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Old May 4, 2007 | 01:53 AM
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This is a continuation of a previous post of mine. Ijust boughta2000 Ram 1500 with a 6" lift and 35" tires but no jack. How do you guys with similar lifts and big tiresjack up your trucks and wheredo you put your jack. Is a bottle jack with a 18" extension tall enough?
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 02:55 AM
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buy a floor jack and use the axels as lift points
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 04:14 AM
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need more info. Are you talkin about for off-roading fixing? or at the home fixing?
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 04:26 AM
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not at home fixing - hi lift jack, available everywhere.
at home fixing - floor jacks. i like having 2, sometimes i wish i had 4.
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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craftsman makes a floor jack that has 21 inchs of total lift,,, tallest ive found so far for a decent brand......their alum racing jack i think goes up to 18 1/2 inches.. thast what i have now and i like it
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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i LOVE[sm=drlove.gif]bottle jacks they work great you can make a small foundation for them to lift them up higher or if you need to fix anywhere the hi-lift jacks are very useful tools.
 
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Old May 4, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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Default RE: jack up a truck with a lift

thanks for the quick reply. I was talking about jack you can carry around with you in case of flat. I might go with an 18.5 inch bottle jack with a small foundation. TDMOPAR59 do you have pic of yours or can you tell me how you made it?
 
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