Quick Jacks - Anyone using them?

[Kyle J]

Does anyone use Quick Jacks for their Goblin? I am looking to replace my motorcycle lift with a pneumatic one that sits lower (So I can park over the top of it) and recently saw that Quick Jacks offers a plate that converts them to a motorcycle lift, thus allowing me to use them for my two wheel and four wheel projects. It would help create some space for me and allow me a good working height for my cars also. Thoughts from the collective?

 

[duthehustle93]

I'm using them and like them. It's not the products fault, but I've almost tipped the goblin off of them when tightening a bolt on the front. I may have been missing some weight off the front as well (battery, BCM, etc wasn't installed yet). The CG on these cars isn't too much before where the rear "puck" on the quickjack sits, so if you lift on the front a bit you can easily tip off the car. Just something to be aware of... depending on what I'm doing I'll usually add a single jack stand below the rear subframe now.

It makes certain things like alignments and corner balancing (where you regularly need to go up and down) a million times easier. It's also nice being able to easily change height depending on what you're doing (with jacks/stands I'd just deal with whatever height it was currently at) and the lift height is reasonably high. With that said... they're nowhere near as nice as a real lift. They're kinda in between a jack/stands and a lift, but a bit closer to jack/stands than a lift IMO since you're still working on your back. I know some people hang them on the wall, but they're awkward and heavy so if you aren't going to store them on your garage floor and park over them like you are planning on doing, I don't think they'd be worth it. Living rent free under a parked car though, they're definitely worth it. Also, there's a small pressure pot on these that assist with them lowering all the way and one of mine developed a leak after about a year. It still works, but sometimes i need to stand on the leaking one to lower it the last inch. I've heard that quality on these is hit and miss, but mine personally have been mostly solid for 5 years.

I park mine over the center, and roll them out from the side. If you're planning on doing the same, doing this is an absolute must. I stole the idea but instead 3d printed a mount for the casters.