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Feb 19, 2003 | 09:31 PM

b_berkeley

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Missing Jack

'95 Bronco XLT is mising the under the hood jack that came with the truck. Other than the $150 replacement from the dealer, does anyone have any better suggestions on a replacement jack. Looking for something that can be stowed out of the way, like the original.

Thanks.

Feb 19, 2003 | 09:43 PM

msuforeman

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get a bottle jack. that pos stock jack SUX anyways. you could get a highlift and just deal with the size of it.

i'm editing this--150 bucks for that sorry pos. gotta love the dealer prices. I got my bottle jack from harbor freight for like 15 bucks.

Feb 19, 2003 | 10:16 PM

craterjoe

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have you ever considered the local salvage yard?
I would bet they have them coming out of thier ears at any given time.

I agree that 150.00 for the factory unit is a joke though.

Craterjoe

Feb 19, 2003 | 11:40 PM

steve83

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Skip the factory replacement - get a hydraulic bottle jack. They're 10x faster, and MUCH easier to use. You won't be able to store it in the original location, but after you use it once, you won't mind.

The whole truck only weighs 2.5 tons, so the smallest one you can find will be plenty big to lift 1 wheel at a time. I use a 4-ton just because.

Feb 20, 2003 | 12:18 AM

coolcasper

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Skip the highlift, unless you spend the extra $$ and get a really good one - I bought one last weekend, and took it back today after it bent on the first lift.

The thing was supposed to lift 8000lbs - yeah, right. The beam itself looks like this ) now!! I'm going for the bottle myself.

Casper
1990 Bronco XLT 5.8L (Definately not 8000lbs!)

Feb 20, 2003 | 09:01 AM

ChrisAllen1090

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Forget the bottle jacks and all that other mess and definintely go with the High-Lift. The top of the line 60" model is only about $70 or so and is a great jack. It can also be used as a mighty effective winch in a pinch. My vote would have to be for the High-Lift.

Feb 20, 2003 | 09:30 AM

brown 4x4

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If you can find a factory jack real cheap, why not do that? It can be stored in its place out of the way, and then you'd have it for an emergency. Then get yourself a good bottle jack too.