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I was rotating tires and the LR needed to swap with the RF so I jack the RF way up, set a stand under the frame and then jacked the left rear. This was a hard lesson because it was really hard to jack that **** up on the LR. I could feel the bar flexing using both hands to rotate, but it rose just enough to get the wheel up off the ground and it was too hard to jack anymore.
Then when lowering, the difficulty was still super hard, I kept going and then the truck fell down. The threads stripped and released the load is what happened. After thinking the situation through, I put the 2X6 boards under the front tire and tried extended mode, but it wasn't enough height to overcome the stand. I dropped the T-Case into 4L and after letting off the brake the stand gracefully fell forward. I was a bit concerned having my truck stranded in the air in the desert lol. The RF was way high because when I jacked the LR, the RF tire would sit back down on the ground lol.
The jack has 1,900 KG max capacity printed on it and that converts to 4,189 lbs so I guess they didn't intend for me to be doing that with the jack. I looked at Oriellys and they have a 6-ton bottle jack that is 17" max hight as thier tallest. I was going to try ActionAuto and NAPA but not sure how much height I need and guessed 17" was too short, couldn't measure the jack because of the stripped threads. How much hight does the sissor jack lift? Any ideas on a jack that could be stowed in back, that has enough height and enough power for GVWR?
Then when lowering, the difficulty was still super hard, I kept going and then the truck fell down. The threads stripped and released the load is what happened. After thinking the situation through, I put the 2X6 boards under the front tire and tried extended mode, but it wasn't enough height to overcome the stand. I dropped the T-Case into 4L and after letting off the brake the stand gracefully fell forward. I was a bit concerned having my truck stranded in the air in the desert lol. The RF was way high because when I jacked the LR, the RF tire would sit back down on the ground lol.
The jack has 1,900 KG max capacity printed on it and that converts to 4,189 lbs so I guess they didn't intend for me to be doing that with the jack. I looked at Oriellys and they have a 6-ton bottle jack that is 17" max hight as thier tallest. I was going to try ActionAuto and NAPA but not sure how much height I need and guessed 17" was too short, couldn't measure the jack because of the stripped threads. How much hight does the sissor jack lift? Any ideas on a jack that could be stowed in back, that has enough height and enough power for GVWR?
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