Car Lift, jack need advice (Lift entire vehicle to easily change 4 all tires)

How high do you need to lift? How often? Do you want you vehicle to constantly run over it when you are in/out of garage?
Best way to lift is always 4 post lift....safest. But you need to check your concrete flooring.

I love my QuickJacks, the key thing with them is to make sure you're buying a size that will work for your vehicles, I have the 5000 model which works great for my vehicle but I need to use adapters to use it with larger cars. You could potentially run into issues with the larger model not fitting smaller cars.

Scissor Jack - Recommended only for emergency use, they're not as stable as other jacks. Some people will use for winter tire changes, etc, if you're going to do that then ALWAYS use a jack stand too. They have limited lifting height.

Floor Jack - Most common for home/occasional use, they're good for tire changes etc, again, recommend always using a jack stand too. They have limited lifting height.

QuickJack - Good for home use, they take a little longer to setup than a floor jack but lift the entire vehicle. Don't require a jack stand (I'll still use them occasionally though for extra safety). They have limited lifting height.

Large Scissor Jack - Not like the emergency ones, these are more similar to a QuickJack but will not provide central access to the car when lifted. Should have a locking mechanism that doesn't require a jack stand. May raise higher than the previous options.

2-Post - Common for mechanics, will provide the most access to the vehicle. They're not as stable as 4-posts. They lift much higher than previous options.

4-Post - Common for storage, some mechanics. Usually drive onto ramps and the entire ramps & vehicle are lifted, would require separate jacks to then lift vehicle for tire and suspension work. They're the most stable.

Love my Quickjack, but I wouldn't buy it just for tire changes. A good jack is all that's required.

EEE2 wrote: ↑I need some advice on a way to lift the entire vehicle and go from there. We do have big garage and can install properly. I was this on costco:

https://www.costco.ca/quickjack-7000tl- ... 57488.html
QuickJack 7000TL 3182 kg (7,000 lb.) Portable Car Lifting System

but the review seem pretty any advice, sugsrion?

Issue i need to change tires on 4 vehicles. If i could lift one shot entire car and just go boom boom all 4 tires would make my life 10x eaiser. also good for small repairs like breakers etc. Nothing too crazy i don't need to lift car to the ceiling and park another underneath that's too much for me.

I sold my quickjacks recently, concept is good but setup and taking it apart/storing it is time consuming and a hassle. I can do tire swaps and brake servicing much quicker with a floor jack and stands.

For something that simple, I would recommend getting two floor jacks.

Pull both jacks out, a couple pumps and you have the entire side of a car up within minutes with minimal set up.

For people who have the space to put them, having two floor jacks is a life changing experience. If I had the room for them, I’d get 2 more and use 4 at once like some tire/wheel shops!

EEE2 wrote: ↑ Issue i need to change tires on 4 vehicles. If i could lift one shot entire car and just go boom boom all 4 tires would make my life 10x eaiser. also good for small repairs like breakers etc. Nothing too crazy i don't need to lift car to the ceiling and park another underneath that's too much for me.

Why not just use one jack?
Lift one side, swap tires. Lift other side, swap tires. I have 2 jacks but I just use one lifting one side at a time to do winter tire swaps for the whole family.
A regular 3 ton aluminum jack is faster to setup than quickjacks and much cheaper.
Sure, if I had the space I'd love a 4 post lift to work under the car.

CensoredByRFD wrote: ↑ For something that simple, I would recommend getting two floor jacks.

Pull both jacks out, a couple pumps and you have the entire side of a car up within minutes with minimal set up.

For people who have the space to put them, having two floor jacks is a life changing experience. If I had the room for them, I’d get 2 more and use 4 at once like some tire/wheel shops!

Interesting, never thought about using two floor jacks as I only have one and for tire swaps, I don't even know if it will actually save me lots of time.

Why would you need four floor jacks if two can lift the car up entirely?

alanbrenton wrote: ↑ Interesting, never thought about using two floor jacks as I only have one and for tire swaps, I don't even know if it will actually save me lots of time.

Why would you need four floor jacks if two can lift the car up entirely?

You can't balance a car on 2 jacks you would also need axle stands to make the car stable. 4 jacks is silly, but I'm not surprised some tire shops would do that during the busy change over season.
As I said above, it can easily be done with one jack lifting the whole side of the car up, then the other side. With a very large vehicle like a pickup you might need to one wheel at a time.

alanbrenton wrote: ↑ Interesting, never thought about using two floor jacks as I only have one and for tire swaps, I don't even know if it will actually save me lots of time.

Why would you need four floor jacks if two can lift the car up entirely?

I feel stupid to ask. Do you mind to share some pics idea etc. I cant visualize this now. mAhybe because I'm tired.

engineered wrote: ↑ You can't balance a car on 2 jacks you would also need axle stands to make the car stable. 4 jacks is silly, but I'm not surprised some tire shops would do that during the busy change over season.
As I said above, it can easily be done with one jack lifting the whole side of the car up, then the other side. With a very large vehicle like a pickup you might need to one wheel at a time.

Yeah. Probably more unstable with two floor jacks on my slightly sloping driveway. At least with just one side up, I use tire chocks on the other side.

I don't put my feet anywhere near the car so I haven't used my jack stands yet. Most I have done are tire swaps and some fluid changes but will be trying to relube caliper pins in the spring though will have to read up on all the things I should be checking with the brakes.

Glad I have one fewer vehicle than the OP lol. Not getting any younger.

EEE2 wrote: ↑ I feel stupid to ask. Do you mind to share some pics idea etc. I cant visualize this now. mAhybe because I'm tired.

I can't even google and find images for four jack lifts lol. Didn't try hard though.

You quoted the wrong person, you are tired/exhausted and should call it a night, at least on RFD lol.

lol yah...nobody uses two jacks to lift the entire car. You just use two jacks to jack up one side of the car properly at the front and rear pinch welds instead of doing it the more haphazard and not-great for the chassis way of using one floor jack in the middle of the car on one side to lift the entire side of the car.

CensoredByRFD wrote: ↑ lol yah...nobody uses two jacks to lift the entire car. You just use two jacks to jack up one side of the car properly at the front and rear pinch welds instead of doing it the more haphazard and not-great for the chassis way of using one floor jack in the middle of the car on one side to lift the entire side of the car.

No, don't jack from the middle. You can lift one side of most cars from front or rear jack point. Just put the jack at the heavier end of the car (usually the front). Remember, the wheels only have to be 1cm off the ground to change them.

engineered wrote: ↑ Why not just use one jack?
Lift one side, swap tires. Lift other side, swap tires. I have 2 jacks but I just use one lifting one side at a time to do winter tire swaps for the whole family.
A regular 3 ton aluminum jack is faster to setup than quickjacks and much cheaper.
Sure, if I had the space I'd love a 4 post lift to work under the car.

Most tire manufacturers now recommend rotating tires from one side to the other so it is much easier if all 4 wheels are up at once. If you install snow tires you can do it with just one side up at a time by keeping track where they were last season.

https://www.michelin.ca/en/auto/learn/t ... e-rotation

notunknown wrote: ↑ If you install snow tires you can do it with just one side up at a time by keeping track where they were last season.

I've been doing this for the last 20+ years except I lift and swap one corner at a time. But it is a slow process and if you have multiple vehicles it'll be very time consuming.

that jack is helpful for tire changes, but it's really meant for guys who are going to get utility doing more wrenching and their own maintenance. A floor jack is $100 ish from costco and works just as well.

notunknown wrote: ↑ Most tire manufacturers now recommend rotating tires from one side to the other so it is much easier if all 4 wheels are up at once. If you install snow tires you can do it with just one side up at a time by keeping track where they were last season.

https://www.michelin.ca/en/auto/learn/t ... e-rotation

doesn't work for directional tires which is what i have and have had for most of my recent vehicles. Rotation is simply front to back for which the whole car doesn't need to be in the air.

Even if you did, a jack stand would suffice.