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PMPB · 05-13-2014, 04:59 PM

I have a gravel driveway that has a small grade and I used the scissor trunk jack to swap my summer on in about 45minutes, no problem.

The only weird thing is that the jack doesn't really engage the pinch with the groove (the groove in the jack is too deep) so it's lifted on the frame adjacent to the pinch, and I got a small transfer of the factory underbody spray onto my jack.

boredom.is.me · 05-13-2014, 05:21 PM

OP doesn't respond to his own help thread...

mafrs1 · 05-14-2014, 09:19 PM

hey thanks guys been a bit busy .think I got my answer e-brake wasn't engaged. car was on flat cement floor and jack was in front of rear wheel. got the spare in the wheel wel that saved the rotor from hitting the floor.no damage. thanks for the great response.

wheelhaus · 05-14-2014, 09:57 PM

Glad it was an easy solution an no damage occurred.

DarkSunrise · 05-14-2014, 09:59 PM

I've used the factory jack a number of times without issue. Obviously use the e-brake and it helps to put the transmission in gear, just in case. I also chock the wheels.

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Originally Posted by PMPB

I have a gravel driveway that has a small grade and I used the scissor trunk jack to swap my summer on in about 45minutes, no problem.

The only weird thing is that the jack doesn't really engage the pinch with the groove (the groove in the jack is too deep) so it's lifted on the frame adjacent to the pinch, and I got a small transfer of the factory underbody spray onto my jack.

That's by design. The parts of the frame that the factory jack touches are reinforced. If you lift a car using a jack that only engages the pinch weld, you risk potentially bending the pinch weld.

DarkCard · 05-14-2014, 10:39 PM

Mine broke.

CoupedUpSubie · 05-14-2014, 10:55 PM

The jack is exactly the same one that came in my 95 impreza. They wear out really quick.

OP: Good rule of thumb with emergency jacks is to throw something on each side of a tire(preferably the one farthest away from the affected tire) in order to prevent rolling. I don't trust emergency jacks or brakes to actually hold a car still.

Astroboy · 12-11-2015, 03:07 PM

Anybody ever lift the car by the frame

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deadwolfbones · 12-16-2015, 11:43 AM

I've (probably stupidly) used mine to change the tires about 4x since I got the car. No issues except scraping knuckles on asphalt.

Stang70Fastback · 12-16-2015, 03:03 PM

I've swapped to winter tires, then to summer tires, then to winter tires, also changed my brake pads, and had at least one flat tire (which involved jacking twice since it was a rear tire.)

So basically I've jacked my car up like 20 times with this jack and haven't had any issues.

05-14-2014, 10:39 PM	#20
DarkCard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Asphalt Scion Frs 6MT Location: New York Posts: 1,044 Thanks: 101 Thanked 564 Times in 286 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine broke. __________________ DarkCard Photography

05-14-2014, 10:55 PM	#21
CoupedUpSubie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited Location: United States Posts: 299 Thanks: 11 Thanked 118 Times in 91 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The jack is exactly the same one that came in my 95 impreza. They wear out really quick. OP: Good rule of thumb with emergency jacks is to throw something on each side of a tire(preferably the one farthest away from the affected tire) in order to prevent rolling. I don't trust emergency jacks or brakes to actually hold a car still. __________________ 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Black Ram - 8 speed with 3.21 gears 1994 Honda VFR750 - Two brothers 4-1 left side exit exhaust 1993 Honda CB750 Nighthawk

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05-13-2014, 04:59 PM	#15
PMPB Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: BRZ Sport-tech Location: Canada Posts: 347 Thanks: 77 Thanked 182 Times in 111 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have a gravel driveway that has a small grade and I used the scissor trunk jack to swap my summer on in about 45minutes, no problem. The only weird thing is that the jack doesn't really engage the pinch with the groove (the groove in the jack is too deep) so it's lifted on the frame adjacent to the pinch, and I got a small transfer of the factory underbody spray onto my jack.

05-14-2014, 09:19 PM	#17
mafrs1 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 13 frs Location: toronto Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	hey thanks guys been a bit busy .think I got my answer e-brake wasn't engaged. car was on flat cement floor and jack was in front of rear wheel. got the spare in the wheel wel that saved the rotor from hitting the floor.no damage. thanks for the great response.

05-14-2014, 09:57 PM	#18
wheelhaus Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2020 KTM Super Duke 1290R Location: Denver Posts: 1,788 Thanks: 714 Thanked 1,141 Times in 624 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Glad it was an easy solution an no damage occurred.

12-16-2015, 11:43 AM	#23
deadwolfbones Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S (Argento) Location: Boston, MA / Santa Fe, NM Posts: 93 Thanks: 15 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've (probably stupidly) used mine to change the tires about 4x since I got the car. No issues except scraping knuckles on asphalt.

12-16-2015, 03:03 PM	#24
Stang70Fastback A.K.A. Starlord Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2015 Series.Blue Location: Illinois Posts: 1,842 Thanks: 845 Thanked 2,100 Times in 834 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I've swapped to winter tires, then to summer tires, then to winter tires, also changed my brake pads, and had at least one flat tire (which involved jacking twice since it was a rear tire.) So basically I've jacked my car up like 20 times with this jack and haven't had any issues.

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