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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: navmk4gti on 11 March 2012, 14:55
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will a 2 ton trolley jack be enough keep up a mk4? and how much do mk4 1.8t actualy weigh..
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For how long? No axel stands??
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For how long? No axel stands??
20 mins or so .. just when things go wrong have quick look underneath if needs be :smiley:
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Well I always leave mine on the jack but sit an axel stand just behind it just incase the jack fails, or drive it up onto a pair of ramps- that's always the winner for me
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its a jack, not a support device. :lipsrsealed:
and unless you are jacking in the centre of the car and lifting the whole lot a 2t jack will be fine
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its a jack, not a support device. :lipsrsealed:
and unless you are jacking in the centre of the car and lifting the whole lot a 2t jack will be fine
yh ino i dont need for support.. just my standard jack is fooked.. and thought rather get trolley jack as going to be taking off alloys and bits of car soon thats why thought be a lot quicker use trolley jack.. will get axel stands if need for support :smiley:
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You can get kits from places like Screwfix, Halfords etc which come with a jack and axle stands in a nice plastic case :smiley: I paid about £30 for mine
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or just get one of these
(http://www.marineliftsystems.com/images/front.jpg)
:grin:
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You can get kits from places like Screwfix, Halfords etc which come with a jack and axle stands in a nice plastic case :smiley: I paid about £30 for mine
I found this but it is a bit steep http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_817643_langId_-1_categoryId_255207 (http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_817643_langId_-1_categoryId_255207)
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found this will this be alright??
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trolley-Jack-Axle-Stands-Wheel-Chocks-1-5Ton-Hilka-7403590-GO-NEXTDAY-3-99-/120863545195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2407576b (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trolley-Jack-Axle-Stands-Wheel-Chocks-1-5Ton-Hilka-7403590-GO-NEXTDAY-3-99-/120863545195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2407576b)
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found this will this be alright??
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trolley-Jack-Axle-Stands-Wheel-Chocks-1-5Ton-Hilka-7403590-GO-NEXTDAY-3-99-/120863545195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2407576b (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trolley-Jack-Axle-Stands-Wheel-Chocks-1-5Ton-Hilka-7403590-GO-NEXTDAY-3-99-/120863545195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2407576b)
I'd get at least a 2T jack but that's just me
It's not a big price to pay for something to keep the car off your head :wink:
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found this will this be alright??
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trolley-Jack-Axle-Stands-Wheel-Chocks-1-5Ton-Hilka-7403590-GO-NEXTDAY-3-99-/120863545195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2407576b (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trolley-Jack-Axle-Stands-Wheel-Chocks-1-5Ton-Hilka-7403590-GO-NEXTDAY-3-99-/120863545195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2407576b)
I'd get at least a 2T jack but that's just me
It's not a big price to pay for something to keep the car off your head :wink:
hmm tru say.. i would prefer 2 ton too .. search continues :grin:
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this
http://www.securefixdirect.com/2-ton-hydraulic-floor-lifting-trolley-jack-with-2-ton-ratchet-axle-jack-stands-3153-p.asp (http://www.securefixdirect.com/2-ton-hydraulic-floor-lifting-trolley-jack-with-2-ton-ratchet-axle-jack-stands-3153-p.asp)
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the screwfix one with postage is 44.. found it on ebay posted for 34 so will get that with 3 ton stands.. thanks lads :smiley:
heres link anyone interested too
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TROLLEY-JACK-2-TONNE-TON-PAIR-3-TONNE-AXLE-STANDS-/110656347260?pt=UK_Lifting_Moving_Equipment&hash=item19c3a1dc7c (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TROLLEY-JACK-2-TONNE-TON-PAIR-3-TONNE-AXLE-STANDS-/110656347260?pt=UK_Lifting_Moving_Equipment&hash=item19c3a1dc7c)
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Will be fine mate my jacks ancient and its fine anything is better than the widow maker lol
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Will be fine mate my jacks ancient and its fine anything is better than the widow maker lol
lol i know you mean have heard the widow maker squeek and squeel now and then when just changing tyre.. sh!ts you right up :grin:
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Will be fine mate my jacks ancient and its fine anything is better than the widow maker lol
lol i know you mean have heard the widow maker squeek and squeel now and then when just changing tyre.. sh!ts you right up :grin:
Adam's collapsed when he bought my Anni wheels off me a couple of years ago :shocked:
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When i had my zr my mate used his out of his a3 to do my wheels and luckily we didnt get as far as taking the wheel off and it twisted and slammed the car on the floor !
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flippin hell.. think they should give 2 ton trolley jacks as standard .. then crap paper weight they give :grin:
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got mine from aldi £20 2 ton!!
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I had an aldi £20 2 ton jack fail on me, the valve gave. But I had stands underneath so it was fine.
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2T will be enough, mk4 weighs in a region of 1350kg to 1450kg I believe.
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2T will be enough, mk4 weighs in a region of 1350kg to 1450kg I believe.
wow there quite heavy then i thought mk4 region of 1100kg :lipsrsealed:
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2T will be enough, mk4 weighs in a region of 1350kg to 1450kg I believe.
wow there quite heavy then i thought mk4 region of 1100kg :lipsrsealed:
Parkers quote 1238 kg for a 5dr 1.8t
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depends whos driving :lipsrsealed:
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depends whos driving :lipsrsealed:
:laugh: :laugh:
im ok there.. im not.. ermm .. a human lowering kit :lipsrsealed:
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depends whos driving :lipsrsealed:
:laugh: :laugh:
im ok there.. im not.. ermm .. a human lowering kit :lipsrsealed:
:grin: :grin:
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I should also mention I was working on another golf when it failed and not my own golf, I don't think it failed as a result of the weight but the valve gave way for whatever reason.
I had my mk4 on the weighing bridge and it registers 1120kg :cool:
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so seems like valves are the thing to go.. any way keep them maintained as i would like to keep the trolley jack for a good few years will come in very handy :smiley:
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To be honest, while its something that has always been of a concern to me this was the first time it's happened. I just saw the price and thought it would be handy as a cheap jack as I always use axle stands anyway. I would therefore urge you to do the same as I'm not sure whether this was a single defective unit or a systemic failure on the whole batch.
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I defo will use the axel stands then too.. Got the set off the bay with 3 ton stands so should be more then enough :smiley:
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highly recomended you use axel stands as said trolley jack is used just to raise it up, back when i was a teen i put an exaust system on with a side jack yes very stupid indeed i know things you do as a teen and have no fear for anything, well car fell sideways with me underneath and was trying to hold it but couldnt it started to go and shouted to my parents who came running out and held car by wheel arch untill i managed to crawl out, i would have been crushed if thay hadnt came out, 2 good things happened that day i wasnt killed and my mum and dad bought me a trolley jack, a set of car ramps, and axel stands i have a 2 ton jack i got from wilkinsons was on 75% think i paid a fiver for it and ive had it 5 years it lifts my ford galaxy ok but as said it lifts once in the air i use axel stands and also put wheels under car for good measure well on the galaxy i do wont put my lm reps under the car. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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:shocked: thats not something i want to think about when under there :grin: that would sh1t me right up.. Its a long way to go to make ur parents buy u trolley jack and stands tho :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
na glad nothing serious happen to you mate just goes show think safety before stupidity :smiley: i will defo makesure all secure before i get under