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03-17-2006, 10:52 PM
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F.S. The best car jack ever made... Original equipment Bumper Jack out of a '72 Bubbletop Biscayne. $50 + shipping.
I think it's time to go ahead and get rid of it. It has saved me so many times over the years but I think I am going to upgrade to the modern "floor jack". This thing is great. If you are strong enough to jack it all the way up, it will actually get one of the tires about 6.5 feet off the ground. Just don't lean on the car because the 3" x 3" platform isn't very stable at that height. Just click the release lever and it will click-click-click-click-click itself all the way down but, be sure to take the tire iron out of it or if that thing slings out of there, it will do some damage. Last time it whacked my uncle Elroy right across the forehead.
I think it's time to go ahead and get rid of it. It has saved me so many times over the years but I think I am going to upgrade to the modern "floor jack". This thing is great. If you are strong enough to jack it all the way up, it will actually get one of the tires about 6.5 feet off the ground. Just don't lean on the car because the 3" x 3" platform isn't very stable at that height. Just click the release lever and it will click-click-click-click-click itself all the way down but, be sure to take the tire iron out of it or if that thing slings out of there, it will do some damage. Last time it whacked my uncle Elroy right across the forehead.
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03-18-2006, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 01ArcticSS
How many people on here have actually owned a car that actually USED a jack like that? I've had at least three....
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03-18-2006, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MRI-TEK
I call dibs . Still have this ? Very interested.. Will this work w \ 98-02 F-Bodys' ??
03-18-2006, 12:44 PM
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My Duster doesnt have one but it came with something similar when new. I've upgraded to one of those newfangled floorjacks myself and I must say, they work well with old cars as well as new! Cool old jack though!
03-18-2006, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
Those boggers look like they can do some damage off road. I had a 1997 TJ, and loved the hell out of it!
03-19-2006, 11:21 AM
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Very nice engineering that was put into this process...
Originally Posted by nextgen06
Original equipment Bumper Jack out of a '72 Bubbletop Biscayne. $50 + shipping.
I think it's time to go ahead and get rid of it. It has saved me so many times over the years but I think I am going to upgrade to the modern "floor jack". This thing is great. If you are strong enough to jack it all the way up, it will actually get one of the tires about 6.5 feet off the ground. Just don't lean on the car because the 3" x 3" platform isn't very stable at that height. Just click the release lever and it will click-click-click-click-click itself all the way down but, be sure to take the tire iron out of it or if that thing slings out of there, it will do some damage. Last time it whacked my uncle Elroy right across the forehead.
I think it's time to go ahead and get rid of it. It has saved me so many times over the years but I think I am going to upgrade to the modern "floor jack". This thing is great. If you are strong enough to jack it all the way up, it will actually get one of the tires about 6.5 feet off the ground. Just don't lean on the car because the 3" x 3" platform isn't very stable at that height. Just click the release lever and it will click-click-click-click-click itself all the way down but, be sure to take the tire iron out of it or if that thing slings out of there, it will do some damage. Last time it whacked my uncle Elroy right across the forehead.
03-19-2006, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by thunderdan74
Everyone is laughing because there is NO WAY to use that on any car with plastic bumpers unless you want to rip a hole in it.
03-20-2006, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 01ArcticSS
How many people on here have actually owned a car that actually USED a jack like that? I've had at least three....
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