My SR10 order locks in early July so I am trying to flesh out any options that could be added by the factory. One that has come up is the air jacks. I understand in talking with a friend that if you race you could have a timed pitstop and as such the air jacks are necessary. But for me, as a HPDE only Radical owner, they may not be necessary.
Pluses -
avoids having to manually jack up the car
makes it easier to warm up the transmission (?)
can always be added post factory
slight positive for re-sale (?)
Negatives -
adds about 25 lbs
subject to incremental maintenance/component failure
requires compressed air or high pressure nitrogen to raise the car
one of the more expensive options ~$2k
not necessary if you have track support personnel with manual jacks
Thoughts?
You summed up the pros/cons well, now just need to decide your preference. For my new SR3XX, I had air jacks installed reluctantly, but dang glad that I did even though I do not race either. With that being said, I also purchased the low lever jack for the front, but have yet to use it. Obviously, buying all the nitrogen bottle setup is PIA and ~$800 with aluminum tank, no regrets after first 3 weekends. It makes any track or shop maintenance a simple task. Plus for me, I have a car lift in my garage, so makes it super easy to lift on air jacks, then swing the two post lift arms under the car due to very low clearance.
My SR10 order locks in early July so I am trying to flesh out any options that could be added by the factory. One that has come up is the air jacks. I understand in talking with a friend that if you race you could have a timed pitstop and as such the air jacks are necessary. But for me, as a HPDE only Radical owner, they may not be necessary.
Pluses -
avoids having to manually jack up the car
makes it easier to warm up the transmission (?)
can always be added post factory
slight positive for re-sale (?)
Negatives -
adds about 25 lbs
subject to incremental maintenance/component failure
requires compressed air or high pressure nitrogen to raise the car
one of the more expensive options ~$2k
not necessary if you have track support personnel with manual jacks
Thoughts?
I went for the air jacks. I don't anticipate using them when I race but jacking the car up manually is a pain. I did it for convenience.
