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- '03 Midnight Blue P5
Which do you prefer? I'm going to buy one or the other. Which is better? Pros and cons?
jack stands vs. ramps
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- 2003.5 Titanium Gray MSP #1699
Well I have jack stands & they're pretty cool, but I will probably end up getting ramps too. I just use them for oil changes. If you get jack stands, make sure their minimum height & your jack's maximum height are far enough apart to make it easy to use them. I made that mistake when I bought my 1st set.
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Stormtrooper77
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege
For a simple oil change just drive up on some 2x6's and you'll be fine. (unless your car is lowered)
Stormtrooper77
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laracroft said:
Drive up on the 2x6 boards.
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Not lowered (yet). Going to install my new exhaust. I think I'll be fine with ramps, yeah?
jack stands and a pneumatic floor jack... its gonna be a little more expensive in the beginning but you won't regret it.
it takes about 30 seconds to do each side. as a plus, jack stands are safer and easier to store.
P.S. Get craftsman so you won't have to worry about a seal going out on the jack (you just take it and get a new one).
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it takes about 30 seconds to do each side. as a plus, jack stands are safer and easier to store.
P.S. Get craftsman so you won't have to worry about a seal going out on the jack (you just take it and get a new one).
(redp5)
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Yeah, a floor jack would be cool. Don't have the dough right now, but that is definetly in the plans. A racing-style one too, that is low enough to put under a lowered car and is really light.
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I got my floor jack, 2 jack stands, 2 foldable wheel chocks, & a 14" chrome lug wrench (the X kind) for less than $35 at Walmart. They sell it as a package thing, which I bought at the same time I got my MSP.
I'd say get all of them. I can think of a use for just about anything. When I helped my friend change the clutch in his RX7, we just jacked it up and put it on 4 ramps so we'd have clearance to drop the tranny. Jackstands are good for just about anything that requires taking the wheels off. And no garage is complete without a nice rolling floor jack. My 3 1/2 ton jack could lift the whole side of the pro at once...made tire rotations a breeze.
AFaceInTheCrowd
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screw both. get a mobile lift. www.eagleequip.com
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Dexter said:
They're made by MACK...maybe you're familiar with some of their other products:
AFaceInTheCrowd
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mazdadan said:
are you getting a lift with posts, scissors, or an actual mobile lift?
