"Emergency" Car Jack for DD

[Hydengr]

After getting a flat tire in my Daily Driver (Civic) and wrestling with what literally looked like a "toy" scissor jack with a 12" handle and a puny lug nut wrench alongside I-64 w/ traffic exceeding the posted 70 mph limit; it's blatantly obvious that I need to upgrade my tools.

I'll get a decent lug nut wrench, but can someone steer me towards a reasonable light weight portable floor type jack (or something else)?

Thanks!
Mark

 

[twomanymontes]

Watch the Harbor Freight ads for the aluminum racing jack. It works pretty good, isn't all that big when you remove the handle and is light weight. I think I paid $65 for mine.

 

[Hydengr]

Thanks twomanymontes... Will do. Saw some lightweight aluminum racing jacks on E-bay for about the same amount.

BTW, Wish I still had my 85 MC SS. Bought it new... ex got it and the Accord; I kept my truck (and the payments)... One of these days, I'll get a girst gen MC... One of these days...

 

[camoburban]

I just bought a bottle jack for my traverse. Fits in the side storage compartment. Much quicker and easier than the scissor jack

 

[twomanymontes]

Thanks twomanymontes... Will do. Saw some lightweight aluminum racing jacks on E-bay for about the same amount.

BTW, Wish I still had my 85 MC SS. Bought it new... ex got it and the Accord; I kept my truck (and the payments)... One of these days, I'll get a girst gen MC... One of these days...

No problem. And I wish I bought my 86 SS new, but no one would give a high schooler a loan for $15K. But I grabbed mine in 1990 and never let it go. I had a 71, but had to sell it to pay for College