I am looking to buy a floor jack and stands so I can start doing my own work on my Jeep. Right now my Jeep has no lift and has 31" tires. Any information would be great thank you
X2 on this exact set up. The floor jack above goes to about 19 inches and you will still need to carefully use a 4x4 piece to do a BL on top of a 2 1/2 in chassis lifts with 33 in tires. Don't waste your money on an aluminum "racing" jack unless you are actually racing and have trailer weight issues. Plus the aluminum's don't have the same reach as that jack. Its amazing what the last inch of range will do for you.
You need at least 6 jack stands to work on either the front or rear axle. Two 6 tons under the driver and passenger frame rail, two "safety" 6 tons under the t case skid plate, and 2 for the axle(these can be 3 ton HF's but the 6's have more range).
If you want the entire jeep off the ground then I recommend 8. I know this sounds like over kill but better than the consequences. Cheap insurance from having the jeep fall on you.
Edited (per Tangofox007 & my weak brain, I've correctly labeled the jack stands)
does the low-pro jack have height issues with lifts? I figured I'd have to get a long reach for it to be able to reach the frame, or are you guys using blocks? I need to invest in both just like the OP..
X-another on HF. I've made due with the 3 ton stands swapping out my transmission & a clutch install, but the 6 ton would have made things easier. Their low profile floor jack has also been on point.
Craftsman 6 ton floor jack and a pair of left over floor stands from my dump truck days, and 2 from the flea market. I believe the flea market ones are craftsman also.
I have no lift and 31's both my jeeps and my jack will not get both tires off the ground if jacking from the side under the frame. from the front or rear its fine.
Yep, hard to beat the 6 ton stands from hf. If buying a floor jack, look for one that will go as high as possible. For a jeep, it doesn't need to be low profile. I've been using my hf floor jack for several years, I think it will go up to about 24 or 25 inches.
The low profile jacks are nice if you have a car with very little ground clearance, but TYPICALLY they don't have quite the lift range of the "normal" jacks, and are usually a bit more $....
If you don't use a jack on a regular basis, I would suggest that you consider a bottle jack instead of a floor jack. Costs less and takes up a lot less storage space. And more reliable.
I went with the low profile floor jack bc when I bought my jack, it went the highest out of any of the jacks that HF had. It is tall enough to get my Jeep with a 2.5" lift up onto the jack stands.
Just buy the jack that with the highest lift (and is <$100) and you should be good unless you have a much higher lift on your Jeep.
I only use the 3 ton to support the axle normally when the frame is supported by the 6 ton.
I'm buying a set of 12 ton next time they go on sale. I just love the wide base of the 12 ton and the higher you raise the 6ton the less it is stable. That said my 3 ton are like 18 years old and 6 ton are at least 10 years.
I have 8 of the 6 ton from HF and they are solid stands but I ended up picking up 4 of the 12 ton stands. With the 6 ton stands on the Jeeps frame my suspension droops far enough to put the tires firmly on the ground.. My jack is a throwback from my old mechanic days and ran about $1500 back in the day. But it lifts 5 tons 42" high so it stays with me forever!
I use the 12 ton HF stands. As said before you can set them under the frame and drop the axle down without it touching. Also use the HF low profile floor jack. Bought the low pro cause I have cars as well.
Those of you in Canada. I use the Princess Auto jack stands since the 90s are just as good if not the same as the harbor freight.
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