Best solution for Jacks? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gregorydh · 04-03-2009, 01:41 PM

Hi, all. My recently acquired '72 C10 doesn't have the original jack kit (how many do?), and I want to buy a bottle jack to keep in the truck in case I get a flat tire. My truck has original suspension, not lifted or modified in any way.

My question is, is a bottle jack the best solution to replace the original jack kit, for lifting both the front and back? If so, what is the max lift height I need if I lift from the recommended lift points (such as lower A frame support in front, if I recall correctly)?

Here is a great thread with pictures of the original kit, and it states that the jack is 16" raised. Does that sound right? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...highlight=jack

**El Jay** · 04-03-2009, 02:07 PM

And a wrecking yard.
Excuse me, an "automotive recycling center."

***Josh*** · 04-03-2009, 06:44 PM

I usually carry a bottle jack and a couple blocks of wood to block the tires and/or set the jack on em. The original jack and tool setups can be hard ot find for these trucks keep looking in yards and ebay etc. and they pop up from time to time.

04-03-2009, 01:41 PM	#1
gregorydh Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 6	Best solution for Jacks? Hi, all. My recently acquired '72 C10 doesn't have the original jack kit (how many do?), and I want to buy a bottle jack to keep in the truck in case I get a flat tire. My truck has original suspension, not lifted or modified in any way. My question is, is a bottle jack the best solution to replace the original jack kit, for lifting both the front and back? If so, what is the max lift height I need if I lift from the recommended lift points (such as lower A frame support in front, if I recall correctly)? Here is a great thread with pictures of the original kit, and it states that the jack is 16" raised. Does that sound right? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...highlight=jack Last edited by Josh; 04-03-2009 at 06:42 PM. Reason: Corrected back to Original post

04-03-2009, 02:07 PM	#2
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Best solution for jack? And a wrecking yard. Excuse me, an "automotive recycling center." __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

04-03-2009, 06:44 PM	#3
*Josh* He's got mean nasty FANGS! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 6,514	Re: Best solution for Jacks? I usually carry a bottle jack and a couple blocks of wood to block the tires and/or set the jack on em. The original jack and tool setups can be hard ot find for these trucks keep looking in yards and ebay etc. and they pop up from time to time. __________________ 2004 K2500 Burb 1999 C3500 1985 Cutlass Supreme 1969 C-10 1967 C-10 Panel josh@67-72chevytrucks.com

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