Wheel jacks...

UchinanchuZee · 06-03-2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Alstann

Ah, ok. Got confused there for a bit.

To be honest, I would say the stock spare scissor jack is about as low profile and compact as it's gonna get. No other design I can think of can fold that small, and have such a low min starting height. If it comes to a point where your car is basically touching frame to the ground, you'll have to jack up the rear (if the front is flat) or the front (if the rear is flat) to get enough clearance to wedge a block or something underneath. But this is probably gonna be a very rare scenario.

But remember, dropping it WITH a kit, then getting a flat. Remember, best case scenario you're on a flat surface. Then you have to find the jack point which will be way in there without tearing up your skirts. The scissor jack will give you a stress stroke because you're trying not to bang the skirt...right? now you're NOT on a flat surface. That scissor jack is deep underneath, probably at an angle, and you will really need to lift it up to get at your wheel. Lifting and lowering are the same stress headache. So a small jack that's maybe slightly heavier than the scissor jack makes for a safer less stressful lift....huh?

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