QuickJack Review: Best Lift for 2 Car Garage?

[@lalotreasures]

for a rear or mid engine car you have the yellow sticker end facing towards the back of the car. Weight must be on the yellow sticker side for safety.

[@DasCayman]

Can you tell me which page of this manual it says that? www.quickjack.com/media/wysiwyg/Manuals/QuickJack_-_Rev._B5_-_5900263_-_Nov_2022_-_EN_-_Final.pdf

[@JackRR15]

@@DasCayman I don't think it says it in the manual but I saw a video about what they talk about on the official QuickJack channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH-lepyVnteIsLc

[@charliewaters5289]

@@DasCayman Page 40 of the written instructions: ""Position the Quickjack frames with the label side facing the HEAVY side of the vehicle". You're going to get someone killed, dude.

[@RichardHeikes]

Great video! Just order my QJ today. Can’t wait to get my 718 Cayman in the air. Also those are some nice rides you have!

[@DasCayman]

Thank you! I’m glad this helped! These cars are a lot of fun. Cheers my friend

[@michaeldch]

The hydraulic ram is supposed to 'point' to the end with the most weight (per the manual). If this was a front engine car, then the Quick Jack would be correctly orientated. I'd reverse the jacks for this particular application.

[@DasCayman]

Thanks, it’s a mechanical four bar linkage design

[@charliewaters5289]

@@DasCayman Uh huh, and you've got it backwards. VERY unsafe. Where is your fulcrum? Which is the direction of potential failure?? Instead of pushing the supports in to the base, you're helping them collapse. Weight is on the wrong end of fulcrum.Page 40 of the written instructions: ""Position the Quickjack frames with the label side facing the HEAVY side of the vehicle". THERE IS A REASON FOR THIS. You're pushing the braces down IN THE DIRECTION they go on failure. Your CONTACT POINTS, are now at or PAST the FOOTING, on the HEAVY end. Your Hydraulic cylinder is now on the LIGHT end of the car. Your mechanical backup is now on the LIGHT end of the car. Your setup is wrong, it's dangerous AF, and it's not debatable. Please annotate your video, and stop arguing with people in the comments who are trying to keep you from getting yourself, or others, hurt. Thanks.

[@jamest5149]

A mid size scissors lift would be a good alternative and give you a lot more height under the car to work. They are not much more expensive and even more sturdy

[@DasCayman]

How do you crawl under it if the mechanism is in the way?

[@jamest5149]

There are some that have one or two tubes that connect the ramps so access is good, some are clear. Its all a compromise, the best solution is a four poster, a two poster, single post and a scissor lift , depending on what you are doing but in your situation and sunken or mobile mid lift would work better fir most things and have the quick jack for everything else.

[@a.c.e.7568]

I just bought a QuickJack as a spare because I already have a Max Jax in my garage. Now I can use it in my driveway. And your lift in the video is backwards.

[@DasCayman]

Can you let me know which page number it says that the lift is backwards? www.quickjack.com/pub/downloads/QuickJack-Car-Lift-Manual.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOoq-p1aIaendCqdb_Wk7pJdTFesly4-CVdGgyCm8kNllCRnUH6Jp

[@cliffstewart6953]

Thank for posting! Nice to see details of actual use. I saw a 911 in the background - do you reverse the position of the lifts front-to-rear for that car with more weight in the rear? I would be nervous with the geometry with the base of the jacks so far forward like you showed with your Spyder...

[@DasCayman]

Anytime! Glad I could help at least someone out. The quick jack is a four bar linkage so the orientation does not matter, but the first 3 inches of lifting a 911 are the most precarious.

[@andresmattos7541]

@@DasCayman it does matter

[@DasCayman]

@@andresmattos7541 please share why since it’s a 4 bar linkage and the manual never mentions it.

[@bigseven74]

I have a 986S that's been LS swapped, the serpentine belt needs replacing. I’ve got my car jacked on stands. This process of lifting the car has got me thinking about these mobile jack systems… I’m torn between the quick jack or Maxjax lifts. How wide are the lift tracks? If you were working on your boxster/cayman, do you feel the lift system would encroach on the firewall side of the engine bay? This is where my serpentine belt is. I’m trying to see if I would have workable space under the car.

[@DasCayman]

Plenty of room underneath to work. I’ve done 5 transmissions with this setup. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX7Tgq2Vjt2imrssi=RXpEUGUSOix2WIxB

[@DasCayman]

The MaxJack is nice is you gave somewhere to store the system when you’re not using it. What I like about the QJ is they lay flat on the wall and don’t take up any room. Also 1/2 the price of the MaxJack. If I had room to store the MaxJack and a slightly larger garage I’d get the MaxJack

[@bigseven74]

@@DasCayman thanks.

[@tomzphone]

just wanted to point out that you are using it wrong. The side of the quickjack that has the label goes on the same side as the heaviest part of the car. Which in your case would be the rear!!!!

[@DasCayman]

Please tell me which page in the manual it says this. Because it's a 4 bar linkage. www.quickjack.com/media/wysiwyg/Manuals/QuickJack_-_Rev._B5_-_5900263_-_Nov_2022_-_EN_-_Final.pdf

[@tomzphone]

i didn't see it in the manual either, but one of their youtube videos clearly explains that the sticker goes towards the heavier part of the car which is most cases would be the engine side.@@DasCayman

[@aaronn5933]

in the printed manual that came with my 5000TLX, it does have a page that points this fact out.

[@charliewaters5289]

He doesn't believe people telling him this apparently. If you look at it and understand anything about geometry, or engineering, weight in the front of the car would push in to the jack base and make it more stable. Weight in the back would tip it as there is no support.

[@charliewaters5289]

@@DasCayman 1. It's in the printed manual. 2. LOOK at your setup. If you know anything about geometry or engineering, for the love of God LOOK at your setup and tell me where the fulcrum point is???? Weight (engine) in the front would push the braces putting weight on the jack base itself. Weight in the back, IS HANGING OVER AIR with nothing to push back against but braces that are already pointed in the direction of FAILURE. Please, look at your setup and apply some logic before you get yourself killed.

[@KansaSCaymanS]

Thanks for sharing. I don’t have wall space to store it in my garage. Are the 2 ramps narrow enough that you could just push them together under the car and drive over them as yo enter and exit the garage (I have a Boxster also).

[@DasCayman]

Yes they are narrow enough to push together and drive over. I've done this several times in my 911. There's a link to the ramps I use for my boxster in the video description :)

[@theVideotechman]

Looking at purchasing the quick jack for my 997.2 turbo- which quick jack model did you use in this video? Thank you

[@DasCayman]

Thank you! I got this one... amzn.to/3OMWIi4

[@335i101]

Engine in the back, it needs to be turned around for rear or mid-engine cars

[@DasCayman]

A few people keep telling me this but I haven’t seen it mention that anywhere in the instructions. It’s a 4-bar linkage design so it shouldn’t matter

[@335i101]

@@DasCaymanSomeone on Rennlist claims that QuickJack told them that…. (Not saying the forums are always correct)

[@335i101]

@@DasCayman kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH-lepyVnteIsLcsi=gv6B45ZqWUCZLAOF Also, the manual also states and shows that the labels should be facing wherever the engine of the car is. (I received and setup my quick jack today)

[@charliewaters5289]

@@DasCayman Page 40 of the written instructions: ""Position the Quickjack frames with the label side facing the HEAVY side of the vehicle". You're going to get someone killed.

[@theVideotechman]

By the I enjoyed yr video as well👍🏼

[@DasCayman]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@DasCayman]

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[@davidcaro9821]

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[@DasCayman]

De nada!

[@Whitematrix101]

that looks like it would raise it an extra 15 inches at least

[@DasCayman]

20"!

[@anonymous..-]

A mid rise scissor is the best option for a small garage. Blows quick jack away.

[@DasCayman]

But where do you store it when you don't use it?

[@boster8368]

@@DasCayman and how do work under the car. like to see the tranny come out with a scissor jack in the way

[@DasCayman]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKeuhZiDbL-Ig6c

[@DasCayman]

Although mid rise scissor gets higher, yes. I can't store it out of the way when I don't want to use it. I like having an aesthetically clean garage when wrenching is not being performed.

[@F.E-j2i]

The Quickjacks are ok if you're lucky and get one without a defective air cylinder. If you do get one of those you're screwed - the company will 100% not stand behind their product. They'll claim the air-assist down isn't "necessary to the function of the lift". Really? So if one side has air assist down and the other doesn't, and they drop unevenly, that's safe? And then when the vehicle drops to the ground ground and one side of the lift goes straight to the full down position while the other... doesn't. You need to wait... and wait... and wait for it to drop with no weight on it (though admittedly you can use a 2x4 as a lever to try and speed it up if you get too frustrated with your broken $1800 purchase). Quickjack will claim this "is normal operation" and that "it will get better over time". If you invest a massive amount of time trying to get them to stand behind their product they will, eventually, after burning through every once of customer goodwill, send out a new cylinder. Yay! Until you get the replacement and the freakin' air side is literally capped off. Like intentionally made unusable. That's not a fix guys. Then they'll claim that the engineers decided the down-assist wasn't necessary and that they've changed the design on future models. But I didn't buy a future model with less functionality. I bought the current model with exactly the functionality I wanted, was promised, and paid for. Whatever. Too much time wasted on it already - I've written off the entire company as another skanky marketing hack with no integrity. I still have it in my shop, but the company worked very hard to make me regret my purchase and it low-key pisses me off every time I look at it. And honestly the setup is inconvenient enough that even when I do pull it out - warts and all - it happens very rarely. Only when I have a longer term project where I know the vehicle will be on the lift for a week or two. Definitely not for things like oil or tire changes. It's just way quicker to use a floor jack.

[@DasCayman]

Wow sorry to hear about your experience. The only issue I've had with mine was a quick connect hydraulic fitting leaking. Replaced on Amazon for $50. Still really love the convenience of mine and no other lift can store away like this one.

[@1993Turbo36]

A scissor lift is another option.

[@DasCayman]

I like that I can pack away the quick jacks when I’m done with it

[@1993Turbo36]

@@DasCaymanI just drive my car onto mine, put pucks in, swing the bars out and lift. It’s a more complex set up but it gives a very workable space under my cars.

[@executiveinvestments]

Car is over 3000lbs. Lifted it pretty good.

[@DasCayman]

Technically the Porsche in the viceo is 2800 lbs, but yes, QuickJack works great.

[@executiveinvestments]

@@DasCayman nah. More like 3100. You obviously never weighed the car.

[@DasCayman]

I've had it corner balanced lol, it's 2800@@executiveinvestments

[@executiveinvestments]

@@DasCayman sure. 2800 exactly. Like I said those are not 2800. None of them are under 3000. Go weigh it. Be close to 3100 if not more.

[@DasCayman]

@@executiveinvestments you've got a war on 2800lbs lol... here you go... www.google.com/search?q=987+boxster+spyder+curb+weight&sca_esv=585632222&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1036US1036&ei=-rJkZYaCCtCi5NoPh76bQA&ved=0ahUKEwiG5-bfvOSCAxVQEVkFHQffBggQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=987+boxster+spyder+curb+weight&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHjk4NyBib3hzdGVyIHNweWRlciBjdXJiIHdlaWdodDIKEAAYRxjWBBiwAzIKEAAYRxjWBBiwAzIKEAAYRxjWBBiwA0i-DFCwBli-CnABeAGQAQCYAYUDoAHUCKoBAzMtM7gBA8gBAPgBAeIDBBgAIEGIBgGQBgM&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

[@antonycharles859]

this fucks up your car suspension

[@DasCayman]

How so

[@KansaSCaymanS]

Nonsense. Maybe if you store it for extended periods (like weeks) with the wheels hanging down. How do you think they lift your car in the shop?

[@JackRR15]

Just replying on this comment to also say this is nonsense.

[@DasCayman]

@@JackRR15 agreed. We waited for a response and never got one. Maybe he owns a company that makes alignment racks lmao.