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Re: [Healeys] Ultimate Healey Jack?

To: I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ultimate Healey Jack?
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:23:11 +0800
I'm not really a fan of scissors jacks for our healeys.  If you're in a low
spot, the scissors are so spread out that it can cause the jack screw
threads to strip and fail.  I've had it happen to me.

the hydraulic bottles and the original screws are good enough.

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 10:37 AM, I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is the axel travel less than 6.5"? Not sure you could replace a flat with
> an
> inflated tire with such a short lift. Had anyone used one of these?
>
> Ira Erbs
> Digs 4 Solutions
> Computer Consultants
> Portland, OR
> On Nov 21, 2010 6:35 PM, "HealeyRick" <healeyrick@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > This is the one you'd carry in the trunk so you don't have to call AAA
> when you get a flat.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
> > Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
> >
> > --- On Sun, 11/21/10, I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ultimate Healey Jack?
> > To: "Mr. Bill" <bn1@pacbell.net>, "healey help" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010, 9:04 PM
> >
> > So you use this to get the car 6.5" off the ground to then use your
> Harbor
> > freight jack to put it on jack stands?  Not sure how 6.5" does much for
> you?
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