Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes...I know the correct jacking points for 4x4 trucks are in between the u-bolts on the rear axle, and in the front on the lower control arm at the notch. My question is where can I safely place jacks stands under the truck one I have it off the ground? Any place on the frame??

 

Anyone??

 

Any place on the frame would be fine...just make sure that the jack stand is high enough so that the front suspension can "hang" if it needs to...

Tony

 

When I tried to place my truck on jack stands, the inside edge of the frame rail bent slightly upward, but seemed to not have any damage after I lifted the truck back off of it. I didn't leave it there long and instead just changed the shocks with it on the ground. Gotta love huge wheel wells. Is a little bit of bending on the inside edge of the rail normal, or were the jack stands just not designed right for the truck? They had a two tier Y shaped top.

 

The Y-shape is probably what did you in and caused the "bending" as you localized all the weight of the truck on 2 specific points causing higher stress in the frame rail. It would have been better to have had a "flat" head on the jack as this would have allowed the load (weight of the truck) to be distributed evenly across the entire frame rail rather than just the ends. Something to remember for next time.

Tony