JR-01

My neighbor had runflats on his Audi. Had one go down and drove it home, then to the tire shop. They checked it over and told him it had structural damage. Since it was 1/4 worn he had to buy a new tire and a matching tire for the other side. It took them more than a week to get the tires. A simple puncture cost him the price of two tires and a lot of downtime. He confirmed my reasons for not being a runflat guy. Seems like the nightmare only begins when you get home with runflats.
Sounds like you've got your situation all sorted out.

jamesc5z

Great pictures above - thanks for posting them. Is the block of wood under the jack necessary for height purposes or why are you using it?

6speedsteve

Just as you said, to get more height to get the jack closer so I have less cranking to get the car up,and a longer piece helps guide the jack where I need it, since I use this jack all the time as I remove my tires & wheels once a month for cleaning, & to wipe down the wheel wells.

6speedsteve

I sent California Car Cover Co. a question on the Billet Jacks.

Question
· 5 hours ago
Are these jacks made in the USA? there was a company called TRI-C Engineering that was making these or are they imported?
1 answer

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Answer
· 3 hours ago

Thank you for your time and question. These are made by California Car Cover Co. and are exclusive to California Car Cover Co. Made in China. Great product and a top seller. Enjoy.

TrackAire

Patches,
I follow the same protocol as you. I always carry a small quality air compressor and puncture repair kit. As long as the front tire has not broken the bead, it is the easiest to plug because you can steer the tire outward of the fender and drive front or back to get perfect plugging alignment and leverage with the puncture.

But the rear is an issue for me....even if the tire is jacked up off the ground I have found I couldn't get enough leverage to push the plug in. (I need to up my steroid dosage!!). Plus, I don't want to be laying flat on the ground trying to push a plug in. In those cases I would jack the car up, remove the tire and easily plug it standing up.

Short of a complete blowout I've never had a tire that could not be plugged in an emergency to hold air so the car could be driven to a safe place, tire repair shop or back home. I've stuffed as many as 5 to 6 plugs next to each other side by side to hold air.

Always carry an extra valve stem, valve cores and 4 way tire valve stem tool. Something as simple as a loose valve core will let air out but only takes 10 seconds to tighten if you have the right tool.

The weirdest thing that has ever caused me a flat was a GM ignition key, lol. The front tire must have kick it up and caused it to tumble and it impaled itself into the rear tire.

6speedsteve

Not trying to prove that this is better than anything else, or that it should be used on the side of the road, but here is what I just shot.



Height of jack on 3/4" block is 2.5"


25 full left to right cranks




Height of just the jack without the wood base is 4.5"


Just showing condition of jack after about 5-6yrs of continued monthly use, I use never seize on my threads.

bobs77vet

nice

Clancy209

Sears sells a low profile hyd pump jack,small and lite. Perfect for your need

Mike94ZLT1

What pucks are those?

laurent_zo6

Next trip I am thinking of taking my 1.5 ton Harbor Freight low jack. It weights 24 lbs. I weigh 170 so it would be just like if I weighed 194. Not an uncommon weight am sure for Corvette drivers.

6speedsteve

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