ls1mike
$50 Site Donor 2026
I am looking at the 8000Tl. Should be able to lift all my junk. I was going to get a four post lift, but I use the garage for other things and need to move stuff around.
Tell me about your Quickjacks
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Got the cheapie normal 5000 pound one from Costco for Xmas in 2018.
One side stopped going down in Spring of 2023 once the weight of the car was off it. I used Maine's 4 year implied warranty to get it replaced.
They want me to grease the thing via holes in the hinge. Imagine a 7/8" diameter pipe with a 5/8 pipe inside of it for a hinge, and a 3/32" hole in the outer pipe. No zerk, no way to get the grease to go anywhere in there.
If you understand leverage and hydraulic advantage you'd realize the cylinders make very little upward lift when the thing is unfolding itself from "floor flat." It gets better the higher it lifts, which is fine, as the vehicle's suspension is unloading itself for a few inches. But this is where mine got sticky going down.
They say frequent use keeps it in better shape. Infrequent hobby use isn't great.
As far as actual use, it's heavenly. I store them upright, leaning against a wall in winter to keep salty car water off of them. Great for my Miata, Camrys, Prii. Also used it under my Bronco II. Can do exhaust work-- always seems to be something at the rear cat flange that's at the exact center of the car. Can do brake lines that are inside a frame rail. Can do undercoating. Can weld exhaust. I use unibody "frame rails" instead of pinch welds. They claim 21 inches of lift with mine, probably a little more with what you want. Great height, I can get good leverage and kick myself around on a creeper.
QuickJack implies that it's a lift but the paperwork says it's a jack. Despite the secure locking arms you're not supposed to go underneath, but rather add jack stands. Where? Seems weasely/ lawyer-y of them.
One side stopped going down in Spring of 2023 once the weight of the car was off it. I used Maine's 4 year implied warranty to get it replaced.
They want me to grease the thing via holes in the hinge. Imagine a 7/8" diameter pipe with a 5/8 pipe inside of it for a hinge, and a 3/32" hole in the outer pipe. No zerk, no way to get the grease to go anywhere in there.
If you understand leverage and hydraulic advantage you'd realize the cylinders make very little upward lift when the thing is unfolding itself from "floor flat." It gets better the higher it lifts, which is fine, as the vehicle's suspension is unloading itself for a few inches. But this is where mine got sticky going down.
They say frequent use keeps it in better shape. Infrequent hobby use isn't great.
As far as actual use, it's heavenly. I store them upright, leaning against a wall in winter to keep salty car water off of them. Great for my Miata, Camrys, Prii. Also used it under my Bronco II. Can do exhaust work-- always seems to be something at the rear cat flange that's at the exact center of the car. Can do brake lines that are inside a frame rail. Can do undercoating. Can weld exhaust. I use unibody "frame rails" instead of pinch welds. They claim 21 inches of lift with mine, probably a little more with what you want. Great height, I can get good leverage and kick myself around on a creeper.
QuickJack implies that it's a lift but the paperwork says it's a jack. Despite the secure locking arms you're not supposed to go underneath, but rather add jack stands. Where? Seems weasely/ lawyer-y of them.
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They want you to place a underneath each QuickJack so if the lock bar fails the jack stand will keep it from collapsing.
If you are able to get a lift installed, and you have a garage, can afford it, etc., then get a lift 
If the 4-post lift takes up too much space, would a 2-post lift work for you?
If the 4-post lift takes up too much space, would a 2-post lift work for you?
ls1mike
$50 Site Donor 2026
Yes sir.
ls1mike
$50 Site Donor 2026
It would just be too much for the other things I do in there.If you are able to get a lift installed, and you have a garage, can afford it, etc., then get a lift
If the 4-post lift takes up too much space, would a 2-post lift work for you?
I use them and am satisfied, great for tire rotations and brakes, oil changes, and even detailing the lower portions of the vehicle.
I have a 5000TL with extensions when needed. Bought it in 2020 during the COVID lockdown and have been very happy with them. Not as nice as an actual lift but light years ahead of jack and jackstands when space is limited. I do place jacks under the QJ when it is extended just in case something goes wrong.
GON
$175 Site Donor 2026
Great thread for discussion. Looking at the pictures, surely a concern worth discussions is safety. How is safety compared to a four post lift would be one safety item to compare.
Next is maximum weight vs comfortable weight. Is a user comfortable using the lift at full max weight? If so, for how long? Lots of full size framed pickups and SUVs in in 6,000 lbs plus range..
Next is maximum weight vs comfortable weight. Is a user comfortable using the lift at full max weight? If so, for how long? Lots of full size framed pickups and SUVs in in 6,000 lbs plus range..
edyvw
$50 site donor 2026
I have 7000TL (7,000lbs max load).
ls1mike
$50 Site Donor 2026
Well the four post lift would get everything off the ground much higher. I have the room for it, but I'll be honest I probably won't be doing a lot a large type maintenance that requires the 4 post over the next oh 30 years. Like dropping transmissions.
The 2024 truck is 7000lbs. I would be ok using these for that.
I need a minimum lift spread of 37 inches (The Corvette) and this unit supports that.
dnewton3
Staff member
The current model line-up now has an 8000 lb rated model; that would cover any car/SUV/light truck. Won't cover the heaviest of "one ton" trucks, but any half-ton should be no problem.
I’ve been eyeing these for a while and will probably purchase soon. For the minimal cost difference I don’t see why not get the 8000# version. They all seem to lift to the same 24” height.
Maybe so, but why don't they sell a quick-jack branded jack stand with the same paint scheme, and show photos of it as an "optional accessory"?
Since the things are about a foot wide, and the instructions are to center them under a frame rail or pinch weld, I'm concerned about a "hinge failure" pretzeling the thing sideways. I don't know how a typical "saddle" style jack stand between the two "plates" would catch the car with it going sideways. It just seems like intentional design sabotage to have something that locks "securely" via built-in mechanical bar but they don't take that last little step to make it secure enough for a user to go under.
4wd
$50 site donor 2026
I'm just telling you what they told me when I asked.
Also you wouldn't use a saddle style jack stand. They QJ is very stable judging by the lack of complaints.
That's continuing my point-- they don't have any pictures or diagrams of what they think are best practices. They want me to use a special jack stand that isn't commercially available? Not to mention you're hoping vehicles have structurally sound quick jack lifting points and concurrent jack stand points while still giving you room to work.
The QJ is stable if you get them exactly parallel. If you have them out of parallel the lifting forces and trigonometry pull them inward or outward.
How is that a "special" jack stand? BMW uses pucks and for decades BMW owners have never had a problem finds a jack stand. The QJ uses the same lifting points as a regular jack/jack stand.
