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Author Topic: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?  (Read 4242 times)

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Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« on: October 23, 2016, 01:33:35 PM »
I bought a jack from a wagon for my SX/4 and it is the long ratcheting jack.  I seem to recall from the fiberboard cover for the spare tire in my SX/4 a picture of how it is stored that shows a scissors jack.  I haven't seen the fiberboard cover for the spare tire in some time, am I remembering this right?  It doesn't seem that the wagon jack will store properly in the back of my SX/4 under the space saver spare.

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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2016, 03:06:39 PM »
Pretty sure my SX/4 came with the longer bumper jack. If I recall it wedges underneath and to the left of the spare in the hatch.
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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2016, 05:53:22 PM »
Prafe is correct; all Eagles came with a bumper jack, while all the other AMC models of this era came with a scissor jack.   Reason was that the Eagle frame was too high up off the ground for the other models' scissor jack to work (jack would be fully-extended before the tire got off the ground).   If you have a scissor jack in your Eagle, it was probably from a Spirit!
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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2016, 07:25:32 PM »
Thanks guys.  Now I just have to figure out how to place everything to bolt down and store

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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2016, 03:31:36 PM »
I have the original tire cover with those instructions if you need a photo.
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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2016, 04:19:25 PM »
I have the original tire cover with those instructions if you need a photo.

Yes please, send me a photo.  I'd appreciate that.

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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2016, 11:27:09 AM »


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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2016, 11:33:42 AM »
Thanks Prafeston!

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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2016, 06:00:53 PM »
No problem Priya!
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Re: Does SX/4 have a factory scissors jack?
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2017, 12:09:07 PM »
I just took some pics of my jack installed in the back of my SX/4. I am missing the wing nut that holds the hook piece to the part that slides up and down the post.











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