So I was going to buy a floor jack just for doing handy work on the truck etc. (even though it is lifted)

I have a fabtech 7.5 inch lift on it. I am wondering what weight I need for the jack and also how high it need to go. I measure from the ground to the frame and it was about 19.5 inches.

Also I had a post earlier about shocks for a smooth ride and wandell suggested the bilsteins for the smoothest ride. Would shocks with reservoirs be smoother and would reservoirs fit on my truck?


Thanks

 

Just to add to my jack question, I need a new jack for inside my truck in case I get a flat. Any suggestions on which one to get that will reach my truck?

 

Andrew I posted the same question a few months ago about getting a jack. I got a ton of different responses. If you don't ming lugging around a floor jack in your truck then any model will pretty much do, just try to get one that can handle 2 1/2-3 tons. If you want something more compact and easier to transport and pack a bottle jack is probably more suited for your needs (as well as mine). An overwhleming theme was also to carry lumber on board because the jack alone wasn't high enough to lift the truck if you tried to lift it by the frame. They also mentioned not to jack where the manual tells you bu try under the rear pumpkin on the rear axle and the lower control arm in the front.

 

do they make bottle jacks that are high enough to reach the frame on a lifted truck? Also is a 2 1/4 ton jack not able to handle lifting our trucks with a lift and wheels and tires installed?

 

3k jack id say, and you can lift from the control arm, and axle instead of going all the way up to the frame. Just throw a couple blocks of wood in your bed

 

yea, sometimes sears has there 3k craftsman jack and stand combo for 99$. thats not a bad deal. just find some 4x4 pressure treated blocks and youll be good to go.

 

Reservoirs don't make the ride smoother for regular driving. They just allow for more fluid in the shocks, which in turn allows the fluid to stay cooler for longer.