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How do you guys change a flat? How do you get a jack under your sideskirts to lift the car? Just curious, I've wondered about that

 
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Very carefully haha. I got a kit with 19's that tuck so much im barely off the ground.....of course my toyos never go flat . Certain jacks are made very low to the ground so you have to invest in those. If you take care of your car then you shouldnt have that big of a problem.

 
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Yeah, but you cant raise the car up on the skirts, do you put something on the jack once it's under so that the jack raises up on the frame, and not the fiberglass?

 
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I love the fact that you think nails and screws run&hide when they see your tires coming... you're in deeper **** with lower profile tires....less chance of repairing properly and more possibility of damaging rim face and interior if you get say a 4 inch nail... JMO

 
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Use the stock jack to start the lifting process, then use a floor jack to finish it off.

 
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recommended is to have small blocks of wood to drive up on then I have a low profile floor jack but the factory jack works well for that also.

 
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exactly use stock jack to start process and continue on using the bigger ones

 
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2 jacks one under the tow hook.
then once you get it up a little hit up the side..
thats what i have to do wiuth my EF>

 
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just drive up a piece of wood .. then jack it up ... that's how i've been doing it

 
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just get some low car ramps and roll up on those than jack it up and take the wheel off...thats how we did it on some cars at the shop i worked at

 
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keep a block of wood in the trunk...it was bad enough trying to get a jack under there with air in my tires....the day i had a flat, i had taken the block out for something and spent 10 minutes looking for a big enough rock or limb on the side of the road...side skirt was almost in the dirt...

 
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Where did you get that information from? Ill send ya some of toyos books and you can read up if ya want? You will find that you are not necessarily in deeper **** with low pros. You might actually find that their tires are so advnaced now that there might even be more advantages compared to big ol boy tires. Not arugueing but seriously I speak not only as a cousin of one of their distributers/manufactures/crew but also as a customer who has never had a problem. And the stock jack is ok but not a good idea when your this low. Wood is good

 
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ahh i'm not gonna net-argue with you, you obviously know what you're talking about...what being a cousin and all...

at any rate I'm not saying anything else about the matter, just take the advice listed in this thread...

 
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i got Toyo Proxes FZ4 Tires, and one has a hole in the stem of it and i have to put air in it every 2 weeks......i prefer that then buying a new tire...just use it like that till they wear out

 
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^^^wtf???

 
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wtf about what?

 
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lol i didnt say all toyos were like that. Their new stuff is very impressive.
However im curious as to how that hole happened? The FZ4 comes with polyester casing, jointless edge and cap ply, high grip thread compounds, full width steel belts, jointless beadwire and has a refined casting profile for good directionaly stability while maintaining a confortable ride. I actually used to have the FZ4s because i didnt know of their better products but it is typically a very stong tire. Believe it or not the T1-S is actually around the same price range and offers more wet/dry grip, steering responce and DSOC 2 Technology, its not typically used on civics but i think it could be helpfull to you as far as a stong tire.

 
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Stock jack-floor jack combo or ramps to drive up on.

Thanks for the info guys

 
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haha there ya go

 
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Yup, this is what I do. OEM jack first, then a big jack. Just be sure to have the oem jack back in place before lowering the big jack.

 
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If it's the rear tires I will jack from the back axel and lift up both rear wheels, it's its the front then I will remove the front bumper and jack from the reinforced frame.

 
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autozone, sears, and maybe kragen sell ramps.

but i rather save the $20 and just use 1 1/2" bricks/blocks

 
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i would just get pissed off like bruce banner and "hulk out" and lift the car over my head and do a "Hulk Smash!!!" on it and be done with it.

 
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wow lol