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Old 12-20-2022, 04:23 PM
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First ride on the Quick Jack for my new 23 HTC. Pulled the wheels for ceramic coating the calipers and wheels. As soon as the snow stops here it goes in for PPF and ceramic coating. Love this Quick Jack. Highly recommended!

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I am a big fan also.



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Originally Posted by 2L8ULUZ
First ride on the Quick Jack for my new 23 HTC. Pulled the wheels for ceramic coating the calipers and wheels. As soon as the snow stops here it goes in for PPF and ceramic coating. Love this Quick Jack. Highly recommended!
I always take mine up to the last notch (highest position), like in the pic in the post below yours. There is physically less lateral stress (X axis - horizontal) on the frame work of the QJ that way (more of it is axial - Yaxis - vertical) and should be safer (even though it is designed to take alot more weight than a fully packed C8).
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Wow just had a DUH moment….don’t know why I never thought to use my QuickJack when I clay bar my C8 and when applying BeadMaker! I will from now on.

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BTW, you both have awesome looking garages.
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I just bought and used a Quick Jack for the first time last month right after I got my C8 and love it! BTW...Love the logo decal/treatment on the inside of your garage door...nice touch in a good looking garage!

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Check out the Biff's rear end sheet metal...Nice! (Other than the unfortunate Ford logo. ) I have a rear quarter panel off Tony Stewart's Mobil 1 scheme from his last season in 2016 mounted in my garage, conveniently appearing in the shot I took of my HTC while up on its maiden QJ voyage:

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Wow just had a DUH moment….don’t know why I never thought to use my QuickJack when I clay bar my C8 and when applying BeadMaker! I will from now on.

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BTW, you both have awesome looking garages.
It's great for detailing the cars and dressing the tires.
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That is awesome and will this work in 8’ garage, if so what model do I buy, thanks
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That is awesome and will this work in 8’ garage, if so what model do I buy, thanks
I got the BL-5000SLX when I got my C6. To line up with the pucks on the C8 some say you need the longer version, but you really don't. There are You Tube videos on guys using this model on C8s and it works fine and is very stable, just make sure you are using the rear puck points since the weight is in the back.
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For the posters in this thread, please post which model QJ you used.
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For the posters in this thread, please post which model QJ you used.
Mine is the longer version 5000TLX
It lifts my Tacoma Double cab nicely!


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I’ve been trying to talk myself into a Quick Jack but really am not sure why I’d need one. What do you do that requires the car to be airborne? Oil change, wheel cleaning? What else?
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I’ve been trying to talk myself into a Quick Jack but really am not sure why I’d need one. What do you do that requires the car to be airborne? Oil change, wheel cleaning? What else?
It's nice for just cleaning waxing etc on the car. Easier on the body without having to bend over so far. Takes me about 15 min to set up and up in tye air.
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I’ve been trying to talk myself into a Quick Jack but really am not sure why I’d need one. What do you do that requires the car to be airborne? Oil change, wheel cleaning? What else?
To be honest I bought it to lift the car 3 feet, correction 21 inches in the air in case it floods which came in handy when we took a hit from Hurricane IAN in September. I would not have bought it had I not lived in a flood area as I much prefer Jackpoint Jack Stands. They’re way easier to use, move around and store.

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What model Quick Jack lifts a car 3' in the air?
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Originally Posted by DaveDMW
I’ve been trying to talk myself into a Quick Jack but really am not sure why I’d need one. What do you do that requires the car to be airborne? Oil change, wheel cleaning? What else?
Rotating tires.
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Originally Posted by AzDave47
What model Quick Jack lifts a car 3' in the air?
I've never seen one that does.
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Don't have pics, but it also lifts my wife's 2022 Equinox and my 2018 F150.
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Another fan of QuickJack here. I bought mine while I was still on the waiting list for My C8, used it the day after I took delivery and installed jacking pucks.




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Very nice addition to your garage.
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Originally Posted by AzDave47
What model Quick Jack lifts a car 3' in the air?
Short answer... none. The newer ones lift 24"
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