Sears red jack modification
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Club Member
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From: Passaic County, NJ
No, I didn't cut it off. I bump the kickstand, then pull the jack back just a hair. Begin jacking the the bike.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2008
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From: Wyoming USA
Just picked up a sears jack last week for $79. on sale ,did the mod and wished I would of done this yrs ago.I push the jack in at a slight angle seems to work good this way and does not hit anything.Thanks for the tip
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From: SoCal
Very Low 02 Dyna Lift Help
So I have a 02 Dyna with 11" progressive shocks and a FLST front end with 2" lowering springs and as you can imagine its a bear trying to get my red craftsman under the bike.
I have done the mod in this thread and even took the rubber pads off of the lifting blocks to gain 1/4" lower height but still cant get it under the bike without putting it up on a 2x or getting a small floor jack under the front frame (hate doing this)
My question is after 3 years of discussion, what is the general consensus on further mods to get this lift even lower to fit under really low bikes? I know it was mentioned hogging out or relocating the lifting block holes and also replacing the solid metal wheels with smaller diameter (havent found these)
I can see a number of things I could modify/change but just wondering what might be the easiest to reach my goal with least amount of effort and $
Also worth mentioning that it still seems like my jack even with mods is still hitting the jiffy stand when pushing it under the bike?
I would really like to make it work and not drop big coin on a J&S or Pitbull, which I am still not even sure would work with my very low bike.
I guess if all else fails I could go with the HF High Position Motorcycle Lift which seems to really hug the ground...
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-po...ift-99887.html
I have done the mod in this thread and even took the rubber pads off of the lifting blocks to gain 1/4" lower height but still cant get it under the bike without putting it up on a 2x or getting a small floor jack under the front frame (hate doing this)
My question is after 3 years of discussion, what is the general consensus on further mods to get this lift even lower to fit under really low bikes? I know it was mentioned hogging out or relocating the lifting block holes and also replacing the solid metal wheels with smaller diameter (havent found these)
I can see a number of things I could modify/change but just wondering what might be the easiest to reach my goal with least amount of effort and $
Also worth mentioning that it still seems like my jack even with mods is still hitting the jiffy stand when pushing it under the bike?
I would really like to make it work and not drop big coin on a J&S or Pitbull, which I am still not even sure would work with my very low bike.
I guess if all else fails I could go with the HF High Position Motorcycle Lift which seems to really hug the ground...
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-po...ift-99887.html
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Club Member
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Passaic County, NJ
So I have a 02 Dyna with 11" progressive shocks and a FLST front end with 2" lowering springs and as you can imagine its a bear trying to get my red craftsman under the bike.
I have done the mod in this thread and even took the rubber pads off of the lifting blocks to gain 1/4" lower height but still cant get it under the bike without putting it up on a 2x or getting a small floor jack under the front frame (hate doing this)
My question is after 3 years of discussion, what is the general consensus on further mods to get this lift even lower to fit under really low bikes? I know it was mentioned hogging out or relocating the lifting block holes and also replacing the solid metal wheels with smaller diameter (havent found these)
I can see a number of things I could modify/change but just wondering what might be the easiest to reach my goal with least amount of effort and $
Also worth mentioning that it still seems like my jack even with mods is still hitting the jiffy stand when pushing it under the bike?
I would really like to make it work and not drop big coin on a J&S or Pitbull, which I am still not even sure would work with my very low bike.
I guess if all else fails I could go with the HF High Position Motorcycle Lift which seems to really hug the ground...
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-po...ift-99887.html
I have done the mod in this thread and even took the rubber pads off of the lifting blocks to gain 1/4" lower height but still cant get it under the bike without putting it up on a 2x or getting a small floor jack under the front frame (hate doing this)
My question is after 3 years of discussion, what is the general consensus on further mods to get this lift even lower to fit under really low bikes? I know it was mentioned hogging out or relocating the lifting block holes and also replacing the solid metal wheels with smaller diameter (havent found these)
I can see a number of things I could modify/change but just wondering what might be the easiest to reach my goal with least amount of effort and $
Also worth mentioning that it still seems like my jack even with mods is still hitting the jiffy stand when pushing it under the bike?
I would really like to make it work and not drop big coin on a J&S or Pitbull, which I am still not even sure would work with my very low bike.
I guess if all else fails I could go with the HF High Position Motorcycle Lift which seems to really hug the ground...
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-po...ift-99887.html
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Joined: May 2009
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From: SoCal
Yah been doing that for years. Its a pain in a small garage and for one person.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Albany, NY
I guess if all else fails I could go with the HF High Position Motorcycle Lift which seems to really hug the ground...
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-po...ift-99887.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-po...ift-99887.html
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From: Ogden, UT
Of course it will, but you will need adapters due to the "skid plate" on the bottom of the Dyna frame.
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Albany, NY
The same adapters that are used on the sears red jack? The High position lift appears to be wider, so I thought maybe that it wouldn't need anything special. Maybe I'm confused.