useridchallenged

I got a flat (BIG hole), and wanted to jack the car up to replace the wheel. My "low profile" jack (4.5") won't work when the tire is flat. So, I'm looking for a jack that is even lower. I have the PASM option, so my 997 is 10mm lower than a stock 997. Any favorite jacks?

Edgy01

You can get one of those nice (but not expensive) aluminum ones from Harbour Freight. They are low enough for the 997. (It's demoed on the left in this shot, compared to the 3 ton Sears Craftsman on the right).

Jerry Fisher

napa makes a real nice one. heavy but very low. Only one I could find at the time that went under the 308 w/o issue

useridchallenged

Edgy01, is that some sort of scuff plate I see under the nose of the car? If so, very nice. Where did you get it?

BTW, I just ordered a Ranger RFJ-3000AL jack - just like the jack on the left of your pic. Looks like the perfect tool. Thanks for the pic - very helpful.

lwilkins

Cheapest thing to do, is get a 2X10 piece of lumber cut into 2 foot lengths at your local Lowes or Home Depot, and drive the car up onto them. Then your existing jack will fit under it.

PAULSPEED

Hi Dan,
I noticed in this picture that your european license plate
apears to be drilled in the bottom of the bumper. Is this
true for your car?
Paul

Coochas

I use the Sears trolley jack shown below which coosts around 30 bucks. It works great and you can lift the front & rear simultaneously by jacking (see crappy cell phone pic). I need to get myself some of Dan's hockey pucks as the jacking points could use some sort of buffer.
You could also get a couple of drunk college kids to lift your car for you. My brother and his college friends once took a particularly hostile girl's MGB and placed it snuggly bumper-to-bumper between two trees. 25 years ago the MGB wasn't the collectible it is today - who knew?
BTW, I do not routinely carry the jack in my boot as shown in the pic - besides, there's no room in there with my collapsible spare - LOL.

Tedder Bear

Coochas - get the hockey pucks as Dan suggests. They work great, even though my floor jack has a rubber pad, I like the way the hockey pucks work.

Edgy01

The skid plate is available from Performance Products. Take a look for the recent thread on the same subject.

Hi Dan,
[QUOTE=useridPaul]I noticed in this picture that your european license plate
apears to be drilled in the bottom of the bumper. Is this
true for your car?[/WUOTE]

I am working on a custom plate holder (and laser counter measure). It is mounted to the center black cutout that in my 6-speed (and not X51) car is filled with that filler panel. For those of us withOUT the X51 or a Tiptronic you can mount your plate there and avoid drilling into something with paint on it.