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Review on American Expedition Vehicles Colorado Jack by Brian Olson

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Be careful - floor jack

I got this because I have 33 inch tires. Well, one night I found a nail and luckily I wasn't far from home. I took out the base and factory jack and started. I quickly noticed that my usual jacking point, the nice and flat underside of the lower arm, wasn't exactly accessible. An increasingly swollen tire pushed the base further. I felt I fixed the issue by rotating the base around the flat side, which gave me better use of the jack. I started lifting only for the jack to come out of the corner as the HOLES allowed the jack to move. He reappeared quickly after a second, luckily not with me or anyone else around. Luckily I didn't loosen the tire. I slid the base out of the way and lifted the tire as usual, pushing the factory lift almost to the limit, but that was enough and sable. There are no instructions or indications of how it should sit or if there are other points along the control lever to safely raise the tire.

Pros
  • double wedge
Cons
  • tape