Author Topic: URGENT. how can I jack my car higher?  (Read 2907 times)

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: URGENT. how can I jack my car higher?
« Reply #10 on: 24 June 2014, 12:14 »
A Halfords jobbie is the smaller trolley jack, the large trolley jacks for trucks and things can raise the car about 4-5ft off the ground
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Re: URGENT. how can I jack my car higher?
« Reply #11 on: 24 June 2014, 12:19 »
Get a fork lift lol bigger jack or blocks of wood under the one you got

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: URGENT. how can I jack my car higher?
« Reply #12 on: 24 June 2014, 12:24 »
I honestly cant think of any work you can do which you would need anything more than a small trolley jack to do
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Re: URGENT. how can I jack my car higher?
« Reply #13 on: 24 June 2014, 12:42 »
I honestly cant think of any work you can do which you would need anything more than a small trolley jack to do

fitting exhaust id say, its not really high enough to have safe access, And in my case i cant use a creeper because of my gravel driveway  :grin:

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Re: URGENT. how can I jack my car higher?
« Reply #14 on: 24 June 2014, 14:28 »
I honestly cant think of any work you can do which you would need anything more than a small trolley jack to do

Normal jobs but with more space.

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Re: URGENT. how can I jack my car higher?
« Reply #15 on: 24 June 2014, 15:31 »
hell , whats sooo urgent about how to jack a car up higher ,get a bigger jack or get derran brown to levitate it. :grin:
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Re: URGENT. how can I jack my car higher?
« Reply #16 on: 24 June 2014, 16:50 »
iv only ever done work on my car with it on the first pin of axle stands anyway. more than enough room....