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Apr 13, 2005 | 11:39 AM

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Damn that's a really cheap price for a floor jack

prolly only lifts 12 inches! go buy it.. test it out for us!

Apr 13, 2005 | 11:47 AM

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prolly only lifts 12 inches! go buy it.. test it out for us!

but why, I already have a jack at home. That $19 is probably made out of plastic and will snap

Apr 13, 2005 | 11:53 AM

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thanks *** hat. but its still easier to drive over the ramps and use the floor jack to lift the front diff up.

oh yeah, i heard about the underbrace.. hahaha you got ripped off!

where is the front diff?

Apr 13, 2005 | 11:56 AM

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where is the front diff?

front portion of the car

Apr 13, 2005 | 12:01 PM

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front portion of the car

hahaha

Apr 13, 2005 | 12:05 PM

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hahaha

hahaha stupid questions get stupid answers!

Apr 13, 2005 | 12:27 PM

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you honestly think you put your jack on the diff

maybe the tranny housing but not the diff n00b

Apr 13, 2005 | 12:34 PM

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you honestly think you put your jack on the diff

maybe the tranny housing but not the diff n00b

no.. just hijacking this thread! hahaha and thanks for contributing!

Apr 13, 2005 | 12:45 PM

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sti has a front diff wrx doesn't ... right?

Apr 13, 2005 | 01:52 PM

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i'm scare of those pepboy, kragen, or autozone floor jack..
i rather buy a good one.. make sure there is no problem.
anybody ever try harborfreight jacks??

Apr 14, 2005 | 02:31 PM

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Actually, I bought a $100 2-ton aluminum jack at Kragen...works great. The key is to get some strong jackstands. I would NEVER trust a jack to hold up a car by itself over time, I don't car who makes it (or puts their label on it).

Pep Boys has a 1-1/2 Ton on sale now for $60 (normally $100)...should be fine, especially if you get some good jackstands.

-SRX

Apr 14, 2005 | 02:41 PM

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sti has a front diff wrx doesn't ... right?

wrx has an open front diff

i have seen the ones at harbor freight

Apr 27, 2005 | 04:47 PM

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i'm scare of those pepboy, kragen, or autozone floor jack..
i rather buy a good one.. make sure there is no problem.
anybody ever try harborfreight jacks??

Harbor Freight jacks look nice. But once I got it out of the box it was missing two screws and washers for the jacks that came with it. It rolls nice, but only lifts to 17" and only lifts 3000 pounds. The one from WalMart for $25 lifts to 21" and lifts 5000 pounds. Go figure. But the Harbor one is low profile.

Always assemble your items you buy from Harbor Freight in the parking lot. I have bought 3 things from there in the past 2 months that were missing parts.