Hydraulic Jack Stands

[Janster]

Maybe. But I also trust HF jack stands as much as I trust a politician so YMMV.

I think my aluminum jack was about $150 and 4 heavy duty non Harbor Freight stands set me back about another $75-100. 4 of these would be $150.

I think the biggest challenge is having enough clearance for these on anything other than a truck. You'd still need to use a floor jack to get it up high enough to slide one under on the jack point on a unibody car. IE: On my e46 there's a subframe point directly under the motor you use to get it in the air, then slide the stand under the jacking points.

Harbor Freight items can be 'hit or miss'.... However, The ones we have from Harbor Freight (Heavy Duty) are far from lightweight. We've had them for 25 years and they've helped us thru many truck lifts & a couple YJ builds. And the Craftsman Hydraulic jack has been good and reliable for about 30 years.

And yes...for shorter vehicles, you need a whole new set of jackstands & jacks. We have a couple shorter craftsman jackstands and a Harbor Freight hydraulic jack <---- which, isn't as reliable or trustworthy as the Craftsman. In most cases...we use the little hydraulic jack to lift the vehicle up high enough so we can get the craftsman under it to finish the lift (if jacking points are available).

Those combo jack/stands are a neat idea...but personally....... I see them as too heavy & clunky to toss around in the garage or even store them. Not only that, but having 4 of them - you now have 4 hydraulic pumps/units that you pray none of them ever leak.

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[JohnQ]

Mine have worked great for the 2+ years I've had them. No issues removing 40's. I carry one in the bed for any side of the road action.

 

[tysongladiator]

Yeah, I’ll pass on those. The whole point of jack stands is that it’s safer than relying on a jack alone. I’ve seen hydraulic jacks fail out of the blue. Those look like they will do the same.

Yep. Had two of em. One for both of our jeeps and both failed after awhile.

 

[tysongladiator]

I had two of them. Both of the hydraulic cylinders failed after awhile. it's cool because they lock in place. But, if you can't lift your vehicle because the hydraulic cylinder doesn't work, pretty much useless. Now back to a floor jack and jackstands.

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