Ferrari Mailing List: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need

[Dennis Liu (bigheaddennis]

For your simple needs - to jack up the 512 (and 993) and change wheels, this
will work perfectly fine.

http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-15-ton-compact-aluminum-racing-jack-
68053-html-7814.html

If you use 30 seconds of Google-Fu, you can find Harbor Freight discount
codes all over the place, and/or wait approximately 8 hrs for the next HF
"sale", and usually end up getting one of these jacks for $60-$65.

Are they junk?  They're far from Snap-On.  But you're not a pro mechanic,
and you'll use it twice a year, which makes these perfect.  If you go to the
track, you'll find that 95%+ of the NON-PRO guys with jacks there are using
these things.  When the frame bends because you're jacking on an uneven
surface, or a wheel finally pops off, toss it in the dumpster and buy
another.  You're never going to get underneath the car without jackstands
anyway, so who cares?

TIP FOR FERRARI OWNERS:  if you're worried that your low profile jack still
won't fit under your sports car, be a man:  grab a fender, and lift the
m*therf*cker up into the air.  You'll get another inch or two of ground
clearance, and the stiction in the suspension will keep the car from
dropping all the way down.  Enough height to slide the jack underneath.

Oh, and it doesn't suck to use a hockey puck on the jack saddle, between it
and your frame.

HTH,

--Dennis

(just visiting and dropping a note for Larry)