluxe

Thanks for the review. Definitely getting one soon. I just moved and didn't have the clearance to bring my Bendpak HD-9 along. The 4-post lifts are great for storage or pulling a trans, but aren't great for wheel service. I have 4 other drive-on lifts at my car condo, but only use them for storage. This seems like the perfect solution for a garage with low clear.

leif.anderson93

Don't need to get creative...simply, push them under the center of the car when not in use. Easy peasy.

elwood13

ThomasR

One of the best home garage investments I've made. I store mine under my toolbox.

Gavin65

This is how my car sits right now and it will be like this for a while, my only regret is that I hadn’t bought these sooner.

LouieM

Adding casters as Leif did is definitely the way to go. I also store my QJ3500 right under my 67 convertible and the casters make it easy to retrieve with that handle that comes with the unit. The QJ3500 is all I need for my cars and weighs a few pounds less than the QJ5000.

2KREDVert

I used ball type rollers on my 7000. For a simple oil change I would use a jack and stands. For a big job I would use the Quickjack.

leif.anderson93

Wait...What??? I thought you HATED the QuickJack...thought they were completely unsafe...didn't understand why anyone would be so foolish as to use one of them.

2KREDVert

Figured I'd try one for myself. A neighbor was moving and didn't want to take it so he sold it to me super cheap.

sleepchamber

I leave mine centered underneath the car and just park over them.

TokyoMark

Any quick jack accessories anyone would recommend? Thinking about pulling the trigger on it. I assume the pinch weld blocks would be for lifting modern cars where the heavy sheet metal comes together where the car jack normally goes? Thought they could be placed under the jacking points on the C2's if you wanted to go a little higher. Thanks in advance. Mark

Sticknor

Great info thanks for sharing! I've been considering a set of these for a while but wasn't sure if they'd work well, especially on a Corvette. Now I know!

leif.anderson93

Mike,
If your car is going to be up on the lift for an extended period of time, you can disconnect the hydraulic lines and store them out of the way. I always disconnect mine when working on and/or under the car...they just get in the way.

LouieM

Yup. That's how I get my Miata airborne.

sleepchamber

I wouldn't get the pinch weld blocks unless you are going to use it on a modern car. Definitely do not get them so that you can stack blocks to get more lift, that's asking for trouble.

1968ATX512

On a C2, I don’t see any need to use more than 1 rubber block.