Jack and Jack Stands

Rccrwlr

Rccrwlr

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Hey all. Getting prepped for the Lift and wanted to know what size Jack and Jack stands to get. I have been using a small floor jack on a piece of wood (i know you all have done it) and some shorter jack stands while working on my CJ5 RCCRWLR and wanted to upgrade for use on CLIFFORD. Looking at the 3" lift install I'm going to want to be able to support from the frame to allow for the axle to drop to install the springs. Now i know Ridg3Runner will say 4ft jack stands or bar stools as they are better known but what do most people use?
 
HighwayTrout

HighwayTrout

Hooked
And ridgerunner would be correct. If you can find some of those big Jack stands for cheap they come in handy.

Haven't installed a lift but have raised plenty of vehicles and supported them with my junk. 2 ton Jack stands (17" max height) and a 3.5 ton low profile jack.

Hit up garage/estate sales.
 
olram30

olram30

Not That Kind of Engineer
Not the best option, but you can make by with a floor Jack and one jack stand and only one tire removed.
 

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gleno99

gleno99

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Rccrwlr said:
Hey all. Getting prepped for the Lift and wanted to know what size Jack and Jack stands to get. I have been using a small floor jack on a piece of wood (i know you all have done it) and some shorter jack stands while working on my CJ5 RCCRWLR and wanted to upgrade for use on CLIFFORD. Looking at the 3" lift install I'm going to want to be able to support from the frame to allow for the axle to drop to install the springs. Now i know Ridg3Runner will say 4ft jack stands or bar stools as they are better known but what do most people use?
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I have some 3 ton jack stands that extended as far as they go will not touch the frame on my jeep with the wheels on. If you jack the jeep up and take the tires off you can set it down on the 3 tons.
 
SFNick

SFNick

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3ton floor jack works great & 12 ton Jack stands will make life way easier depending on your tire size & lift height.
 
SFNick

SFNick

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I have HF but they a sketchy as shit! I'd prefer to have a double lock 12 Jack stand. 99$ for the pair if you go with HF.

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mastrcruse

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I've got a 3 ton jack and 8k stands. Got those because I used to run e30s and would have them on stands for months at a time. Was worried that my little sister, 6-8 at the time, would mess with the car so wanted it absolutely sturdy.
 
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MarkW13

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Harbor freight sells a high lift floor jack that lifts up to 24". I got it on sale for $129. Worth every penny.
 
Nosos

Nosos

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I used a pair of 6 ton heavy duty jack stands that extend to 24" and a 3.5 ton floor jack to do my 2.5" lift. Wouldn't have wanted shorter stands to do it with.
 
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jeeeep

jeeeep

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I have a pair of 6 ton that extend to 24", 3.5 ton jack 22" max, I usually put it up on a 4x4 to get a little extra height.

ordered a set of these max 30" height

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Would like to get one of these :thumb:

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jesse3638

jesse3638

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I installed my long arm lift with 6, 12 ton stands from harbor freight 2, 3.5 stands and two 7k floor jacks. One from Costco the other from HF. It was a pain but doable. Start to finish with drive shafts and a few others only took me 3.5 weeks...haha
 
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07JKSahara

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MarkW13 said:
Harbor freight sells a high lift floor jack that lifts up to 24". I got it on sale for $129. Worth every penny.
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This is what I used. Borrow another set of jack stands, you can even borrow mine. Also a second, smaller jack will help point the pinion/yokes. I even have a little bottle jack from HF, was like $20 but okay when you really just need another hand.

If you want to borrow anything I have, it's all yours. Impact/ torque wrench/etc.
 
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el_chupo_

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Tractor supply has the best prices on 6ton stands I have seen. 24" height, $25.

Northern tool also has decent prices.

And some of you guys with decent shop space keep an eye on CL for a lift. My dad and I just picked up a 9k 2 post for less than half the cost of that MaxJax setup...
 
aldaman

aldaman

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ETXJKU said:
I used a pair of 6 ton heavy duty jack stands that extend to 24" and a 3.5 ton floor jack to do my 2.5" lift. Wouldn't have wanted shorter stands to do it with.
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Same type of equipment I used to install my lift as well....:thumb:
 
Rccrwlr

Rccrwlr

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07JKSahara said:
This is what I used. Borrow another set of jack stands, you can even borrow mine. Also a second, smaller jack will help point the pinion/yokes. I even have a little bottle jack from HF, was like $20 but okay when you really just need another hand.

If you want to borrow anything I have, it's all yours. Impact/ torque wrench/etc.
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Wow thanks for the offer!
 
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