The little jack that comes with a Toyota FJ is better than nothing by the side of the road and not quite as good in rough terrain. As I was installing the modular transport crates for the mutts I realized that if I don't take the jack out of the little holder spot inside the wheel well I will never see it again until I dispose of the vehicle. No matter, I probably don't really want it anyhow.
I see people driving around with high-lift ranch jacks, and for the life of me I don't see how they would work for changing a tire. There's no place to attach the jack to the car, and previous experience says you can pick a vehicle with a lot of suspension travel very far up into the air and the tire will still be on the ground.
I've seen the compact floor jacks, they seem plausible, and I suppose a bottle jack could be pressed into service but it wouldn't be my first choice.
Any ideas for a way to lift an FJ to change a tire, something that can fit in the foot well behind a front seat, something not terribly heavy or cumbersome, something that won't beat up a passenger in the event of a roll-over?
I see people driving around with high-lift ranch jacks, and for the life of me I don't see how they would work for changing a tire. There's no place to attach the jack to the car, and previous experience says you can pick a vehicle with a lot of suspension travel very far up into the air and the tire will still be on the ground.
I've seen the compact floor jacks, they seem plausible, and I suppose a bottle jack could be pressed into service but it wouldn't be my first choice.
Any ideas for a way to lift an FJ to change a tire, something that can fit in the foot well behind a front seat, something not terribly heavy or cumbersome, something that won't beat up a passenger in the event of a roll-over?
