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My stock Smith's foldable jack looks good but is not safely usable. I would like to know what type of jack any of you are carrying in your boots to use in case of a real world flat tire. A bottle jack seemed like a good idea until it wouldn't fit under the frame when the tire was deflated. A Good Samaritan came by with a scissor Jack that worked fine, but I would be concerned using it under the car on a slope. I use an aluminum racing/floor jack in the shop, but it is too big to carry with me regularly. Any suggestions? Also, does anyone know where to get some embelisher ring clips??
I never fully trusted the old style jacks on my early Jaguars. In recent years the toolkits have contained Scissor Jacks and a useful folding triangular Wheel Chock (item 6) to prevent the vehicle rolling on a slope.
The example I've taken here is from the 1997-2005 XK8/XKR but the X300 and X308 are similar. Could be worth considering.
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I carry a scissor jack too, along with a block of wood to set it on.
I don't know if they still do, but back in the 90's Chevy put a nice jack with a really handy ratchet handle and a good 3 feet of extension in their trucks.