Using a floor jackup front?
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Using a floor jackup front?
I've been wrenching forever but it's always been on small cars and trucks so sorry if this sounds remedial but it's a weight question.
How do you 'jack' the front of your trucks up enough to use jack stands? On my Toyotas, I've always just positioned the jack in the center of the front axle and have been fine. These trucks are a liiiiiiiittle heavier. I guess I haven't lifted the front of my X yet but when I swapped the springs on my last F250, I used the center axle method. While jacking, I heard some creaking and had an uneasy feeling and wondered if I was putting too much pressure on the axle tube, all that weight focused on one 4" point.
What do you guys think?
How do you 'jack' the front of your trucks up enough to use jack stands? On my Toyotas, I've always just positioned the jack in the center of the front axle and have been fine. These trucks are a liiiiiiiittle heavier. I guess I haven't lifted the front of my X yet but when I swapped the springs on my last F250, I used the center axle method. While jacking, I heard some creaking and had an uneasy feeling and wondered if I was putting too much pressure on the axle tube, all that weight focused on one 4" point.
What do you guys think?
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four wheel drive right? the round top of the jack should fit perfect in the middle of the (4) leaf spring bolts. right under the spring .one of my sides has a dimple sticking down but the other doesn't safe to jack there . and stand out on the end of the tube. but ive also used the pumpkin on my pick up .
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I've been wrenching forever but it's always been on small cars and trucks so sorry if this sounds remedial but it's a weight question.
How do you 'jack' the front of your trucks up enough to use jack stands? On my Toyotas, I've always just positioned the jack in the center of the front axle and have been fine. These trucks are a liiiiiiiittle heavier. I guess I haven't lifted the front of my X yet but when I swapped the springs on my last F250, I used the center axle method. While jacking, I heard some creaking and had an uneasy feeling and wondered if I was putting too much pressure on the axle tube, all that weight focused on one 4" point.
What do you guys think?
How do you 'jack' the front of your trucks up enough to use jack stands? On my Toyotas, I've always just positioned the jack in the center of the front axle and have been fine. These trucks are a liiiiiiiittle heavier. I guess I haven't lifted the front of my X yet but when I swapped the springs on my last F250, I used the center axle method. While jacking, I heard some creaking and had an uneasy feeling and wondered if I was putting too much pressure on the axle tube, all that weight focused on one 4" point.
What do you guys think?
And then I slide a Jack Stand under axle for added support....
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Ok, make sure they are tall enough, you will want 6 ton stands I'd think. Put them just behind the rear spring hanger on the flat part of the frame. Should be able to get one side up at a time without too much issue.
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I use my floor jack on the diff when jacking up the rear of my truck but not when jacking up the front. The front of my truck weighs just over 4600 lbs so that is too much weight for my jack. 
Even if I had a stronger floor jack, it does seem like a lot of weight for the front diff to carry. I use a bottle jack under the leaf spring bracket so I can get a jack stand in place, so that means I jack up one side at a time like the others do. 
Even if I had a stronger floor jack, it does seem like a lot of weight for the front diff to carry. I use a bottle jack under the leaf spring bracket so I can get a jack stand in place, so that means I jack up one side at a time like the others do.
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when i did my front rotors i did one side at at time, jacked up the axel in a spot where i could slip two jack stands in as quickly as possible then let the pressure off the floor jack and let it rest on the jack stands (rated 3 tons each) and kept the floor jack in position, and under pressure, but only carrying about 10% of the load...i kept it there just in case i needed to dive for it i wanted it to be in place and not free rolling.
i guess if !@*# hits the fan you're in trouble no matter what
i guess if !@*# hits the fan you're in trouble no matter what
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I've jacked under the axle tube, it only gets you one side. Same under the diff, the cg is in the slanted casting on the side of the diff so you might as well use 2 jacking positions. Safer anyways I suppose.
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