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Jackin'

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Jackin'

Created by: dufra1

Orig. Posting Date	User Name	Edit Date	Msg No.
Jun-21-2008 07:05AM	xcc_rider		847013
Jun-20-2008 09:10PM	Cheleker		846905
Jun-20-2008 08:36PM	Cup Cake		846901
Jun-20-2008 07:58PM	pint		846894
Jun-20-2008 07:38PM	Mart!		846887
Jun-20-2008 07:25PM	dufra1		846885

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Posted: Jun-21-2008 07:05AM

xcc_rider
Total Posts: 1099
Last Post: 12-02-08
Member Since: 10-06-04

I found an expensive scissor jack at one of the parts stores around here that works great. Lower profile than a bottle jack and easily lifts the car to change a tire. dan

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Posted: Jun-20-2008 09:10PM

Cheleker
Total Posts: 7743
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 12-03-02

Agree with CC. The OEM jack is the best for the road...provided your sills are healthy (they should be) and that the hole for the jack is still big enough after previous sill work. (Found out that one the hard way.)

Bottle jacks are usually pretty useless for flat tire work. Won't fit under the corner of the car when the tire is flat.

Posted: Jun-20-2008 08:36PM

Cup Cake
Total Posts: 5571
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 05-13-01

If your sills are sound an OEM jack is great. I put the jack end fitting on my floor jack so I can lift both sides at once. My Traveller doesn't have the fittings for an OEM jack but I found a Porshe 928 sicissors jack made of aluminum.

Posted: Jun-20-2008 07:58PM

pint
Total Posts: 455
Last Post: 11-25-08
Member Since: 06-30-05

I don't care for the original jack either and was running around with a small trolley under the back seat but it's too heavy, so I went to the local junkyard and picked through a few cars to find a good scissor jack. Nice and light and takes little space.

Posted: Jun-20-2008 07:38PM

Mart!
Total Posts: 3348
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 10-11-02

i have a small cisor jack that obviously came with another car but it works well and its smaller than a trolley jack. and it will slide under the subframe even if the tire is flat.

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Posted: Jun-20-2008 07:25PM

dufra1
Total Posts: 140
Last Post: 12-03-08
Member Since: 07-12-07

I have the original jack with my mini, which I am not so keen on using. I am not sure that my sills would still be able to support the car - at least it doesn't seem like a good thing to me anyway... I've been using my hydraulic tolley jack while parked in the garage, but I think I'm playing with fire by not having something to carry with me in the car. What is anyone else using? I was thinking of using a 2 ton hydraulic bottle jack from AutoZone (it is their smallest/cheapest one), but I am open to any other suggestions.

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