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johnnyyuma YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 28 bettendorf, ia Gender:	A Jack for the S40 04/16/13 at 18:37:58 Anyone know of a jack that will lift the standard S40 (mine is the 2009 version)? Specifically the Sears Craftsman or the Harbor Freight Jack?
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #1 - 04/16/13 at 18:47:30 Forget a jack, make a Serowstand! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PEbuOh9l1es
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johnnyyuma YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 28 bettendorf, ia Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #2 - 04/16/13 at 19:02:24 Yeah, I am aware of the homemade version, I was interested in whether anyone had any experiences with the commercial variety....
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #3 - 04/16/13 at 21:02:42 I have the sears craftsman red version, but you have to put about 3/4" block under the rear left side because its not even there. I will try to get the setup and take a pic tommorrow.
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Borracho Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 132 Albuquerque, NM Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #4 - 04/16/13 at 21:45:28 I have the Harbor Freight yellow jack. It works fine, but make sure to use a strap. I found a coupon online for $70.
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johnnyyuma YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 28 bettendorf, ia Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #5 - 04/17/13 at 05:16:53 Appreciate the reply Borracho, and Old_Rider if you can send/post a picture that would be great.
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #6 - 04/17/13 at 06:17:03 Borracho wrote on 04/16/13 at 21:45:28: I have the Harbor Freight yellow jack. It works fine, but make sure to use a strap. I found a coupon online for $70. Same experience here, the Harbor Freight works fine for the Savage/S40.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #7 - 04/17/13 at 06:33:46 The bottom of the Savage is not flat, and any jack will lift the bike crooked unless you use something to shim the fame while lifting. In this thread at posting #325 you can see what Gyrobob did to make his jack work better. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1304722902/315#315
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johnnyyuma YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 28 bettendorf, ia Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #8 - 04/17/13 at 09:08:36 My understanding is that Bob's modification was for his RYCA Savage, which seems to have a different lower profile than the unmodified Savage, hence the need for template he made to lift his RYCA version.
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Re: A Jack for the S40
Reply #9 - 04/17/13 at 09:15:34

johnnyyuma wrote on 04/17/13 at 09:08:36:

My understanding is that Bob's modification was for his RYCA Savage, which seems to have a different lower profile than the unmodified Savage, hence the need for template he made to lift his RYCA version.

The RYCA conversion does have a bit of a lumpier bottom that the stock bike - but even the stock one is lumpy underneath. The bottom of the engine sticks down just a bit lower than the frame, and the exhaust header does also. Whenever I would jack up my stock bike it would lean no matter where I placed the jack - and I had a couple of wood shims I placed under the frame to level it out. (I have the Yellow Craftsman lift).

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johnnyyuma YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 28 bettendorf, ia Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #10 - 04/17/13 at 09:22:04 So no matter what jack you have, you will have to do some kind shimming, etc., as the bottom of the Savage is not flat enough to lift without it leaning. Thank you all for the information, gentlemen.
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #11 - 04/17/13 at 09:52:16 I purchased a regular floor jack from Harbor Freight. I put a piece of shelving type wood between the jack and the frame to catch both sides equally. It works very well for me. I also picked up a stand that holds the bike up when working on it.
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johnnyyuma YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 28 bettendorf, ia Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #12 - 04/17/13 at 10:01:00 Hey, does that bike stand pick up the front or rear or both?
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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #13 - 04/17/13 at 10:49:39 I also have the Harbor Freight jack and have not have any issues with it. It is a heavy SOB though.
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: A Jack for the S40 Reply #14 - 04/17/13 at 12:20:37 johnnyyuma wrote on 04/17/13 at 10:01:00: Hey, does that bike stand pick up the front or rear or both? It doesn't life. It is more of a wheel chock. But it works for both. It makes life much easier.
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