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I just bought a really nice 2.5 ton jack from NAPA for ~$115
I asked a similar question on another board and heard nothing but praise for the NAPA jacks. (lots of people recommended against the Craftsman jack saying they dont last, but that the NAPA ones go for years and years)
it's lower than most jacks but still not low enough to get under the 240 to lift from the engine cross member.
I ended up building some ramps out of 2x6 planks of wood. I drive up on those and then jack up the front.
the jack is fine in the rear of the car without ramps, and if you made an adapter block to jack from the pinch weld it would be fine for that too... Similarly if you're crazy enough to jack the front from the cross member that would work but I personally don't feel safe jacking from there.
Most hot rod shops that deal with slammed rides will drive up on planks of wood in order to get the jack under there.
the Ramps I build have a 5ft piece with a 3ft piece on top of that and a 1ft piece on top of that... the car could have 1.5" of clearance with 24" of "nose" and the ramps will effectively lift it 4.5"
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