I've recently lowered my tC onto Tein S-Techs and now the floorjack (a Kobalt from Lowes) that I have won't fit under my vehicle. What kind of jack do I need to get the vehicle off the ground now?

 

Do you have a bottle jack? You can buy the floor jack from wallmart or craftsman floor jack not the bottle type though

 

I've a 3 ton jack that won't fit under my TRD lowered tC now. It's a bust but what I do is use the emergency jack to raise the car just enough to fit the floor jack under.

If you've money to burn, get a racing jack. They're usually aluminum or something but they're always a lot flatter.

 

Cheap: a few 2x4's. Cut them in staggered lenghts and secure them together w/ glue AND long screws. I have been told they work great....much better than the "pic" I will now draw.


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Found this in a quick google search:

"I use 2x4's also, but I need to stack 2 of them to get high enough for my race jack.

I also made ramps hehe.. Go to Homedepot... get cheap wood.. even the clearance stuff will work just as long as they are long and wide.. And get some long nails.

Stack em on top of one another and mark up where you need to cut to make them line up as a ramp on one end.. I stacked about 4 of them. Then I went over to my friend's and had them cut with a 24 degree angle. Then, we lined em up again and nailed em down.. Now you have yourself a set of ultra low profile ramps and you can detach each plank of wood when you need to store them haha.

I have them made so they are half as long as my parent's driveway.. I just drive up on to em.. and I can easily throw a jack under any point and get it up very quickly.. saves me the hassle of other stuff!"

 

^^He beat me to it but seeing how a 2X4 is like 1.5 inches thick. 2 small 1 foot pieces under each sides tire should raise it plenty enough to get a jack under. Place infront of each tire and drive up on them. Just make sure to put wood back under tire before lowering the jack.

 

I shouldve thought of 2x4s since that's how I got the car off my jack after changing the springs. Duh. Thanks for jogging my memory folks!

 

No problem, I always have some scraps hangin around for just such use. My xB just barely clears my jack to the point you can hear when it goes under the frame rails.