# Good jack kit to get?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-jack-kit-to-get/95919>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 1, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-jack-kit-to-get/95919 "2016-10-01T02:52:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-jack-kit-to-get/95919/9 "2016-10-01T17:30:47Z")

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I agree with what has been said. The jack you have linked is probably very weak and poor quality. When we lived in an apt, I was desperate and needed something small and light weight, so I got one of those (with a set of quality stands!). Lifting a larger car with those feels like you are doing most of the work and the jack is just a medium.

See my post from when I wanted to buy a real jack;

> [@Floor Jack purchase, need guidance](https://community.cartalk.com/t/floor-jack-purchase-need-guidance/79516/15):
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> Hey, maybe there’s a business opportunity buying hockey pucks, carving a notch in them, and selling them for this purpose? lol You need to look in the owner’s manual for the recommended jacking points. It’s worth the trouble, even if you lost your owner’s manual and have to visit your local library and look at their Motor Manuals for your car. If you jack anywhere besides the recommended points, you could damage something.

I ended up getting a harbor freight low profile 3 ton jack. It is low enough that would go under most cars (some new compact sedans happen to be very low nowadays) and also capable of lifting SUV’s to a decent height (including my now history Mazda CX-9). It has served me well (paid $79 on sale). Get something decent, you won’t regret it.

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