Best bottle jack for Syncro
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Best bottle jack for Syncro
How high does a bottle jack need to be to raise a Syncro wheel off the ground? I've delayed fitting my sidebars until I sort out the jack situation, and it looks like a bottle jack is the solution - but how tall does it have to be? Will a Land Rover jack do the trick? It's just they have a wider top to them, which looks more stable than the small round tops you see on most of them.
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
Depends where you put it and how many blocks of wood you have to hand...small ones are handy as they can go directly under the suspension arm for a quick lift...farm jack is a handy tool as well.
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
As i said on the other thread, a VW crafter one is great. Even still manages to raise my lifted van
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
But then you need a crafter to steal one out of...machine mart do a good range of cheap bottles..
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
i get a new van next week, will have 3 then 

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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
That one'll do it?
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
looks exactly the same as mine
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
Yep...that's them..
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
Okey dokey, thanks for the help
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
I carry this one around. It gives a nice high lift......


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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
lloydy wrote:As i said on the other thread, a VW crafter one is great. Even still manages to raise my lifted van
Yep crafter bottle jack - think my one was in exchange for a pint
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Re: Best bottle jack for Syncro
orcecaveman wrote:I carry this one around. It gives a nice high lift......
Bluddy hell, you cant even get it under the van!
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