Recommend Trolley Jack

**Camerashy** · 21-10-2014,08:11 PM

Looking to buy my first trolley jack for an A4 so could you recommend me one please.
does it's maximum lifting weight have to be so many times the cars weight?.
thank

**zollaf** · 21-10-2014,08:53 PM

any trolley jack will lift your car. you are not lifting the whole thing, just a corner. how much do you want to spend. 50 quid, 500 quid ?

**Doctle Odd** · 21-10-2014,08:56 PM

Sealey make a range of affordable jacks. If you plan on getting under it buy good quality axle stands and a 3 ton jack (cos it lifts a bit higher)

**zollaf** · 21-10-2014,08:59 PM

axle stands, very important. people being squashed by cars rarely come out smiling.

**Doctle Odd** · 21-10-2014,09:02 PM

I did a little job for my niece's pal at the weekend xsara clutch on axle stands. several things fell on my head, I'm retired again

**zollaf** · 21-10-2014,09:03 PM

thats what you get for working on frenchies.
was it a big chunk of brie ??

**Doctle Odd** · 21-10-2014,09:08 PM

Jesus Zollaf everything was tight, seized or wrong threaded. The carrier bearing was seized on the shaft, when I got it undone it fell on my head as did the vice grips and the gearbox deliberately cut me in several places. I will never even look at a french car again unless it's burning. I am getting a 1.2 polo in, it's "down on power and making a strange noise"

**Doctle Odd** · 21-10-2014,09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Camerashy

Looking to buy my first trolley jack for an A4 so could you recommend me one please.
does it's maximum lifting weight have to be so many times the cars weight?.
thank

Something like this Sealey 3 Tonne Car/Van Trolley Jack+Axle Stands 3010CX | eBay , Sealey usually have a winter sale you should get this for maybe 80.00 don't consider folding axle stands because that's not what you want an axle stand to do.