Jack

A scissors jack is what I've carried, but I don't think it fits in the center of the rim.

I have a scissors jack from a Ford Windstar (should be the same as a Fusion, etc) with a (very) slightly modified top to alter the plate to fit under my lower shock mounts.  

It has 2 places to clip in the 19mm lug wrench (also the jack crank) plus the crank extension and it stows nicely behind the driver's seat.

I have a scissor as well I think Harbor freight sells the same one.  

No room for a spare tire with the rad up front so I carry this on long trips. 

Many cars also use a small bottle jack - like Toyota

I use a Porsche 928 jack.  It is very lightweight and compact and fits into my Carlisle tool bag.  It has a bump on top that fits into some aluminum blocks, each with a big hole in the middle,  I attached to the underside of my Speedster.

@Fpcopo VS

Frank, this is the arrangement I had in my previous VS with spare tire. Scissors jack with handle wrapped in a towel for snug fit and prevent rattle. Same with miscellaneous tools, wrapped in towel (space saver). Also stored under the spare, I had a couple pieces of 2x4 cut to fit under the base of the jack (for extra lift).

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Hope you find this visual reference helpful. 

Thanks a lot everybody. You’ve given me some ideas. I’ve seen those small bottle type screw jacks but I couldn’t remember what cars they were in. I’ll go to the U pull it and get something there.

I gave up on X cross lug wrench @MusbJim, instead I use a breaker bar that has 1/2 inch or 3/8 inch end, and then I added a galvanized pipe just a bit bigger inner diameter and the same length as the breaker bar and it slides in.  19mm Socket of course is needed.  Then you can slide the breaker bar to one end and extend it with the galvanized pipe and use your foot.  My daughters change tires with the foot technique   I figured it might help keep the flies away.  

MusbJim posted:

@Fpcopo VS

Frank, this is the arrangement I had in my previous VS with spare tire. Scissors jack with handle wrapped in a towel for snug fit and prevent rattle. Same with miscellaneous tools, wrapped in towel (space saver). Also stored under the spare, I had a couple pieces of 2x4 cut to fit under the base of the jack (for extra lift).

Click on pic to enlarge...

Hope you find this visual reference helpful. 

@MusbJim  what kind of scissor jack?  I have one that does not fit in the wheel and I am looking for a smaller jack    :0)  .... 

@Fpcopo VS and @IaM-Ray , a ''normal' sized scissors jack (from Harbor Freight, Pep Boys, NAPA, etc.) will wedge in pretty tight and neat next to a spare tire.

Just make sure to try it out in your garage before using on the road. Most of them need some help mating up with what you'll be lifting. I made up the little wooden block to fit over the jack and give a wider, flatter lifting surface.

The wheel-sized 'tool' box is a cake carrier from that famous source of air-cooled VW parts - Target.

Expect more, pay less.

I have some hockey pucks I use to pad the jack when lifting cars so I don’t scratch them.  Good idea about the sliding breaker bar. I go to a pawn shop and buy sockets I’m going to use so I don’t misplace my good ones. You can’t believe what you can get for.50.

Hockey pucks. They are great for padding the car/jack interface. I use them on my cheap aluminum HF floor jack since the original rubber piece disintegrated.

My son used a hockey puck yesterday playing 4 on 4  

"What are you, a hockey puck?"    ---Don Rickles