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Old 05-12-2011, 12:10 PM   #1
Saltheart
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Is a 1.5 ton jack enough?

Harbor freight has a 1.5 ton floor Jack on sale now . It seems like 1.5 ton should be enough as you usually only lift 1/4 of the vehicle at a time then lower that quarter onto the jack stands and then jack the other side.

Anyway , i had a 2 ton for about 30 years and it was plenty strong enough , it just got so rusty I decided I couldn't trust it any longer.

If the next size or two up was close in price i would buy the extra capacity but the price jumps way up for a 2 ton.

Any opinions. Oh , I have an altima hybrid and a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer

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