Very cool Vic! Thanks for sharing, I have the same jack and going to follow suit.

 

I have the Sears Yellow jack. The pads are not bolted on. The rubber pads are integral to the lift arms. Then, in these pads, are holes (2 in each lift pad) into which there are lift pad risers (for lack of a better term) that give you additional height for something like an ATV or something. After I saw your mod, I wanted to see if the same thing could be done to my Sears yellow jack.

Here is a picture of this jack from the Sears website. There is nothing to unbolt. Here's the Yellow Jack: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...echanics+Tools

 

Nice one Vic,good job,peace out!

 

Awesome, Vic. Wondering, though, how will this affect the ability to lift a Sportster? (Wife has one)

 

My dad taught me long ago... "The impossible can be done. Difficult takes a little longer."

Looking at that photo it doesn't look like that jack is a candidate for modding unless you have some welding skills and a cut-off wheel.

 

Sorry I can't answer that because I don't have a sporty to test it on, meaning I don't even know anyone with a sporty. Is the frame irregular like the Dyna?

 

It's not irregular like the Dyna. I'm concerned about the width. What is it from outside to outside and inside to inside? If it'll still fit her Sporty, I'm getting some bolts tomorrow.

 

Here ya go...

Out to Out: 19" In to In: 13.5"

Overall difference: 5.5"

Each lift pad: 2.75" wide.

In theory, I suspect the sporty would become more stable on the lift with it's wider stance. Hope it works out for ya.

Down with those damn h-d lift adapters!

 

I did this with my jack a few weeks ago. I have a jack from Northern Tool. I only had to do one side to make it clear, and it feels much more stable now.

 

I took some measurements.

Floor to the top of the rubber pad: 5 1/8"

With the oem wheels, there is 3/4" clearance between floor and bottom of the jack. Smaller wheel = lower overall height. Wheels can be had at Tractor Supply (I love that store), Harbor freight, lowe's, home depot,etc.

You could also drill new holes in the lift adapters to lower them. There is about 1/2" - 3/4" to be gained.

All of these mods are still much cheaper than the j&s or pitbull. Who doesn't like taking something and making it better?

Wheel change: -1/2"
Drill new holes: -3/4"

It seems in theory you could gain ~1.25" bringing overall height down to approximately 3 7/8". That's a difference of 3/8". If you crank your shocks up one setting, you could possibly gain that.