[C2] Alternate jack
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Burning Brakes
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Alternate jack
I'm major underwater with my '66. It didn't have a jack when I bought it. I have no intention buying the correct jack for the '66.
Does anyone know of a readily available sissors jack that will fit in the jack compartment? It will probably never be used because I have road service,
but it would be nice to have one just in case.
Thanks, Captain Bud
Does anyone know of a readily available sissors jack that will fit in the jack compartment? It will probably never be used because I have road service,
but it would be nice to have one just in case.
Thanks, Captain Bud
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Scissor jacks were used in numerous vehicles in the 70s & 80s & beyond. The junk yards used to have piles of them. You might want to check your local salvage yard for one. I have one up on the shelf I think was a C3, that is almost identical to the one in the C2. Don't forget a board or plate to attach to the foot of the jack as they will roll over.
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I'll second the idea of using a C3 factory jack but they are a bit longer and will fit but at an angle.
I've bought aftermarket scissors jacks but I still feel that GM built them better/stronger.
Mike T - Prescott AZ
I've bought aftermarket scissors jacks but I still feel that GM built them better/stronger.
Mike T - Prescott AZ
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NO. At least not on our '62. My wife and I drove her '62 down to Corpus Christi for the first "Vettes and Jets on the Lexington" Corvette display and on the way home had a flat tire (left rear) on I65. All I had was an hydraulic bottle jack and it was too tall to fit anywhere to enable jacking up the rear. I looked along the fence beside the interstate and found an old fence post and a small piece of wood. I fashioned a lever that would fit under the frame, and managed to pry up the car enough to get the bottle jack under the frame. Now I carry a scissor jack.
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1.5 ton norco scissor jack under $70
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NO. At least not on our '62. My wife and I drove her '62 down to Corpus Christi for the first "Vettes and Jets on the Lexington" Corvette display and on the way home had a flat tire (left rear) on I65. All I had was an hydraulic bottle jack and it was too tall to fit anywhere to enable jacking up the rear. I looked along the fence beside the interstate and found an old fence post and a small piece of wood. I fashioned a lever that would fit under the frame, and managed to pry up the car enough to get the bottle jack under the frame. Now I carry a scissor jack.
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Many good suggestions. 
Just a suggestion to stay away from C4 jacks. Mine was flimsy and failed after a few uses. My C3 jack is still going strong.
Just a suggestion to stay away from C4 jacks. Mine was flimsy and failed after a few uses. My C3 jack is still going strong.
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Going by memory, it flexed when I was using it, and in the process boogered up the threads. Looking at both jacks, the C3 jack uses thicker material and is 50% heavier. Also the end block that the threaded rod goes through and pulls on is about 20% thicker/deeper on the C3 part.