# Roadside Jack **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [August 30, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406 "2005-08-30T12:31:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr\_Redneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mr\_Redneck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_Redneck)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/1 "2005-08-30T12:31:43Z")
i was wondering what everyone with lowered cars uses to jack there car up if it were to happen u need to on the roadside, or even at home when no ramps are availible, my 240 sits low and i cant get a normal floor jack under it unless i drive the car up on like a 4x4 or somthing. so i was just wandering. ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/2 "2005-08-30T12:40:34Z")
blocks of wood, usually 2"X8" stacked and staggered to allow 2" at a time ---
**Author:** ![Uniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/34f0e0/32.png) [@Uniac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Uniac)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/3 "2005-08-30T12:43:37Z")
like darian said, i used to have to roll onto 2 2x4’s just to get the car BARELY high enough to clear the jack i have. ---
**Author:** ![240sxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/91b2a8/32.png) [@240sxy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sxy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/4 "2005-08-30T13:00:51Z")
^^ what they said ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/5 "2005-08-30T13:06:43Z")
yah! my car is just not low enough that I can use a floor jack still depending on where I’m in the shop thou “the floor seems to change” it will fit on one side but not the other, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Redneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mr\_Redneck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_Redneck)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/6 "2005-08-30T13:40:38Z")
but if u were to get a flat on the side of the road, what kinda jack would u use, like one of those X type jacks, ther really thin and might do the trick, ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/7 "2005-08-30T14:03:10Z")
> [@Mr\_Redneck](#): > > but if u were to get a flat on the side of the road, what kinda jack would u use, like one of those X type jacks, ther really thin and might do the trick, I carry these blocks I speak of, otherwise I have a hachet, then I find a tree, pick-nick table…whatever an McGyver it you can also use bricks (careful small ones=danger) or patio stones 1’X2’ ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/8 "2005-08-30T14:58:13Z")
> [@S13GG](#): > > I carry these blocks I speak of, otherwise I have a hachet, then I find a tree, pick-nick table…whatever an McGyver it Don’t think he is kidding about the hatchet either. :twisted: ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/9 "2005-08-30T15:27:21Z")
> [@Theo23](#): > > [quote=S13GG]I carry these blocks I speak of, otherwise I have a hachet, then I find a tree, pick-nick table…whatever an McGyver it Don’t think he is kidding about the hatchet either. :twisted:[/quote] I watched him chop down a tree once so he could jack up his car… was jks ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/10 "2005-08-30T15:34:15Z")
oh yeah, I’ve also been know to use curbs, enter where there is a driveway, then drive on the concrete until it becomes a curb > [@Theo23](#): > > [quote=S13GG]I carry these blocks I speak of, otherwise I have a hachet, then I find a tree, pick-nick table…whatever an McGyver it Don’t think he is kidding about the hatchet either. :twisted:[/quote] for those of you at bings meet, you know I ain’t kidding ---
**Author:** ![cgguy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cgguy/32/5508_2.png) [@cgguy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cgguy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/11 "2005-08-30T15:51:23Z")
> [@Mr\_Redneck](#): > > i was wondering what everyone with lowered cars uses to jack there car up if it were to happen u need to on the roadside, or even at home when no ramps are availible, my 240 sits low and i cant get a normal floor jack under it unless i drive the car up on like a 4x4 or somthing. so i was just wandering. Your car is so low that you cant use a scissor jack??? Like the one that lives in your trunk? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Redneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mr\_Redneck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_Redneck)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/12 "2005-08-30T17:00:34Z")
see when i bought the car it didnt have one, but im trying to find a new one, crappy tire should sell them? ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/13 "2005-08-30T17:21:22Z")
^^^ Yes if not I have about 6 you can have for $10 each. ---
**Author:** ![Uniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/34f0e0/32.png) [@Uniac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Uniac)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/14 "2005-08-30T17:48:35Z")
> [@cgguy](#): > > [quote=Mr\_Redneck]i was wondering what everyone with lowered cars uses to jack there car up if it were to happen u need to on the roadside, or even at home when no ramps are availible, my 240 sits low and i cant get a normal floor jack under it unless i drive the car up on like a 4x4 or somthing. so i was just wandering. Your car is so low that you cant use a scissor jack??? Like the one that lives in your trunk?[/quote] i once had that problem, my old s13 steering rack has gouges out of it from scraping on the ground hahah. Used to run 195/45/16’s on 16x7 and they still rubbed in the top of my wheel wells. i find that if you can’t get the front up with a normal floor jack, you can get the back up, and once the back is in the air, you’re golden, you can fit you jack under the front then. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Redneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mr\_Redneck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_Redneck)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/15 "2005-08-30T18:30:23Z")
> i find that if you can’t get the front up with a normal floor jack, you can get the back up, and once the back is in the air, you’re golden, you can fit you jack under the front then i have no problem gettin a normal floor jack under the rear but the front is a diff. story, i can just get my fist between the bumper and the ground, so im gessing its like 4-5 inches ---
**Author:** ![Uniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/34f0e0/32.png) [@Uniac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Uniac)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/16 "2005-08-30T19:05:25Z")
> [@Mr\_Redneck](#): > > > i find that if you can’t get the front up with a normal floor jack, you can get the back up, and once the back is in the air, you’re golden, you can fit you jack under the front then > > i have no problem gettin a normal floor jack under the rear but the front is a diff. story, i can just get my fist between the bumper and the ground, so im gessing its like 4-5 inches turn your cellphone on it’s side…thats a little higher than my steering rack/frame rails were from the road ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Redneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mr\_Redneck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_Redneck)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roadside-jack/88406/17 "2005-08-30T20:13:48Z")
[quote=“lucky”] > [@Mr\_Redneck](#): > > > i find that if you can’t get the front up with a normal floor jack, you can get the back up, and once the back is in the air, you’re golden, you can fit you jack under the front then > > i have no problem gettin a normal floor jack under the rear but the front is a diff. story, i can just get my fist between the bumper and the ground, so im gessing its like 4-5 inches turn your cellphone on it’s side…thats a little higher than my steering rack/frame rails were from the road[/quote] haha nice, mine is probly around that too, never really thought of it being that low, always looks at the bumper