Have not found my jack yet - tools are under the hood, li.e lug wrench and collapsable jack actuating rod - where would my jack be? Is it up in spare tire or perhaps mine is long gone . . . where did Dodge store jack in 1983? Thanks

 

Google search tells me that its a bottle jack located under overflow tank in engine bay (no wonder, quite hidden from view) - truck is at a shop, hope to confirm this location next week, always good to have a jack when you are on the road- since bottle jack, jack points must be on axle locations.

 

The jacks are usually located on the passenger side fenderwell. I have seen them under the passenger seat also. The factory tool s will work, they are just not the most efficient. Get yourself a 4 way lug wrench that has one socket end that will fit your lug nuts. There are metric and SAE wrenches. You want SAE and when you find the end that fits your lug nuts, wrap a little electrical tape around the shaft near the end. This way, when you have a flat in the rain at 2 in the morning, it's less time to change the tire when you can find the correct socket.

 

Thanks Ol Grouch, great tip! I own a few gorilla lug wrenchs - they have that long sliding sleeve to provide a breaker bar effect. One of the first things I do with any old vehicle is remove lugnuts to grease and tighten so that I do not find out on the road that the old lugs are seized up and non removable! Good times . .

 

I loosen and retighten when I get a vehicle just in case someone used an impact wrench to tighten them. I'll zip a nut down but torque them with a torque wrench if I have time. I'll admit to often using the Gudentite method too. I got in a contest once with a friend to see who could get to 100 Ft. Lbs by hand. Him and his son were way off. I was at 97. Then again, I'm old and have been doing it for 50+ years.