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Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
Just wondering if I am the only one with this "fun" problem.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
yeah, whats wrong with just lifting by the axle housing?
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
he might need to swap an axle, but even then he could jack up by the axle and then put jack stands under the frame. So back to willet's question.
And there's no poll.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
I lift by the axles,then place the stands under the frame when doing work that requires the axles free.I use a 4x4 or 6x6 block of wood when needed.You can lift the axles,remove tires,let down drum and rotors down onto wood,the lift the frame from a lower point thsn stock.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
I lift by the axle and even then I can barely get the tires off of the ground and 6 ton stands fully extended barely reach the frame
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
I generally take 6 or 8 pieces of 3/4" boards cut about 14" x 14" and stack them, then put my jack stands on them, otherwise my jack stands don't reach the frame. You can kind of see what I'm talking about in this pic
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
The only time I don't need a wood block is if I'm jacking up using the bottom of the diff otherwise wood is needed.
12Ton jackstands are what I use to hold the frame/body when I drop out an axel ![]() Otherwise like YJ w/5Ton you need to raiseum up w/wood.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
um ! ... they sell biggger floor jacks
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
I never saw it as a hassle jacking any of the lifted trucks Ive had since`77.If I saw it as a hassle I know the solution...I wouldn`t lift a truck.A stock 4wd isn`t exactly much different.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
Cheif Liftumup say:
"You lift`um truck,you get`um bigger jack" "No get`um bigger jack,go get`um block of wood" "Block of wood not biggum enough,gettum bigger wood" "Use`um head.Jack`um up by axles.Take`um of big`um tires.Let`um back down so jack`um stand work" What I`ve found is there`s no need to jack a truck up unless you`re removing tires(lift axles) or a rare axle removal.Then I lift,take tires off,let down lower on short stands,lift truck off axles,support with big stands,put jack under axle,lift enough to pull stands,roll axle out...not any pain at all.Pretty much how any axle swap would go.You definaitely need bigger stands than the standard car ones.I have two big and two small.I`d like to double that up to be equipped for whatever.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
too tall for cheap jack stands and 7' garage doors..you would think these homebuilders, who drive trucks, would help a brother out..
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
I`m a builder and will give any size door you want to pay for.The standard is 7' and attached garages are traditionally intended for cars.Trucks belong outside or in real garages with real doors.Most house elevations limit what height can be used.Mos don`t wan`t a large door for they detract from aesthetics.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
On my mudder my floor jack wont even think about the frame.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
I have a pair of 7 ton Gray air operated end lifts, used together I can raise a truck 5 feet off the ground. Also have a Gray air lay down jack that is good for using under a differential to lift up to 3 ft. If my ceilings were high enough I would love to have a 4 post lift.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
i have to use pallets i made for my jackstands out of 2x4's and i have to make a ramp for m jack to be able to fully lift the front tires..
i did my axle swap with my tires maby two inches off the ground.. BUT i did it sitting straight up under the truck no problem
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
Chain fall
Look closely and you can see the chain around the rear frame. Axles not mounted http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...c/IMG_1083.jpg |
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
no way....this is fun.....I was going to add that last week I used 2 logs from the firewood pile.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
I can even figure out how to get it under the frame sorry guys I had too...lmao
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
ha, yea same boat here. I have to get someone to lift up on the front end to get it under.
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Re: Poll: Is your frame too high for your rolling floor jack?
Here is my "jack stands"
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