An adapter most dubbers should consider making

[ranton-inc]

After having to jack up my Car a little bit with my Widow Maker Jack (see fig1) to be able to fit my 3 tonne floor jack under a safe jacking point under the car ie subframe etc.

i got pissed off with having to do this all the time and not wanting jack the car up with a roud fitting on my 3 tonner that would damage my Sill Seams under the car

I went and made a Adapter for my 3 Tonne Jack.. its a worth while little investment for the benefits and ease it will offer

i had the frickin Widow Maker Jack twist and collapse last night when i was changing a Tyre and the arch lining thankfully i had already had the wheel bolted back on.. but unfortunatly the car destroyed one of my jackstands as it lunged forwards

(it was during the stages of me lowering the carback to the ground.. this is why i didnt have my 3 tonner underneath any longer for the previous saftey purchases

so now im minus one jack stand and im throwing away the bulls**t arse Widow maker jack

Fig1
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/th_IMG00271-1.jpg (http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/hitmanGTI/MKIVR32/IMG00271.jpg)

Fig2
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/th_IMG00273-1.jpg (http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/hitmanGTI/MKIVR32/IMG00273.jpg)

Nifty little adapter i made
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/IMG00272-1.jpg

[gavs]

Nice work Hitman:toast:

It annoys the crap outta me having to use "the widow maker" to pre-jack the car up enough to get a proper jack under it, and I don't even have side skirts fitted yet!

[KI11Z]

buy an alloy race jack :nana: :wasntme: lol, they're like twice the price though :duh:

http://www.lps-belfast.co.uk/images/jacks/110-1049_IMG.JPG

[Mrk_Mickey]

Yummyyyyy..Alex where do you get those sorts of jacks?

[FknDubbin]

i bought an Orion jack from Bursons for $180 with a 2.5 tonne capacity and its designed for lowered cars.

[JVLR32]

buy an alloy race jack :nana: :wasntme: lol, they're like twice the price though :duh:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/1101049_IMGJPG-1.jpgExcellent jack thou:)i have one

[ranton-inc]

my heavy dute 3 tonner does me fine.. and it was free..

[quozl]

I use a Protech Products Side Lift Jack Pad http://www.protechproducts.com/1006.jpg with my floor jack. Works brilliantly and was only $21.00

http://www.protechproducts.com/side-lift-jack-pad.jpg
The side lift jack pad makes lifting your late model cars easy. Simply place on your floor jack and lift at the pinch weld. No more hassle with the factory scissor jack.

Cheers Al

[DUB 20V]

I use a Protech Products Side Lift Jack Pad http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ with my floor jack. Works brilliantly and was only $21.00

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/
The side lift jack pad makes lifting your late model cars easy. Simply place on your floor jack and lift at the pinch weld. No more hassle with the factory scissor jack.

Cheers Al


link were to buy cheers.

[quozl]

http://www.protechproducts.com/

[DUB 20V]

group buyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :):):):) anyone keen...

[ranton-inc]

looks like a nifty fitting i like my contraption too thou.. so meh.. but that was somehting i was looking for and couldnt find so made my own :)

[dubbed]

group buyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :):):):) anyone keen...

Put me down :)

[gavs]

I'd be interested:):)
Need a proper jack first tho.....:duh:

[sierra055]

I would be keen too, except does the pad sit on top of the "cup" or does it screw into the jack?

[dubbed]

I would be keen too, except does the pad sit on top of the "cup" or does it screw into the jack?

Tis what I was wondering. It looks like it sits over the stock cup to me.

[quozl]

It sits over the stock pad on the floor jack and has a recess in the base of the pad to accomodate the floor jack plate. I have had no issues with the pad moving while the car has been jacked up, though on my floor jack the cup isn't a cup it is a flat plate so the recess on the pad fits around it perfectly.

Cheers Al