OK whats the trick to jack storage?

[Houston-Toe-Cutter]

I finally got a 69 Charger jack. My friend sold his 68 and i purchased jack from him. I have the spring i have it in the car correct but how do you get it in there tight so that  the jack doesnt rattle around. When i press up on the jack which is in the downward position on jack since its upside down in car, its hard to fight against that spring. So i know theres a trick too it. Whats the secret.

[green69rt]

I don't have a picture, but IIRC the spring hooks onto the jacking mechanism and then other end to the loop welded to the floor.  Then, just operate the jacking mechanism to stretch the spring tight.  Just to make sure you have all the right stuff, the jack itself rests in two sockets, one on top of the wheel well and the other on the trunk floor near the tail light end.  I'll look around for a pic.  Wait, I just read you post again, mount the jack so the top is toward the front of the car then attach the spring and operate the jack to pull the spring tight.

Edit:  found a picture of the loop and one socket.

[70 sublime]

I do not have my jack in the car yet but I thought the jack handle goes through the loop on the floor and the spring goes around the handle right next to the loop then up to the jack  ??

[moparstuart]

 

[Charger_Fan]

^^^ Just like that.

[Daytona R/T SE]

Here's my set up:

[70 sublime]

Here's my set up:

Does the base of the red jack tuck under the bumper jack handle ?

[Daytona R/T SE]

Here's my set up:

Does the base of the red jack tuck under the bumper jack handle ?

It's been awhile since I had my trunk open, but if I remember correctly, one of the four notches in the base of the red jack goes around the bottom of the loop welded to the floor, and tucks under the jack handle which is held up slightly off the trunk mat by the tension on the spring. (run on sentence)    

[70 sublime]

Here's my set up:

Does the base of the red jack tuck under the bumper jack handle ?

It's been awhile since I had my trunk open, but if I remember correctly, one of the four notches in the base of the red jack goes around the bottom of the loop welded to the floor, and tucks under the jack handle which is held up slightly off the trunk mat by the tension on the spring. (run on sentence)    

I think I have a jack that is close enough to the look of your red one to use in my car
Is it a bolt welded to the floor for the wing nut to hold the handle for the red jack or is it a bolt that goes right through the floor with a nut on the top side of floor under the trunk mat ?

[UFO]

There is a piece of jute material glued to the top bracket. It is usually missing.

[BLK 68 R/T]

Here's my set up:

Does the base of the red jack tuck under the bumper jack handle ?

It's been awhile since I had my trunk open, but if I remember correctly, one of the four notches in the base of the red jack goes around the bottom of the loop welded to the floor, and tucks under the jack handle which is held up slightly off the trunk mat by the tension on the spring. (run on sentence)    

I think I have a jack that is close enough to the look of your red one to use in my car
Is it a bolt welded to the floor for the wing nut to hold the handle for the red jack or is it a bolt that goes right through the floor with a nut on the top side of floor under the trunk mat ?

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

[Houston-Toe-Cutter]

Hey good looking out on that jute. Well i went to take pix of how i had it in the car. First pix were blurry. Then i said let me take it out and take a pic of each step i made on installing it right. Then  without paying attention i put it in the right way. I went ( ohhhhh thats the trick!!) LOL i had it right side up, but in wrong direction. I had it laid in there in the jacking downward position. It should be with the jack facing back of drivers seat as if you're jacking toward drivers seat. Better yet, with the selector facing drivers side or left side quarter panel.  Once in position and spring on, jack the jack in the upward jacking position.  Thanks for the replies. First pic is wrong. Then the rest are correct.

[Houston-Toe-Cutter]

Next

[BrianShaughnessy]

I got a jack sitting in the basement that I was gonna get blasted and powdercoated...   then I realized my AMD bumpers had no slot to use the stock
jack so all I'd be doing is carrying around a useless show jack.     

[Daytona R/T SE]

I got a jack sitting in the basement that I was gonna get blasted and powdercoated...   then I realized my AMD bumpers had no slot to use the stock
jack so all I'd be doing is carrying around a useless show jack.     

Slot ?

On a ' 69 ?

[Daytona R/T SE]

Here's my set up:

Does the base of the red jack tuck under the bumper jack handle ?

It's been awhile since I had my trunk open, but if I remember correctly, one of the four notches in the base of the red jack goes around the bottom of the loop welded to the floor, and tucks under the jack handle which is held up slightly off the trunk mat by the tension on the spring. (run on sentence)    

I think I have a jack that is close enough to the look of your red one to use in my car
Is it a bolt welded to the floor for the wing nut to hold the handle for the red jack or is it a bolt that goes right through the floor with a nut on the top side of floor under the trunk mat ?

From the bottom up:

Bolt head, washer, trunk floor, trunk mat, washer, nut, wing nut.

[Charger_Fan]

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

Nope, he just as a regular Charger. The blue Daytona in his sig line is just a good photoshop.

[moparstuart]

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

Nope, he just as a regular Charger. The blue Daytona in his sig line is just a good photoshop.

[Daytona R/T SE]

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

Nope, he just has a regular Charger. The blue Daytona in his sig line is just a good photoshop.

My secret is out !

 

[moparstuart]

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

Nope, he just has a regular Charger. The blue Daytona in his sig line is just a good photoshop.

My secret is out !

 

we might see is move in 20 more years     

[Daytona R/T SE]

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

Nope, he just has a regular Charger. The blue Daytona in his sig line is just a good photoshop.

My secret is out !

 

we might see his move in 20 more years     

Nope.

Ain't happening.

I've totally lost all interest in it.

[moparstuart]

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

Nope, he just has a regular Charger. The blue Daytona in his sig line is just a good photoshop.

My secret is out !

 

we might see his move in 20 more years    

Nope.

Ain't happening.

I've totally lost all interest in it.

ok ill come load it up  

[BLK 68 R/T]

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

Nope, he just as a regular Charger. The blue Daytona in his sig line is just a good photoshop.

My question was directed at 70 Sublime. 

[70 sublime]

Do you have a Daytona? the red scissor jack is not used in regular chargers.

Nope, he just as a regular Charger. The blue Daytona in his sig line is just a good photoshop.

My question was directed at 70 Sublime. 

And yes I am working on a clone 

[bakerhillpins]

Only thing missing is that the base of the bumper jack is used to hold down the spare tire in the trunk!

[A383Wing]

Houston, you have a problem.....the round part of the spring does not go around the jack handle, it goes on the loop that your jack handle is going through....

just thought you should know...but it's your car

[BLK 68 R/T]

Nope, that is what the loop on the floor is for. Spring loop around the handle of the lug wrench, wrench goes through the loop on the floor.

[moparstuart]

Houston, you have a problem.....the round part of the spring does not go around the jack handle, it goes on the loop that your jack handle is going through....

just thought you should know...but it's your car

in all my years i have never seen one in person with the spring hooked to the loop on the floor . Always seen them on the lug wrench ?     but im offen wrong

[A383Wing]

all the ones I have seen are connected to the loop....guess it's just owners preference

[Kern Dog]

"Houston Toe Cutter".
Okay... My guess is either you are a Podiatrist, a masochist or a fan of the lead Motorcycle gang in the original Mad Max movie.

[BDF]

Farrier?

[Houston-Toe-Cutter]

"Houston Toe Cutter".
Okay... My guess is either you are a Podiatrist, a masochist or a fan of the lead Motorcycle gang in the original Mad Max movie.

Love Mad Max. Ive looked at a lot of pix online all all the guys cars i see have the jack handle going through the spring loop. Even in the instructions for sale on year one. When i buy a sticker i will show it. Love that car. havent been posting because ive been working on one of my other cars. Got so many, and i haven't even started on my other 69 charger yet. The one in my pix , i am rebuilding the grill. It was ok but had cracks and i wanted it to be better. Took plenty on pix. When im done i wanted to post pix but i may just start posting them now since im back to working on it again. Plastic welding is cool and im dam good at it. ( 69 charger ABS plastic lol )