Jack

[mattp85]

I'm looking at getting a cheap jack so I can take my wheels off and sort my rusty calipers out.

Will a 1.5 ton bottle jack (like below) be sufficient or should I go for something with a bit more grunt?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_215926_langId_-1_categoryId_165727

Cheers

 

[RichardG]

I think you will struggle to get that under the car in the first place, you will probably need either a Trolley Jack or if you don't have the space to keep one get the Jack from any late model BMW and that will fit the 4 Jacking points on the car and use Axle stands to make the car safe when the wheels are off it.

 

[Zedster]

Due to the car being low the Bottle Jack will not be of any use. Make sure you buy a Trolley jack low enough to get under the jacking points.

 

[Ian_Mac]

If you look on the Autoexpress website they did a group test of trolley jacks a while back. One of the things they measured was the height of the jack in it's lowest position. Can't remember the exact figures but 20cm sounds about right for the lowest.

 

[mattp85]

Just bought one of these off the 'bay.



Only £1 ! bargainous Here's hoping it fits ok!