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Originally Posted by Reborn_
Well, the car weights more than 1.5 tons. But you won't be lifting the entire weight at once, so it should be ok. Too close for my taste, though - I would use a minimum rated 2 ton jack, personally.
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1.5 ton is plenty capable for our cars. In most cases, you're only jacking 1 corner at a time, which is only about a quarter of the jack's rated limit. If it's a lower profile jack and you can get to the center point to lift the entire front or rear, that's still only about half it's rated limit.