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Re: jacks

To: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." <ambritts@ptdprolog.net>, Awgertoo@aol.com
Subject: Re: jacks
From: "Tom Felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:45:17 -0500
Well I guess the "rear" in front of the rear tires lifts up a bit, but
wouldn't think the very rear of the car could.


> [Original Message]
> From: Eureka Saws Co, Inc. <ambritts@ptdprolog.net>
> To: <Awgertoo@aol.com>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 11/19/2006 10:51:27 PM
> Subject: Re: jacks
>
> Been following these threads on getting a jack under a car with a flat
tire.
> My experience when working on any LBC is when you jack the front of the
car
> the rear comes up off the ground anyway. Anyone experience the same
problem?
> Alex
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Awgertoo@aol.com>
> To: <thehartnetts@earthlink.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 09:36 PM
> Subject: Re: jacks
>
>
> > In a message dated 11/19/2006 8:26:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > thehartnetts@earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > Which  brings up an interesting question for those contempating the
> purchase
> > of a  jack:  What is the distance from the ground to the bottom of the
> rear
> > spring  when a rear tire is completely  flat?
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > And to keep things in perspective, it would also be interesting for us
to
> > consider how many flats we have had during our Healey driving.
> >
> > I had one flat on my 100 shortly after buying it in 1999 and then on the
> old
> > bias-ply tires that it came with--none since. I had another on my 
wife's
> > 3000 during the rallye at Conclave 2006 (with Reid Trummell as
> navigator)--that
> > after four years ownership.  So that's about one flat  every five years?
> BTW
> > I carry a scissor jack in my car and retain the  original pot jack in
> hers.
> >
> > Best--Michael Oritt




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