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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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I was just wondering this, hasnt happened to me lately but in the event, I'm curious to know how to handle the situation!

I've had tires go flat a few times on me (especially front drivers side), running over nails, etc... and I was thinking, if I got a VeilSide kit on, and it goes flat, how would you get a jack under it to lift it up? I havent really tried it, would try it not but its too cold/dark outside, so I was just gonna ask if anyone has tried this or anything like that. I know it was a PITA getting my car on a lift cause we couldnt fit the lift under it.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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That's a good question...just avoid using that fix-a-flat stuff..I used it once and it got stuck to the inside of my rims in my Z28.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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You ride it up on a ramp to get the front end up, then put a jack under the kit. Pieces of wooden blocks would do...
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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you might want to consider carrying a piece of wood or something with you.. maybe a one foot square of 2 by 12 that you can drive the wounded wheel up onto.. you carry several, you can make a "step" like structure that should raise the car up a couple of inches.. enough to get a jack under.. being under a 12 inches a side, they should all fit into your sparetire easily
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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Mu uncle used to have bricks that he would drive over to help jack up his Vette cause it was so low.
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