Using a Hi-lift.
#1
Using a Hi-lift.
So, with the new tires, the little bottle jack just can't cut it anymore (it obviously sucked before, but with 28" street tires, it was somewhat useable).
So I need to buy a new one, and I think I'd like a hi-lift type as they're easier to stow than a hydraulic floor jack.
Only thing is, I can't think of a way to lift the front of the truck with one as I don't have a bumper or sliders yet.
So am I stuck with hydraulic?
So I need to buy a new one, and I think I'd like a hi-lift type as they're easier to stow than a hydraulic floor jack.
Only thing is, I can't think of a way to lift the front of the truck with one as I don't have a bumper or sliders yet.
So am I stuck with hydraulic?
#3
Yeah, I've used them on my family's tractors, I just don't want to have to deal with a bigass jack taking up half of my cargo space.... Oh well, that's what I was afraid of.
#4
so buy a bigger bottle jack that you can screw out the threaded insert. You can get several decent adjustable bottle jacks for less than $30 that will meet your needs.
you are not limited to what toyota gave you. or use some 2x8 blocks or something to put under the jack...
something like this would work just fine:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=66450
you are not limited to what toyota gave you. or use some 2x8 blocks or something to put under the jack...
something like this would work just fine:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=66450
#6
I'm guessing you don't want to hear about the mostly square piece of oak firewood I may have used to get enough lift out of the bottle jack so I could get jackstands under the frame to replace my rear coils....
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On the trail, most jacks suck. I'd like a bigger pad on top of that bottle jack. Maybe weld a piece of 'U' to it to hold the axle better and also a wider base. I've had them fall over in uneven dirt.
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smithy,
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The average driver doesn't probably have a HiLift either. You can use lots of stuff as a makeshift jackstand in a pinch as long as you use common sense- some rounds of wood for instance
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For an initial improvement, get a bunch of 1'x1' squares of plywood, drill holes to match those on the stock jack, get a couple bolts with wingnuts, and you've got a [slightly]higher jack that's way more stable on sand, etc. BTW, the all-aluminum floor jacks weigh 45 pounds, and are occasionally on sale for $100 at Sears...they're easily liftable with one arm, and IMO, safer and more convenient than the HiLift. You can use the plywood under the floor jack as well. Alas, it IS too big to stow behind the seat of a regular cab.