My factory jack has was missing when I bought my '86 K5 about 10 years ago. I have a hi-lift jack, but the curvature of the front bumper won't accept the jack. Plus, I'd bet money that someone would steal my hi-lift here in Dallas if I mounted to the truck. What do you guys (and gals) carry in your rigs to change tires? I'm looking for something that doesn't take up a lot of room to store. It'd be nice if I could find something to mount in the standard location (under hood / inner fender). Ideas??
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Flat Tire Jack - What Are You Using to Jack Up Your Truck?
- Thread starter PWagon
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I used to always just pack a small bottle jack with the type of end that would screw out to reach higher. Worked good on flat/solid ground with smaller tires but once you start to add big tires and lift kits you usually need to just step up to an aluminum floor jack or pack a bunch of wood blocks to stack up under the jack. They do get kinda tippy and unsafe when jacked up all the way too.
Medium sized (12 ton? Crapsman) bottle jack and a few short lengths of 2x4. 2x4's are handy for all kinds of things: emergency wheel chocks, beating the starter solenoid when it overheats (it's a Chevy, it happens), carrying irregularly shaped cargo in the truck, motivating teenagers to do as they're told, etc etc. And yeah, for off-pavement situations the bottle jack isn't ideal, but that's why the Hi-Lift. For street use, the bottle jack smaller to store and quicker to bust out.
Also, a Hi-Lift at the bumper is crap to lift your truck for a flat, as you have to stretch the whole suspension. Much easier to jack the axle, using a roller jack or a bottle jack, or Hi-Lift IF you have those straps that hook onto the wheel.
-- A
Also, a Hi-Lift at the bumper is crap to lift your truck for a flat, as you have to stretch the whole suspension. Much easier to jack the axle, using a roller jack or a bottle jack, or Hi-Lift IF you have those straps that hook onto the wheel.
-- A
HMMWV jack with the big base mounted underneath the truck. I welded on a normal round jacking point to it.
pic TN of this jack setup?
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LMAO Ktm but thought you would have some awesome jack there!
^ this
and I have mine mounted on the bed side using some of Kerts wingnuts. Still need to add some locks to it.
60" hi lift.
Just a hilift. And a ratchet strap to pull the axle up with the frame. But my bumpers aren't stock. And I have never had a flat on the Jimmy.
Oh crap, now I will.
Oh crap, now I will.
I now have an old full sized Sears floor jack I got in a scrap metal freebie pile off craigslist--doesn't leak,but the handle is missing and the gears that operate the raising/lowering mechanism have teeth missing--so I use a piece of pipe and turn the gears with a screwdriver or pliers..
I also keep a 4 ton bottle jack in the truck too...
I hate the OEM "crank up" jacks that came bolted to the inner fender..better than no jack,but not by much...with my back,by the time I'm done cranking that handle 1500 turns,and loosen all the lug nuts,I'm too whipped to lift a 8 lug tire & rim up onto the studs..
I used to keep a log about 3" taller than the height of my axle tubes to the ground in the truck bed--if you get a flat you can "jack it up" by leaning the log against the axle tube and driving forward...
I also keep a 4 ton bottle jack in the truck too...
I hate the OEM "crank up" jacks that came bolted to the inner fender..better than no jack,but not by much...with my back,by the time I'm done cranking that handle 1500 turns,and loosen all the lug nuts,I'm too whipped to lift a 8 lug tire & rim up onto the studs..
I used to keep a log about 3" taller than the height of my axle tubes to the ground in the truck bed--if you get a flat you can "jack it up" by leaning the log against the axle tube and driving forward...
You're screwed. You said it.
Brans: I don't have a pic of my jack readily available but here's a link to the jack. I got the handles as well, and mine was cheap from a surplus store. I just welded on an old floorjack pad to the top. You could also though weld on tubes to the truck to use the post which would be used on the hmmwv.
Its got a crazy amount of lift height.
http://www.rosconinc.com/HUMMER-H1-HUMVEE-M998-HMMWV-SCISSORS-JACK-5120013750070-5939822-5939822.htm
How high does that Hummer jack go?
I used to carry a hi-lift until I realized my suspension was way too flexy and the tire would never come off the ground. I guess strapping the axle to the frame, as mentioned, could solve that. Hi lifts are kind of creepy to me though. They always seem like they are going to tip, or the handle is going to knock you in the face. I ended up copying one of those bottle jack systems with various lengths of interlocking tubing to fit over the end of the jack. I can get very high and fairly stable with a piece of flat steel to rest the jack on. I welded up my own, but here's the original:
https://safejacks.com/collections/
Some day I'll just go buy an aluminum harbor freight floor jack too.
I used to carry a hi-lift until I realized my suspension was way too flexy and the tire would never come off the ground. I guess strapping the axle to the frame, as mentioned, could solve that. Hi lifts are kind of creepy to me though. They always seem like they are going to tip, or the handle is going to knock you in the face. I ended up copying one of those bottle jack systems with various lengths of interlocking tubing to fit over the end of the jack. I can get very high and fairly stable with a piece of flat steel to rest the jack on. I welded up my own, but here's the original:
https://safejacks.com/collections/
Some day I'll just go buy an aluminum harbor freight floor jack too.
Kain
3/4 ton status
dont wast your money on the harbor freight aluminum jack Mastiff. I have one used a dozen times it failed. had the transfer case on it and it droped it like a ton of bricks. Still trying to find someone that will service it.
below you can find a used hummer jack on ebay cheap
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-3-Ton-...:g:tbgAAOSwwPhWlBHo&item=141875014084&vxp=mtr
below you can find a used hummer jack on ebay cheap
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-3-Ton-...:g:tbgAAOSwwPhWlBHo&item=141875014084&vxp=mtr
What's special about the hummer jack? More height? It just looks like a standard cheapie car jack to me.
Yeah, I think that's the other style of HMMWV jack which isn't worth it. You want the Bogert style (Google for this for pix or details.)
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Kain
3/4 ton status
i was just saying you dont have to pay a hundred bucks for a new one, i have a floor jack in mine
Kain
3/4 ton status
oh i see said the blind man
