10 replies to this topic

[tobes77]

Hello, i got my mini last month, its a 1981 austin mini, i want to go to the mini show in surrey at the end of march at brooklands museum!

I dont have a jack yet or a wheel wrench!! i was about to just buy a jack off ebay, but do i need to get an actual mini jack???? silly question but best to be sure!! if i get a puncture driving there from yeovil il be screwed!!

Thanks

Toby

[andymini12]

Nope any jack will do, i just have a bottle jack in mine but you could carry a trolley jack.

[Mini 360]

Any jack will do. Anyway you go, never jack it on the sills, jack it on the subframes. MUCH stronger!

[tobes77]

Kool thanks for the help!! will just take the jack out of my astra then lol! save i a few bob!

[SolarB]

Any jack will do.

Kool thanks for the help!! will just take the jack out of my astra then lol! save i a few bob!

No, any jack will not do.

A lot of modern cars have jacks that are specifically designed for that car and wont fit a Mini.
However, most scissor jacks will be OK if they have a flat lifting platform and you can position it under the subframe.

[Ethel]

Yeah, go for a scissor jack if it's to carry in the boot, more chance of getting it under the car

[minisilverbullet]

I would go for a scissors jack in the boot!

I was carrying a small trolly jack and when i did get a flat that car was sitting so low i couldn't get the jack under an appropriate place.

In the end i fashioned a ramp using slices of trees which where lying by the road and drove up onto it. A real pain and can you imagine doing all that in the rain

[tiger99]

Or get an early van jack, if you can find one. It is low-lying so will easily go under, and specifically made to jack on the strong parts of the subframes. Make sure you get the ratchet with it. A scissors jack is next best, perfectly ok, but bigger and heavier.

[Bungle]

minis are a lot lower than most car's, what ever you buy make sure it fits under the car

[Spud_133]

I took mine out of a mk3 fiesta, and it's a scissor jack and is suitable.

[tobes77]

Ahhh i can see some people know by bad experience lol, i think il take the mini to a scrappy at the weekend and just try a few out and buy which ever one fitts best!! theyl probably have loads of em!!

the guy i bought it from didnt leave me the tool for the locking whell nuts either!!! having a fun time finding something to get them off lol!!

Thanks!