I am trying to keep a recent speedster as a 1957 356. It has a spare tire in the front anon jack Looked at a 1950's Bilstein Jack, but don't think that it work on this can ( no where to put the jack), what type of jack should I be using?
thanks
Don
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Help us out, here……
Are you looking for something “period and model correct”?
Or, are you just looking for something that will work well to lift the car in an emergency?
Some of us have scissors jacks that can fit under a lift (jack) point of the frame, others lift under a lower shock absorber mount or torsion bar mount and so on.
No one ever lifts on a bumper because they are made of fiberglass and are (mostly) for looks only - the bumpers cannot support the weight of the car.
A little more info, please!
A small bottle jack works too. I use one from an old Toyota PU.
Some Times a Big Bottle of Jack works too!
I would not try to lift a car on that.
Drink the whole bottle and you might give it a go. I'd send you a get well card.
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If you just want a jack that will work and also fit conveniently in the trunk, these will do. They're not historically accurate, but I guess you could scratch off most of the paint and leave one in the back yard for a few years to add some patina.
But try it out first. I had to make up the little wooden block for the top of the jack so the front axle beam wouldn't slide off.
And don't forget to throw in something to chock the wheels that remain on the ground (especially if you have to jack up the rear). Be careful out there.
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I use a 928 jack. It is aluminum and very lightweight and compact. It fits inside my Carlisle tool bag from several years ago.
The jack has a hemispherical bump where it fits against the car. I attached two 1/2" thick aluminum blocks to the car on each side. The blocks have a hole for the jack bump to fit into. One block is mounted under the door post. The other is in the back where the VW jacking point is. It is under the tube frame but the floor pan is between the frame and the block. I filled the groove in the pan with epoxy.
I also put the rubber blocks on my Quickjack under these aluminum pieces. And, when the car is on a lift the lift arms go to these aluminum blocks.
I have one of those in my 968. It gives me the willies to even think about using it, but then the 968 probably weighs double what the Spyder does.
I have one of these which attach to the jack point with a 1/4 turn and fit a floor jack. 
If you have the jack points, it may work for you as well.
I just put a hockey puck on my floor jack and lift the car. With the floor jack, I lift the front just behind the beam and in the rear, I put a short 2 x 4 on the jack and lift right behind the drain hole at the rear of the tunnel where the frame horns start.
I would only use the 928 jack if I had to use my spare tire which may never happen.
I had a jack, lug wrench, and a space-saver spare tire on my old Spyder.
The new car has no spare, it uses Hagerty insurance towing(other people use AAA). Works very well, just dial the phone.
@DannyP posted:I had a jack, lug wrench, and a space-saver spare tire on my old Spyder.
The new car has no spare, it uses Hagerty insurance towing(other people use AAA). Works very well, just dial the phone.
I'm like Danny. I have Hagerty, tire plugs, and a small air pump, but Hagerty is my main plan.
