I just bought my son an '01 f150 supercrew that has a 4" lift kit plus a 3" body kit on it. Truck has brand new 35" tires and I know you can't drive on the stock wheel/tire if you have a flat. Any suggestions on type of jack to use and a good place to mount it? Should I get a farm & ranch jack or can you use the stock jack with boards underneath? Has anyone tried mounting a large jack underneath body or bumper? I guess I need to buy another wheel and a 35" tire to use for a spare. Any ideas where and how I should mount and secure the spare? Thanks,

 

hey john dont know about the newer models but Im running 35's on stock wheels and if I ever do have a flat I will and have run the stock (265/75/17) I think its about a 33) tire and it didnt do any thing bad made it pull one way or the other you know but didnt hurt any thing just remember us people from south east Missouri have a different way of doing stuff( so Im told) as for the jack I think inside the bed on the bed side would be the best place my opinion agian what ever he likes would work though.

 

Hi-Lift is a respected brand of column jack, but there are many others. The trick will be finding a hard point on the truck to use it since those bumpers are barely stronger than tin cans. If it's in the back, you can use the trailer hitch area IF YOU'RE CAREFUL, but up front, you'll have trouble.

Personally, I prefer hydraulic bottle jacks, but you have to crawl under & set them under the suspension. Off-road, they're VERY uncomfortable & messy to use, and not as effective since they have a very small footprint. I carry a railroad tie plate to use as a larger base for mine.

But if you don't do much off-roading, then I think it's a good choice. You'll need to measure the ground clearance to your jack points & make sure the bottle you buy will fit not only on pavement, but also if the tires are sunk a little in dirt.

As for spare mounting...

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http://www.rockstomper.com/catalog/pieces/hinge.htm

http://www.tiregate.com/gallery.shtml

 

Thanks for the ideas! I had to drive this truck up to n. texas to exchange cars with my son, I didn't have time to drive all the way to golden. So I bought a tire plug kit, an air compressor, and some never-leak just in case I had a tire problem driving across texas. Here's a photo I took of truck day before I left.

 

cant wait to put six more on top of my 3 gonna make a good look'n farm truck eah!!

 

Just make sure you don't put it on the rear if the truck has the limited slip axle (or the front if you've added one). You'll toast the diff in no time...

 

i have a hi-lift and mounted it to my tool chest, and this is one way you can solve your jacking problem, (http://www.hi-lift.com/products/liftmate.htm) just use the stock bottle jack as a stand once jacked.