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Old 09-25-2002, 01:55 PM
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I would only use the aluminum jobber when weight is a concern. If you are in a pit stop during a race and the jack man has to run around to do both sides of the car for example. Or if you're chase car with all the tools is getting pretty heavy in the trunk. For around the shop use, ou need to spend $300 just to get a decent steel floor jack, that goes low enough to fit under these cars, and has a good enough valve so you can lower the car slowly and controlled instead of the "on-off" valving of some of those cheap jacks.
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