>Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 08:57:05 -0400
>To:VUGQ02A@prodigy.com (MR RAY MCCRARY)
>From:tigerpb@ids.net (Paul Burr)
>Subject:Re: Spare tire hold down and Jack
>
>>Well........My spare tire hold down deal fell through, and since I am,
>> more than anything, interested in holding down my spare..........I'd
>>be interested in either a Tiger hold down OR an Alpine hold down that
>>I can shorten. In addition, I need a jack........and no, I don't
>>care what color it is as long as it is in good working condition.
>>PLEASE scrounge around and help me find these items. My wife won't
>>take trips in the Tiger without them (something about long walks on
>>deserted highways in the dark). Thanks for the help, and I have
>>quite a bit of stuff to trade, or I will just buy them from you. Ray
>> 66 Tiger PS My car came from the dealer new
>>with eight spoke mags that have different offsets front to back so
>>that the track is the same. They are made of magnesium, not aluminum,
>> with a small cap that is an interference fit in the center. They
>>take standard lug nuts. Does anyone know anything about them? Brand
>>name, etc.?
>Ray: I used the Rootes jack exactly once- I got a flat, jacked the car up
>with it, and watched as it folded itself it half. Now that was a long walk
>home. A lot of Sunbeamers say the only thing the OEM jack is good for is
>concours points and rattling in the trunk. If you really want to be safe,
>buy a scissors jack and put it the back side of the spare tire with a
>bungee cord. Of course, you'll have it screwed to the trunk floor by
>then! Oh, I once saw a set of Dunlop real magnesium wheels on a tiger that
>matched your discription. They were a 60's accessory item. pjb,
>
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