When i change out my wheels and tires, I use the hi-lift on my sliders, that works fine btu i have no way of supporting the truck while it is up there. I am extra careful to never get under the truck and I have been known to re-jack the truck up to 5 times until the jack is perfectly straight to my eyes. however, is till don't trust this setup for getting under the truck. i am going to be swapping in my chevy leafs soon and am prepared to buy a floor jack and/or some jack stands. i have a few questions though...

using a floor jack and/or jack stands:

how much should the floor jack be able to handle?

how much should the jack stands be able to handle?

where should i put the floor jack to raise the rear? the front?

where should I put jack stands to support the rear for a spring swap (so as to take pressure off the leafs)?

thanks!

 

well a 1.5 ton to 2 ton jack should be fine. I recommend one from Craftsman that we just got my dad for Father's Day. It is super quick and strong. The jack stands can be about the same rate. Im not real sure where u would jack it up at as i havent looked under there in a while to see where a good spot would be.

 

When I did my swap I used harbor frieght everything.


The little jack stands I used to support the axle are the 3 ton ones and the ones supporting the truck are the 6 tons. The 6 tons are way maxed out and real close to the front. I wasn't proud of the setup and given the time I would have gotten/made some real tall jackstands and put them farther back.

As for the jack I used the little 2 ton jack for like $20 and put it under the diff with a block of wood. That is how I got the jackstands under the frame.

As cheap and crappy as it was, the setup worked fine throughout the whole project.

btw that is Garrett in the pic.

 

yeah my problem is just the height though I guess I could put them on some wide pieces of wood or something or some cinder blocks. thanks

 

Those pieces of wood better be really wide!
Also cinder blocks could crush, I would definatly at least get what I got. Those jackstands are cheap. You have a harbor freight in houston?

 

Don't use cinder blocks, when rigs fall people break.

A couple extra minutes blocking it up with the correct equipment, then bouncing your weight off the rig before you crawl under it to check for sturdiness, may save a friends or your life.