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mcjjordan
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Does/has anyone been brave enough to use the factory jack?
Im too scared!
So what do you carry instead?
At home its easy as has a good trolley jack but what about in emergency?


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jimbob
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Factory jacks scare me too. I carry a small scissor jack and only use it on the subframes
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They're ok to use, as long as you make sure its straight... and that is tricky sometimes. Best would be to have an aluminum garage jack in the trunk :roll:
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I've got an all alloy trolley jack.
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steed
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Re: Jack

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i've found the factory jacks are intolerant of anything but the levellest of ground and loads :-S
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