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Best bottle jack for Syncro

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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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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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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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But then you need a crafter to steal one out of...machine mart do a good range of cheap bottles..

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i get a new van next week, will have 3 then :mrgreen:
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That one'll do it?
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looks exactly the same as mine
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Yep...that's them..

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Okey dokey, thanks for the help
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I carry this one around. It gives a nice high lift......

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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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orcecaveman wrote:I carry this one around. It gives a nice high lift......

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Bluddy hell, you cant even get it under the van!
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