how do you jack up the front? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

boatpuller · 03-05-2012, 11:24 AM

just wondering the correct or different ways to raise the front with a floor jack and then leaving it on jack stands.i finally got some and a floor jack after years of bottle jacks and wood blocks.

terryj · 03-05-2012, 12:12 PM

That all depends on the tonnage of your floor jack, on mine I just put the floor jack in the center of the front cross member and jack it up until both tires clear, then I put the jack stands at both ends of the crossmember and lower the truck on to the jack stands.

Jonboy · 03-05-2012, 01:15 PM

Mine is so low (and I haven't sprung for a low profile jack), so I have to lift one frame rail, set a stand under it, then get a floor jack under the crossmember. Then I can lift the whole front and put stands on both sides.

ElGracho · 03-05-2012, 03:23 PM

I lift mine using the cross member and put the jack stands under the lower control arm cross shafts.

J Knight · 03-05-2012, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonboy

Mine is so low (and I haven't sprung for a low profile jack), so I have to lift one frame rail, set a stand under it, then get a floor jack under the crossmember. Then I can lift the whole front and put stands on both sides.

I do this.

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Originally Posted by ElGracho

I lift mine using the cross member and put the jack stands under the lower control arm cross shafts.

Then this.

88Jimmy4x4 · 03-05-2012, 08:18 PM

i lift mine from middle cross member too, but I place jack stands under frame rails on each side under door area...very sturdy. Same for back, jack under diff and stands on frame rail just further back.

MalibuSSwagon · 03-06-2012, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 88Jimmy4x4

i lift mine from middle cross member too, but I place jack stands under frame rails on each side under door area...very sturdy. Same for back, jack under diff and stands on frame rail just further back.

This. the frame torque boxes are at this point, strongest place to put the stands.

strokerace85 · 03-06-2012, 08:59 AM

First I take the foot off the jack, then I yell for my wife till she comes outside to see if the truck fell on me, when she gets outside I get her to push the jack under the crossmember while I lift the truck by the front bumper

strokerace85 · 03-06-2012, 09:00 AM

J Knight's way is much easier but my way is more fun

Eyegore · 03-06-2012, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MalibuSSwagon

This. the frame torque boxes are at this point, strongest place to put the stands.

This is where I place my stands also, I then throw the tires and wheels I take off under the vehicle - this saved my life one time when the car fell off the stands while I was under it, yes I was really skinny!

J Knight · 03-06-2012, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by strokerace85

J Knight's way is much easier but my way is more fun

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boatpuller · 03-06-2012, 05:15 PM

my jack fit under rear pumpkin o.k.but,the front is lower.i used to jack up one side then wood blocks under the frame.now,i'm high tech with floorjack and stands.i'd use a solid old fir 8x8' blocking....as eyegore said,this is no joke .alot of people have died from getting their chest crushed.whatever you do.do it safe.

88Jimmy4x4 · 03-06-2012, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Eyegore

This is where I place my stands also, I then throw the tires and wheels I take off under the vehicle - this saved my life one time when the car fell off the stands while I was under it, yes I was really skinny!

I have done the same thing lol

SCOTI · 03-07-2012, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonboy

Mine is so low (and I haven't sprung for a low profile jack), so I have to lift one frame rail, set a stand under it, then get a floor jack under the crossmember. Then I can lift the whole front and put stands on both sides.

Your welcome . . ....

SCOTI · 03-07-2012, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by strokerace85

J Knight's way is much easier but my way is more fun

That's how I did Jonboy's 74 & that's how my dually is currently sitting in the driveway.

andrewmp6 · 03-07-2012, 02:21 AM

Yeah i use a jack and jack stands both i don't trust a jack alone i had one let go on mine while i was taking a trans out,Lucky i only hit my foot and i wear steel toe boots lol.

Eyegore · 03-07-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 88Jimmy4x4

I have done the same thing lol

Glad we both can laugh about it. Then there is the idiots that use masonary blocks to hold up a truck, I mean they stand it on end. They have never seen a block crumble.

gGMC DOG · 03-07-2012, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Eyegore

Glad we both can laugh about it. Then there is the idiots that use masonary blocks to hold up a truck, I mean they stand it on end. They have never seen a block crumble.

idiot is such a harsh word. i prefer to call it mechanically challenged lmao

Eyegore · 03-07-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gGMC DOG

idiot is such a harsh word. i prefer to call it mechanically challenged lmao

Yes that was harsh, but I knew a guy who died that way.

ProStreet83C10 · 03-07-2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by strokerace85

First I take the foot off the jack, then I yell for my wife till she comes outside to see if the truck fell on me, when she gets outside I get her to push the jack under the crossmember while I lift the truck by the front bumper

mines the exact same way, except i dont have a wife i just have my friends help me, heres an idea of how low my front end sits

03-05-2012, 11:24 AM	#1
boatpuller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sun City West, Az Posts: 3,822	how do you jack up the front? just wondering the correct or different ways to raise the front with a floor jack and then leaving it on jack stands.i finally got some and a floor jack after years of bottle jacks and wood blocks. __________________ " Never look up a dead dogs butt."

03-05-2012, 12:12 PM	#2
terryj Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 139	Re: how do you jack up the front? That all depends on the tonnage of your floor jack, on mine I just put the floor jack in the center of the front cross member and jack it up until both tires clear, then I put the jack stands at both ends of the crossmember and lower the truck on to the jack stands.

03-05-2012, 01:15 PM	#3
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: how do you jack up the front? Mine is so low (and I haven't sprung for a low profile jack), so I have to lift one frame rail, set a stand under it, then get a floor jack under the crossmember. Then I can lift the whole front and put stands on both sides. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

03-05-2012, 03:23 PM	#4
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,550	Re: how do you jack up the front? I lift mine using the cross member and put the jack stands under the lower control arm cross shafts. __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

03-05-2012, 08:18 PM	#6
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	Re: how do you jack up the front? i lift mine from middle cross member too, but I place jack stands under frame rails on each side under door area...very sturdy. Same for back, jack under diff and stands on frame rail just further back. __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

03-06-2012, 08:59 AM	#8
strokerace85 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bartlett Tennessee Posts: 7	Re: how do you jack up the front? First I take the foot off the jack, then I yell for my wife till she comes outside to see if the truck fell on me, when she gets outside I get her to push the jack under the crossmember while I lift the truck by the front bumper

03-06-2012, 09:00 AM	#9
strokerace85 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bartlett Tennessee Posts: 7	Re: how do you jack up the front? J Knight's way is much easier but my way is more fun

03-06-2012, 05:15 PM	#12
boatpuller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sun City West, Az Posts: 3,822	Re: how do you jack up the front? my jack fit under rear pumpkin o.k.but,the front is lower.i used to jack up one side then wood blocks under the frame.now,i'm high tech with floorjack and stands.i'd use a solid old fir 8x8' blocking....as eyegore said,this is no joke .alot of people have died from getting their chest crushed.whatever you do.do it safe. __________________ " Never look up a dead dogs butt."

03-07-2012, 02:21 AM	#16
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: how do you jack up the front? Yeah i use a jack and jack stands both i don't trust a jack alone i had one let go on mine while i was taking a trans out,Lucky i only hit my foot and i wear steel toe boots lol.



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