I recently purchased a craftsman low-profile floor jack to work on my truck. I get under it this morning and jack it up only to find that it won't go high enough to even get the tires off of the ground....My question is what jacks do you all use??

 

Had the same problem with a friends Bronco, just put some wood planks under the jack so you can get it high enough to get jackstands under it.

 

I got a Rousch Racing jack from Sam's Club for $70. 3 1/2 ton and does fine.

 

I have a 3-1/2ton NAPA floor jack and dont have that problem at all. Where are you placing your jack when you are trying to pick the truck up? When I have to jack mine up I use the center cross member in front that the lower A arms are attached to and I use the differentian housing in the rear. And when I need to really get it off the ground I use our fork lift are work.

 

I have a 2.5 ton from a checkers or Advanced. Works fine for me.

 

I was using the same spot for the front. I haven't tried the rear.

 

The Craftsman 2.5 ton low profile floor jack will give you a range from 3 1/3 - 13 15/16 inches. Which would be fine for a slammed truck, but probably wont work too well for a regular or lifted truck.

Either take it back and exchange it for another one that suits your needs or like 89Lariat mentioned, use wood blocks to make up the space difference.

 

Slammed? What's that mean? My truck is a 01 f150 4x4 8ft bed.

 

Lowered.

 

Slammed means lowered. Since your not familiar with the term and that you have a 4x4, I suspect that your truck is at or above factory height. For the sake of convenience you may want to exchange that jack for another that fits your truck better. This way you would not have to use wood blocks and constantly be shuffling equipment when working under your ride.

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I guess I could just shuffle stuff around because my wifes car is pretty small and if I want to get under it to jack it up, I'll need the low profile jack...Any idea how many more inches I need to get the tires off the ground? Like how many inches of block do i need?

 

Try and find somethig like this one at Northern Tool.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...9613_200329613

 

Not knowing what size tires your running, I would suggest at least a block of 6" high. 8" might be better. You could use a pressure treated 4"x4" cut to 6" or 8" in length. This should allow you to get the truck off the ground. Make sure you use jack stands with this setup before starting to do any work. Don't rely on the floor jack and wood block to be safe enough while you are up under your truck with the wheels pulled off.

ox.

 

They're 36s. Thanks, I have jackstands that I'll be sure to use after I get the tires off.

 

We just used 2" thick, 10" wide oak planks he had laying around, stacked and nailed them together. Cut them 6-8" longer than the jack, gives you room to adjust it under the vehicle.