Guys,
I am thinking about buying a lift jack for my first home based oil changed but am not really sure as to how heavy proof should I buy ? Considering my 2006 H3 is about 4700lbs from what I can find online do I need a lift that's proof for at least that much ? I can imagine that probably not as I am not really lifting the whole car. Would a 2 ton lift jack be sufficient or even less would be ok ?

 

even if you lifted half your h3, that's only 2350lbs, so I believe that a two ton jack would be more than sufficient. also you probalby could get away without a jack to do the oil change. I do it good luck

 

ehhhh sorry dude its not oil change I am doing but chaning my brakes :P

 

when i hear of someone lifting a car off the ground,,,,


i NEVER do any work with a car jacked up without blocks of wood to support it or provide backup protection.

NEVER NEVER TRUST A JACK ALONE,,,NEVER,,,NOT FOR ONE MINUTE

ive said it again

tom

just to be sure

i cut up leftover chunks of 6x6 beams. wood never crushes ,slips, breaks
you can stack them, put some weight on and leave the jack in place.

u cant be toooo safe

tom