Can a 1.5 ton floor jack lift the front tires off the ground? i want to do a lock to lock on my steering wheel on a 2005 acura tl. Some say yes and some say no. Can anyone give me the correct info? Many thanks.

 

whole car weighs 3500lb.
1.5 ton = 3000lb

So yeah, lifting the nose should no problemo. You don't even need the front wheels completely off the ground for lock to lock, just take some weight off them. In fact, if you are on concrete you can drive the front wheels onto some pieces of cardboard, they will act as skid plates.

 

Thanks so much Iggy for the info i won,t have to buy a jack now, i am bleeding my power steering so i,ll just get me some cardboard and drive the front wheels onto it....thanks again.

 

Welcome to the forums.

This thread has been moved to the model specific forum for better response.

 

Put 2 pieces, one on top of the other, and place them under the tires.

 

I would put at least 3 pcs of cardboard since the Acura is FWD so all the weight is up front (Unless you plan to do this in a NSX)

 

If You are placing jack in front or back ( not i middle ) then wont be more than 500kg.... You are not lifting whole car...
I am using home depot 2000kg jack which is more than enough
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-2-...-BLK/203328272

so dont worry You are fine to lift even hummer.

 

Technically dont even need to lift the car to bleed power steering Not sure what it actually does for you. Not like your gonna be doing this for hours.

 

You lift the front wheels so it doesn't stress the pump and rack when it's dry.