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      07-15-2018, 12:55 PM   #1
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Floor jack size?

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Is a 1.5 ton floor jack enough for the weight of the Z4?

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I have a 2 ton and a 3 ton trolley jack and i only use the 2 ton to lift the side of car enough for me to slide in the 3 ton on the central jacking points. In my opinion, the 2 ton doesn't lift the car high enough.
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I have a 2.5 ton low-profile floor jack that works well. I only use it to lift the car and then it gets supported by jack stands.
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I think from a capacity standpoint it would be fine. However, many of the jacks I've seen in that range have a rather high profile and could present problems on such a low car as ours.
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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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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.
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.
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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.
I completely agree. But it's not enough of a safety factor for my taste. Larger capacity jacks are relatively cheap - I wouldn't use a 1.5ton regularly. The other added benefit is the jack pad is typically larger, making things quicker/easier. I also typically rest my cars on 3 ton stands.

-The guy who used a scissor jack exclusively for like 3 years
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