With 180-15R Michelin XAS tires inflated to 30 psi my 100's ground
clearance at front and rear frame cross-members is 7.5" which decreases to
5.5" when all air is let out of a tire.
This allows me to use a small 2-ton CarQuest scissor jack which carries an
MVP label and is similar to this one:
http://www.toolpan.com/ATD-Tools-7462--2-Ton-Scissor-Jack_p_1290.html?gdffi=d5de8d975e554fe98677ff5f83efd439&gd
It collapses down to 4.5" and stows nicely in the compartment to the left
of the spare.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 12:55 PM, ROBERT A WESTCOTT <55healey at comcast.net>
wrote:
> Remamber folks, The scissor jack needs to be placed under the side of a
> car when jacking.
>
> Placing one under the rear crossmember without chocking the front wheels
> will allow the car to roll forward off the jack allowing it to tip forward
> so the scissor jack screw
> can punch a 1/2? hole in the rear skirt panel under the bumper. Don?t ask
> me how I know.
>
> By the way, if the car happened to roll backward, the other side of the
> screw would have punched that 1/2? hole in the almost full gas tank dumping
> all that gas on the shop floor.
>
> I think we could write a book on all the really bad things that can and
> have happened while jacking up our cars.
>
> Rob
>
> > On Dec 25, 2016, at 2:34 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Don't think HF has what you want. Don't think you can beat this (NFI):
> >
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Liftmaster-1-5-Ton-3300lb-
> Scissor-Jack-with-Force-Reduction-Drive/322368428129?_
> trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%
> 3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%
> 3D4095f99da41c468ca6e7d7567b28a111%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D1%
> 26rkt%3D30%26sd%3D112156936669
> >
> > I went looking for these a couple years ago and barely found one; looks
> like someone has gotten back in the business. Only thing that I don't like
> is the handle comes out of the slot too easily.
> >
> >
> > On 12/25/2016 2:30 PM, i erbs wrote:
> >> I think I used to have one as I found the handle for one a few months
> ago :)
> >> I think the scissor jack makes more sense. I'll head to harbor freight
> tomorrow.
> >> Funny how I never had a spare in the car during the 10 year use as a
> daily driver. But can't stop thinking about how important it is now. I have
> disk wheel and disk brakes, so I wont be able to borrow a spare form anyone
> in the club when we tour...
> >>
> >> Ira Erbs
> >> Portland,OR
> >> _______ _______
> >> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> >> (_________________________)
> >> BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
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