I did'nt kill myself or nothin, but..........

I'm not an idiot when it comes to jackin trucks up (maybe I am ). I've been under a toyota about a million times, but now since I have a bigger truck, jacking this thing up in the rear with a few inches of lift and bigger tires is scary.

I tried puttin on some add-a-leafs last night and I could'nt even get the truck high enough when I dropped it on jacks, the tires were still hittin the ground. I tried puttin the jack on top of concrete blocks with plywood over them, and I just did not feel comfortable jackin my truck up high then. So, I guess it was a good thing to quit before something serious happened.
But, my question is, with you guys that have a few inches of lift, how are you guys jack your trucks up safely? Hell, my jackstands were even too short to keep my tires off the ground. I'm using standard aftermarket hydraulic jacks. Am I gonna hafta go to the "nascar" style jacks with some heavy extended jackstands or what? I wanna feel safe under there, and I did'nt last night.

 

I have a lifted toyota FJ40 and run into the same problem. I bought a set of jackstands similar to these...

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...19&R=200304819

They still aren't quite high enough when I'm doing suspension work but they're close. I need to put a 4x4 between them and the bumper to get axle/tires completely off the ground. I know it's not the safest practice but I'm an idiot at times.

 

So your jack could make the tires clear the ground but your jackstands could not?

Remove the rear tires and stack'em under the rear bumper for emergency backup, then you can use your stands without trying to put the truck uncomfortably high and having dangerous extra pivots (blocks/wood) in the setup.

 

i use a milatary scisor jack as seen here in this photo, or i use a high lift jack as seen in the other photo, if you use the high lift you must get the bumper atachment and have front tow hooks, for jack stand i had to buy longer 5 ton stands, you can get the milatary jack at surplus stores


sorry no action pics of the high lift jack

 

Good Idea Big Truck. I'll have to get me one of those military jacks. How much $ was yours?

 

Dad's Hoss, dont tell any one but i got it for free, from the military, it is a hummer jack that comes with all the other road gear for them i needed a jack one day so i borrowed it, i will give it back i swear,

 

Hey bigtruck... where do you hook the hilift to on a ford without getting body damage?

 

this is how i do it, you need the bumper atachment and a old sweater or towel, for the front you will use the front tow hooks to lift the vehicle usine the bumper atachment, if you want to be a cheapskate than you can use a chain with hooks, you just put the sweater between the body of the high lift and the bumper so it dont sratch the chrome, on the rear you can do the same as the front or you can use the bumper atachment with the towel/sweater agian, it is easy i use the chain more than the bumper atachment myself

 

NEVER use concrete blocks to hold up your vehicle.

NEVER trust those things they are so dangerous when used for that kind of stuff... they can crumble like cake.

always use a solid piece of hardwood that is big enough for the actual jack stand to fit square on it.


Harbor freight had a special last week for oversized jackstands for 24.99 bucks plus tax. They are regularly like 40 bucks. anywhere else you are paying like 100 bucks and I sell Lincoln ones that are 300 bucks... are not even made in america too..

 

I picked up 12x6 attic stud planks from home Depot. they were very cheap because they were cutoffs from someone else's project. usually home depot has a pile of them in the back of the store, just ask them...

I think i ended up walking away without paying for them, because they were going to scrap them anyways.


On those i put my oversized harbor freight jackstands

here is a link
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38847

 

Thanks for the tip man. I gotta get me one of those attachments... or make up chain one on my own

 

just make a chain one yourself, i never use the bumper attachment any more unless i am lifting someone elses vehicle if it is easer

 

I make a framework out of some 6x6s when I'm jacking my truck up to work on something. They are very stable to use as either a jacking platform or bracing.