Ranger QuickJack lift

[MCMM3]

I'm posting here in the Off-Topic area, even though this is pretty On-Topic.

As many of you know I've done some competitive marketing reviews for Bendpak and they recently asked my to look at their new product the QuickJack. A few of the TT folks that were at the Daytona Chump race saw the system in use by my team.





This portable lift system is something that I think applies to Club racers, TT racers, LeChump, and maybe in some case the hardcore Solo racer. You can see all the details here on this thread.

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=253824

And of course feel free to ask me any questions at an event, I might even have it with me and in use so you can see it live.

[Cholewa]

Pretty nifty little setup. How much lighter would my wallet be if I wanted one?

[e30Racer]

Looks around $1000 for the one that Mike is using in the pics.

[spray004]

Here is one of the lifts a lot of dirt late model guys use or the ones who wanna fork out the money. A little more $$ but all one piece aluminum. They are very nice to have.

http://www.racecarlifts.com/DLMlift.html

[rodhx]

Looks like the racecarlifts model blocks access under the middle of the car and doesn't lift as high as the quickjack. That 3000 lb rating may be a problem for most new-ish street cars.

I like the thought of what Mike posted and hope he brings it to Barber or TGPR. I keep thinking it is a bit fiddly and I could have the car on stands by the time I drag out the quickjack, get it setup under the car so it hits the jack points, and get the car in the air. That may not be the case once I see it in person though.

[ZX3Focus]

Is it pneumatic? If so, what line pressure is required?

[MCMM3]

The system is hydraulic just like a commercial 2 post of 4 post lift. The key is that there is either a 12v or 110v power unit for the hydraulic pump. The 12v is great, as you can see in the video, I attached the power unit to the batter of the M3 itself to run the power unit.

At Daytona we used a "jump box" to power the lift. The only thing needed with the 12v is a good gauge set of jumper cables, your not going to plug this into a cigarette lighter!

I'll be posting more information and videos to the garage forum thread in the next days.

[Michael Elsea]

Might have missed it but do they lock as it goes up like a 2 post car lift?

[MCMM3]

The locking is a manual step, there are two preset positions on is at the full lift height and the other is a bit over half way. You just swing a safety bar down on the side that locks the lift in position.

I updated the original thread with more pictures and a different car for more views. This shows the lift in the lower of the two positions for changing wheels