Floor Jack and Jack stand suggestions

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Jun 18, 2010 | 07:13 PM

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Bullitt995

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Originally Posted by S197GT05

I am new to this site as of yesterday.
Tried to write a private message to Ministang but the site said it would not accept 2346 characters...and that just makes me mad because I can't write anything in a few words...so won't bother any further.

If you didn't put "..." between every sentence it would save you some characters for sure.

Jun 18, 2010 | 07:50 PM

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06GT

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Originally Posted by chabbz182

Just drive up on a 2 x4 or 2x6 and you can use any jack.

This. Makeshift ramp costs a lot less than a new jack.

We use the Craftsman aluminum racing jacks at the track and at home. Have heard a lot of nay-say about them online but we've never had a problem w/ ours, our group of racers uses 4 of them.

Jun 19, 2010 | 02:49 PM

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BossDawg

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I went to harbor freight today and got a 2 ton floor jack for $25! It isn't a low profile jack or a "racing" jack, but it fits under the car easily since my car isn't lowered. I thought that was a pretty good deal.

I've seen the diagram for the jacking points, but I've heard that isn't the correct diagram for the S197. Could you guys post some pictures of where you like to place your floor jack when jacking the entire front end up?

Thanks.