Mark Gibson Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi. I have a Halfords trolley jack, but it has never been able to fit under my 7 without first rolling the car onto small blocks of wood. Can anyone recommend a nice light-weight jack with a nice low clearance at the front which neatly fits under the usual jacking points (I have only about 8-9cm clearance) that will prevent me having to mess around with blocks of wood etc. Thanks in advance. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 The aluminium low entry 1.25t trolley jack from Machine Mart Edit .. as per link below from Aeroscreens Edited by - Stationary M25 Traveller on 10 Jan 2013 09:24:56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumster Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi Mark, No idea what your budget is, but something like this should do the job. Very simliar to the bulk buy jacks from several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted January 10, 2013 Member Share Posted January 10, 2013 There are some recommendations in the archives: 1 2 3 4 If you're going to have a look it would be very helpful if you could post something about current availability. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumster Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi Mark, Not sure what your budget is, but something like this will do the trick. Very similar to the 'bulk buy' jack from several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankee Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I have an eBay special low-entry job that fits under the A-frame/de Dion tube jacking point, even with an ice hockey puck used as a protector on the cup. It's a bit of a squeeze with smaller tyres but no complaints at all for the money and ideal for a 7. I don't trust it that much for a "normal" car though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljclark Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Quoting Stationary M25 Traveller: The aluminium low entry 1.5t trolley jack from Machine Mart here I think on the box it's labelled as a "Race Jack" Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I picked up a new one from Machine Mart on Monday. Low entry Clarke. The handles doubles as a wheel brace. £47. Clearance is only 70mm I think. Nice bit of kit. Linky Edited by - Bradders on 10 Jan 2013 09:17:03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV Gary Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Ihave a Machine Mark/Clarke jack but have had to replace the seals and thread locks the side plate bolts. Purcahsed on of these recently - nice peice of kit for the price - 85mm entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burwell7man Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi Mark, I took the front wheels off mine , slips under fine now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gibson Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thank you so much for your kind replies. Having looked at all the options I think I would go with the Clarke one mentioned by a few of you because this looks like one I have borrowed in paddocks in the past. From a scour of the various outlets, the cheapest I could find it was for £91 + £7 postage: here Although there are a few brand new ones on ebay for £99 including postage. Having said that I like the suggestion of removing the wheels of my existing one so I will try this first before spending the £98. I guess the other option is to dig a small hole in the garage floor 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 A very nice jack. Curious why you would go for one twice the price of a Clarke though? Other than it looking a bit more Gucci. It is a very nice shiny thing 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackb_ms Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I'm friendly towards 7 😔 😬 Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3MCJez Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Quoting Bradders: A very nice jack. Curious why you would go for one twice the price of a Clarke though? Other than it looking a bit more Gucci. It is a very nice shiny thing 😬 Bradders - yours is made of steel. The blue one is ally. It's miles lighter if you are lugging it around the paddock. For a garage at home, solely, I agree. But I wouldn't be without my ally one around race circuits. Jez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gibson Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Bradders - no offence was intended. I have borrowed the more expensive one from fellow competitors in the past and was very surprised at how light they were for getting in and out of the boot of a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark-G Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Costco do a nice one that fits perfectly under the 7 It's a light weight Ali one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Miller 7 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Mark That's the one! It also has a nice, large area rubber pad on the lifting plate for anyone else interested so you don't damage the powdercoat. Not that I do much polishing or use the jack much 😬 The only thing I would do is loctite all the assembly bolts before you drag it around and loose them all (from experience) Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Quoting Mark Gibson: Bradders - no offence was intended. I have borrowed the more expensive one from fellow competitors in the past and was very surprised at how light they were for getting in and out of the boot of a car. None taken at all, and I must learn to read posts better. You said "light-weight jack" The one I bought is a bit heavy, but is for the garage only. When I drove home it was so heavy the missus really struggled getting it out of the boot. Luckily she wasn't too tired afterwards to make me a brew 😬 Edited by - Bradders on 10 Jan 2013 15:21:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLimits Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 And be careful with the shiny blue Ali one if dropping half of the car back down off axle stands or lifting half the car up. The front roller is to small a diameter and gets stuck on any small bit of grit etc on the floor so doesn't roll. Particularly when dropping the car do not just twist the handle with out checking underneath as you may find the axle stands are at an angle that would make you Drop and lift slowly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Quoting Aeroscreens: Very simliar to the bulk buy jacks from several years ago. Were there issues with that jack ? Or did they get sorted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspeed Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 SGS do one inc two axle stands for I think about £60. Can buy on line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted January 11, 2013 Area Representative Share Posted January 11, 2013 Quoting Violet Elizabeth: Quoting Aeroscreens: Very simliar to the bulk buy jacks from several years ago.Were there issues with that jack ? Or did they get sorted ? Mine is fine and still working well. A few people had leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Quoting Golf Juliet Tango: Mine is fine and still working well. A few people had leaks. Ta. Don't think mine leaks, but haven't used it since I got it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted January 11, 2013 Area Representative Share Posted January 11, 2013 That is a sure-fire way to avoid encountering problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc_Bateman Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Just bought a Sealey 'Low Entry' Jack for mine. Not light weight so it's probably best for the home garage, but the eBay supplier was brilliant. I received it 25 hours after ordering, tracked delivery, and perfect BNIB condition on receipt. If you want one (no connection with Seller) look here : Linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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