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Nordic · 05-29-2013, 12:56 PM

Just an idle time question, if you carry a jack and lug wrench in your truck, what kind do you carry and where do you store it, or do you just depend on your cell phone?

broey · 05-29-2013, 01:06 PM

I drove around for a year with a small bottle jack and a breaker bar with the thin socket I needed for my rims. And the whole time I never remembered to put the wheel lock key in my truck. Thankfully I never got a flat.
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nvrdone · 05-29-2013, 01:58 PM

I've got an old school scissors jack with a long collapsible handle. The lug wrench is an old x bar. They both rattle around under the seat, I don't have a spare yet, but I'm going to find a space saver. Now that the gas tank is out of the cab, I'm thinking about mounting the spare & jack behind the seat. We will see if it works out.
If it doesn't there's always the cell phone & AAA.

Truck Guy99 · 05-29-2013, 02:06 PM

I always carry a bottle jack and an X wrench. I also carry the right size socket for the lugnut with a breakover bar just in case. I keep it all in the toolbox.

**Dan in Pasadena** · 05-29-2013, 03:32 PM

I carry an AAA card.

_Ogre · 05-29-2013, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

I carry an AAA card.

i need to. i couldn't change a tire if i needed to. and no jack

OrrieG · 05-29-2013, 05:23 PM

5' Highlift w/ accessories plus 5 ton bottle jack. Will be stored in a tool box under a hard cover.

solidaxel · 05-31-2013, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

I carry an AAA card.

That and a cell phone along side my Visa card!

meter swinger · 05-31-2013, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Nordic

Just an idle time question, if you carry a jack and lug wrench in your truck, what kind do you carry and where do you store it, or do you just depend on your cell phone?

Samsung galaxy III, Usually stored in my backpack in the leftside pocket.
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**Dan in Pasadena** · 05-31-2013, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by solidaxel

That and a cell phone along side my Visa card!

Check, check and check!

Russell Ashley · 05-31-2013, 08:45 AM

Chevy full size vans have the jack and lug wrench in a plastic holder. I'm going to try to find one of those at the pull-a-part and carry it under the seat. Those vans also have a crank up spare tire holder that I'm wondering about adding to my truck.

**G&R's57GMC** · 05-31-2013, 10:23 AM

I carry a jack set up from a 98 Tahoe, also triple A, Visa, AMX cards and a cell phone and if I'm towing my Travel trailer a Good Sam card.

So far I've only used the jack and AAA card.

mr48chev · 05-31-2013, 11:51 AM

A bottle jack to lift it high enough to get the scissors jack under the axle so I can lift it up. I've got a think multi fit spare off an 84 Olds Delta 88 that My dad had that will usually get me to a tire store to have the tire repaired.

fabguy · 05-31-2013, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

I carry an AAA card.

me too

**Dan in Pasadena** · 06-06-2013, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fabguy

me too

The dancing banana makes me laugh almost as much as this guy:

mr48chev · 06-07-2013, 09:10 AM

I'm not old enough or disabled enough yet to want to sit on the side of the road and wait for AAA to show up. Around here it is at least a two hour wait and maybe more before the truck shows up most of the time. I can be a hundred miles down the road after changing my own tire by then.

fabguy · 06-07-2013, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mr48chev

I'm not old enough or disabled enough yet to want to sit on the side of the road and wait for AAA to show up. Around here it is at least a two hour wait and maybe more before the truck shows up most of the time. I can be a hundred miles down the road after changing my own tire by then.

About a 30 min wait out here. Worth it to me

as it is just more to carry in a truck where there is no room to put a spare anyway. No spare, no jack

I don't need a buggy if I dont have no horse.
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**Dan in Pasadena** · 06-07-2013, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mr48chev

I'm not old enough or disabled enough yet to want to sit on the side of the road and wait for AAA to show up...

Hey, HEY....just about pierced my hide with that one, Pilgrim!

I'm 58 and I'm NOT disabled at all. Probably can still beat you in a run around the block. But seriously, it IS only a 20-30 minute wait here in civilization.

I pay for the service - I'm using it. Believe me, it's a LOT safer than trying to change a tire on the SoCal freeway system.

05-29-2013, 12:56 PM	#1
Nordic Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Unionville CT Posts: 168	What jack do you carry? Just an idle time question, if you carry a jack and lug wrench in your truck, what kind do you carry and where do you store it, or do you just depend on your cell phone?

05-29-2013, 01:06 PM	#2
broey Square Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 1,568	Re: What jack do you carry? I drove around for a year with a small bottle jack and a breaker bar with the thin socket I needed for my rims. And the whole time I never remembered to put the wheel lock key in my truck. Thankfully I never got a flat. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Squarebody Syndicate

05-29-2013, 01:58 PM	#3
nvrdone Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moxee WA Posts: 1,443	Re: What jack do you carry? I've got an old school scissors jack with a long collapsible handle. The lug wrench is an old x bar. They both rattle around under the seat, I don't have a spare yet, but I'm going to find a space saver. Now that the gas tank is out of the cab, I'm thinking about mounting the spare & jack behind the seat. We will see if it works out. If it doesn't there's always the cell phone & AAA.

05-29-2013, 02:06 PM	#4
Truck Guy99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Elk City, OK Posts: 332	Re: What jack do you carry? I always carry a bottle jack and an X wrench. I also carry the right size socket for the lugnut with a breakover bar just in case. I keep it all in the toolbox. __________________ My names Tye. No Chevy right now

05-29-2013, 03:32 PM	#5
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,336	Re: What jack do you carry? I carry an AAA card.

05-29-2013, 05:23 PM	#7
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: What jack do you carry? 5' Highlift w/ accessories plus 5 ton bottle jack. Will be stored in a tool box under a hard cover. __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project

05-31-2013, 08:45 AM	#11
Russell Ashley Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga Posts: 2,641	Re: What jack do you carry? Chevy full size vans have the jack and lug wrench in a plastic holder. I'm going to try to find one of those at the pull-a-part and carry it under the seat. Those vans also have a crank up spare tire holder that I'm wondering about adding to my truck.

05-31-2013, 10:23 AM	#12
G&R's57GMC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Shasta Lake, CA. Posts: 1,619	Re: What jack do you carry? I carry a jack set up from a 98 Tahoe, also triple A, Visa, AMX cards and a cell phone and if I'm towing my Travel trailer a Good Sam card. So far I've only used the jack and AAA card. Attached Images __________________ Glen & Jane's Rides ‘57 GMC NAPCO Long Bed V8 4 speed Bought 2008 7 other cars & trucks , 5 trailers '56 Chevy Long Bed I6, 4 speed Bought 1990 Sold 8.22.2020 ’56 GMC Suburban Pickup V8, 4 speed Hydramatic Bought 1996 Sold 10.11.2020 My Other Tinkerings http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...75#post8967275 Last edited by G&R's57GMC; 05-31-2013 at 10:31 AM.

05-31-2013, 11:51 AM	#13
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,412	Re: What jack do you carry? A bottle jack to lift it high enough to get the scissors jack under the axle so I can lift it up. I've got a think multi fit spare off an 84 Olds Delta 88 that My dad had that will usually get me to a tire store to have the tire repaired. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

06-07-2013, 09:10 AM	#16
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,412	Re: What jack do you carry? I'm not old enough or disabled enough yet to want to sit on the side of the road and wait for AAA to show up. Around here it is at least a two hour wait and maybe more before the truck shows up most of the time. I can be a hundred miles down the road after changing my own tire by then. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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