The 3 point Jack Adapter is our original design that works great on any solid axle, front or rear. It can also work fairly well with bumpers, t-cases and trailer hitches. Look into our
4 point jack adapter for more versatility and uses. Both 3 & 4 point versions have a modular design allowing for easy assembly and reconfiguration for different objects. Powder coated and Zinc plated steel. Made in Oregon, USA.
- Transmission Base Plate - fits low lift and tall transmission jacks
- Floor Base Plate - can fit most floor jacks: SD bolt on, HD bolt on, and Drop in Pin style
- Easily converts most jacks to safely hold front and rear solid axles
- Telescopic tubing let’s you put the support points where they need to be
- Main bars adjust from 16-28” wide, have quick release pins for easy setup, and provide solid load points
- Pinion support is threaded, adjusts 8-14” from center, allows for fine adjustments, and stabilizes the axle
- 800 lbs. capacity at maximum extension
- Made in Oregon, USA
Floor jack base plate - the third picture shows different floor jack saddle styles
SD bolt on - Most common newer style, has lip sticking up around threads of jack with saddle removed
Drop in - Older style floor jack, has 1.16" ˜ 1 3/16" diameter pin
HD bolt on - Most heavy duty floor jacks, has NO lip around threads of jack with saddle removed
You will need to remove the saddle on
your floor jack to check which style you have. The styles are listed
above. Our floor jack base plate will bolt right onto SD (standard duty)
floor jacks, these are generally 2-3 ton jacks, under 2 ton jacks might
not work with our Jack Adapter. The HD (heavy duty) option includes an
extra machined step bushing that installs over the factory bolt and then
works with our floor base plate. The HD style are generally 3-4 ton
jacks and include a lot of name brand expensive jacks. The Drop in
option includes a pin that you press into our floor base plate. The
Drop in style is most jacks that were made 10 or so years ago. There
are a couple of other odd style floor jacks, so make sure yours fits
into one of our categories.
Floor base bolt
pattern - 4" x 6 ½" - The new floor base could also double as a
transmission jack base plate as long as your jack works with the bolt
pattern. The holes are actually designed to hold a strap to retain whatever you are working on.
Transmission jack base plate
- Works with tall and floor style transmission jacks. Comes with
multiple bolt patterns for common transmission jacks. If your bolt
pattern isn't on the base plate, then drill a new one, there's plenty of
room.
Floor jack or Transmission jack?
A
floor jack is your standard jack for lifting cars (don't lift your car with
the jack adapter) and the jack adapter allows you to utilize your jack for working on lighter,
but more awkward objects. The
jack adapter adds about 6 inches of height to your jack so tall jack
stands can be useful. It's also good to have a second jack handy for
changing the height of the vehicle if necessary. Floor jacks work fine
for axles, fuel tanks, doors and bumpers, but transmissions and transfer
cases can be difficult or even dangerous with a floor jack.
A transmission jack has a head unit that gives two more axis of rotation and a large base plate with arms (for transmissions), these jacks can
be low on the floor or tall for use under vehicle lifts. The jack
adapter
works better on a good transmission jack than a standard floor jack.
Having the ability to adjust the awkward thing you are moving is very
helpful. Cheap tranny jacks have a lot of slop that needs to be taken up
and can still be a little excessive. Once you get familiar using
the jack adapter and finding the balance point, it's no big deal. If
you
are only using the jack adapter for solid axles the 3 point is just
fine, but the 4 point is better at that and everything else.
