FINALLY set up my Quick Jacks

[ack154]

They've only been sitting on my garage floor for about a month. These are the 7k lb version, if you're wondering.

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[Ford Motor Company]

They've only been sitting on my garage floor for about a month. These are the 7k lb version, if you're wondering.

Your ride is looking awesome, thanks for sharing!

 

[McSquashy]

Thanks for posting! I've been looking into getting a set for a while now. I've got a decent floor jack and stands, but this looks just so much more convenient.

 

[johnnycombo]

And what are those blocks you are using?

 

[ack154]

Thanks for posting! I've been looking into getting a set for a while now. I've got a decent floor jack and stands, but this looks just so much more convenient.

Ya, the Mach-E is just such an oddball to lift (like any other EV, I assume) with the battery that I wanted an easier way to get it up in the air. So far so good. The other option I tried was Harbor Freight's floor jack cross beam. That would let me lift in the middle of each side and still get jack stands into the proper spots to get the whole car in the air. It works... but again, with the clearances needed, it's cumbersome.

And what are those blocks you are using?

Those are the rubber blocks that came with it - but I think I'm going to find something else. These work, but I have to stack the "medium" and "tall" blocks that come with it to get the clearance from the battery rails (the medium is 2" and the tall is 3"). The manual says that's OK but I'm not a huge fan of the two piece setup. So I want to measure what I would REALLY need and get something that's a single piece.

I also bought the pinch weld blocks (mostly for my wife's car) and the SUV pad set (which I have not tried yet). The SUV pad set might be enough but I'll just have to get it in the air again to decide.

Oh... and these things are HEAVY. I had kind of hoped they were slightly more portable so I could maybe take to the race track or something but, holy shit, they are cumbersome to move around. Each side frame is almost 100 lbs - thankfully there are wheels on one end so you can roll them around a bit.

 

[johnnycombo]

Ya, the Mach-E is just such an oddball to lift (like any other EV, I assume) with the battery that I wanted an easier way to get it up in the air. So far so good. The other option I tried was Harbor Freight's floor jack cross beam. That would let me lift in the middle of each side and still get jack stands into the proper spots to get the whole car in the air. It works... but again, with the clearances needed, it's cumbersome.


Those are the rubber blocks that came with it - but I think I'm going to find something else. These work, but I have to stack the "medium" and "tall" blocks that come with it to get the clearance from the battery rails (the medium is 2" and the tall is 3"). The manual says that's OK but I'm not a huge fan of the two piece setup. So I want to measure what I would REALLY need and get something that's a single piece.

I also bought the pinch weld blocks (mostly for my wife's car) and the SUV pad set (which I have not tried yet). The SUV pad set might be enough but I'll just have to get it in the air again to decide.

Oh... and these things are HEAVY. I had kind of hoped they were slightly more portable so I could maybe take to the race track or something but, holy shit, they are cumbersome to move around. Each side frame is almost 100 lbs - thankfully there are wheels on one end so you can roll them around a bit.

You could use oak blocks, I’ve worked on steam generators and I’ve seen oak cribbing use on most everything, 25 tons was not unusual. You could custom build the size you need. I use oak on my floor jack to change my Mach e wheels.

 

[Flyboy]

these are the 5000# version, been using them for tire rotation mostly. At 70#’s each, they are easier for me to handle them since I am only 5’2”. Last time I used them, one of the tall blocks (rubber) split.
I like the oak block idea, will have to try that next time.

BTW - also use them on the Honda CRV, almost too short but it does fit it.

 

[Jeff-NoVA]

How tedious it is to line these things up before lifting the vehicle?

 

[ack154]

How tedious it is to line these things up before lifting the vehicle?

Eh, first setup for me was kind of a pain. Partly because they're so heavy but also because I'm just not sure yet exactly where they need to be. I'm sure Flyboy could confirm, but I'm assuming it'll get easier each time as I start to figure out where to put them. It'll still take an extra second to lift them a little and just confirm the blocks are in the right spots.

 

[Flyboy]

It was about 1/2 hour the 1st time. I have the placement marked for each car and now I am set up @ the car is in the air in about 15 minutes.
It is much safer than jacks, and a lot easier to do a 4 tire rotation with L/R switch.
BTW - Kobalt 24v impact wrench is another time saver for tire rotation.

 

[Flint302]

Awesome lift. Thank you for the great photos. One quick question, I've never used one of these and I noticed the compressed air hoses are still attached; so, do these stay up if you were to have a hose failure? I kinda think they would---but...

 

[ack154]

Awesome lift. Thank you for the great photos. One quick question, I've never used one of these and I noticed the compressed air hoses are still attached; so, do these stay up if you were to have a hose failure? I kinda think they would---but...

There are two safety latch positions, so the manual instructs you to lift past one of these positions to a specific point in order to secure the lift (my photo is currently at the lower of these two positions). You then let it back down onto those stops. It's not going anywhere. I think you could even disconnect the quick connect hoses and move them out of the way if you needed to - and then reconnect again to lower it back down.

 

[Doobster6]

Your ride is looking awesome, thanks for sharing!

looks great!!! It’ll make doing oil changes that much easier (yuk, yuk, yuk!!!).?

 

[ack154]

Just put these jacks right to use and installed the Eibach rear sway bar that's been sitting on my garage floor for longer than the jacks were. I had started to install it a while back but stopped when I finally got the car in the air on some jack stands and realized I'd want a little more room underneath to drop the rear tray and pull the old bar out. That's actually what drove me down the road of buying the jacks in the first place.

Overall it was pretty straightforward and I was happy to have the jacks, for sure. Only annoying parts were getting the top bracket bolt out on the passenger side as it was a tighter space than the driver's side. Then getting the old bar out (without disconnecting the HV connector) was a slight pain, but then I realize I could just lift the car up higher and that gave me the angle/clearance I needed to get it out. New bar basically slid right in.

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