Where can I get a good cheap car jack

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Old 07-07-2003, 11:12 PM
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Where can I get a good cheap car jack

Going to be installing the intake soon, and need a car jack so I can get to the splash guards and install everything without being under the car all uncomfortable.
Old 07-07-2003, 11:26 PM
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no jack required. but if you do make sure your e-brake is on or the car will roll right off the jack and crush you!!!!!

this is what you need

sockets, extensions, ratchet, philips and flathead screw driver and a pair of pliers

next the stock intake and resonator removal

first look under the bumper and remove the clips and single bolt on the driver side. the clips should come off using a flat head screw driver. now remove the clips to the plastic lining and fender, the clips are exaclty like the ones under the bumper so just use a flat head to remove them

once you have all the necessary clips and bolt removed try to move the plastic flap under the bumper so that you can see the resonator (black plastic box) make sure the opening is large enough so that the resonator can come out.

next open the hood and remove the stock air box. unscrew and unbolt everything. use the pliers to remove the hoses.

once you have the airbox removed you will see the resonator part of it will be protruding out of the hole. Now look under the bumper and in the hood to see where the resonator is bolted. i believe it is bolted in 2 or 3 places so you have to use the extensions to reach them. Once all the bolts are removed the box should drop and you should try to squeeze it out of the bottom of the bumper if thats not possible then create another opening from where the plastic meets the bumper and fender.

install the aem pipe and then install the filter from the bottom of the bumper...

this should be a piece of cake!!!!!!!

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Old 07-08-2003, 12:05 AM
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just pay a shop 50 bucks and save ur self the hassle
Old 07-08-2003, 07:39 AM
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$24.95 at Pep Boys willget you a 2 ton car floor jack. Very useful for all kinds of stuff.
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Check out your local Sears or Sears hardware (or online) for jack/jackstand combinations. Cost ranges from around $50 - $150.
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I got a 2 1/2 ton jack from sears with 2 stands for $24.
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sidemarker's right, you don't need a jack, but it makes seeing the stuff underneath much easier.
Old 07-08-2003, 10:49 AM
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Re: Where can I get a good cheap car jack

Originally posted by Renegade
Going to be installing the intake soon, and need a car jack so I can get to the splash guards and install everything without being under the car all uncomfortable.
Don't EVER work under the car while it's on just a jack!!! Get the jack stands and USE them. The $25-50 bucks for the jack and stands will seem real cheap if the car comes down on you -- assuming you survive it, of course.
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make sure that the jackstands that u get are low enough ... example

ur jack can lift up to 12'' but ur jack stands have a minimum height of 13... ure screwed then so just keep that in mind
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