Is anyone using a Hi-Lift jack for there PSD Superduty ?

What are you using for the jack points ?

Can i use the bumper lift attachment on the rear bumper without damaging the bumper ?

And should i get the 48" or 60" jack ?

Don"t what to use or carry around the 4 Ton floor jack anymore, PITA. Thanks for any help.

 

i would get the 60 inch jack, just to have that extra foot in length. if the bumper lift doesnt work, they make one to fit on your wheels, then you could just put jackstands under the axle. a truck will lift a lot better from the wheels, or under axle, then from the frame. the springs will raise crazily if you lift from the frame, at least on a lighter duty rig.

 

there arent too many good places to jack from on a SD. if you are gonna get one be prepared for scratches left by the jack contacting the body skin. the best advise i can offer (and its not cheaop) is aftermarket bumpers, good ones. like road armor or ranch hands, with thick extreme duty mounts and design. that will alsop give you a place to weld on some D-rings for strap attachment

-cutts-

 

60" jack, on that truck stock the only way to lift it is from the wheels with a wheel adapter, which they sell. Though you will need a jackstand to sit the vehicle on afterwards.

A better option might be to have a 3 ton floor jack with a 21" lift range. The difference of probably 30 pounds and much smaller size would make it easier to carry and a 3 ton jack is enough to do the job.

 

the only thing, that makes the hilift better, is for longer travel in a lifted truck, and the ability to winch, or clamp with it. for a stock truck you dont really need one.

plus, bottle jacks can be hidden under the rear seat, or in the engine compartment somewhere.

 

Yea, but, bottle jacks are next to useless off road. The saddle on a floor jack is more likely to stay put if the jack sinks or the truck is off camber.

 

yea but you could easily modfiy one and build a base plate for it so that it has a widerbase and less likely to tip. all you'd have to do is drill some holes that you can bolt and unbolt the base. i know what you're saying about the floor jack being easier and it prolly would be but a bottle jack could be stowed away much cleaner and take up far less space.

-cutts-

 

unless you get one of the bigger, heavier floor jacks, it wont pick it up, plus, a full size floor jack would be rediculous rolling around in your truck.

 

> unless you get one of the bigger, heavier floor jacks, it wont pick it up,

100% untrue. I have regularly picked up a Dodge diesel 4x4 drw, EASY, with my 3 ton jack along with my 4x4 van which weighes about 7,000 pounds itself. That Cummings is a lot heavier then the PSD. Which is why I recommended it. I carry it in my van instead of my much bigger 4 ton model.

> a full size floor jack would be rediculous rolling around in your truck

So would a bottle jack, that is why you secure any equipment you have in your truck. Mine is held down by 5/16 chain on both ends so it goes nowhere in a roll over.

With a crew cab or super cab (which 75%+ of PSD are) you can store or secure it under or behind the rear seats. They sell lift brackets that are perfect for raising the rear seat so you can store jacks or guns there.