Lifted truck problems.. floor jack won't reach

[Buyer2021]

i know i know but that's too tacky of a method for me lol

TACKY? Ohhhhh, la tee da! Let us guess? Farley comes over to watch you work on your truck, so it’s gotta look beautiful? Maybe try some lace skirts to cover your jacks and the manly wood.

Yeah, definitely dealing with a set of only-in-the-first-world hangups here, difficult to have any sympathy for such self-induced problems that have obvious, easy, practical, and perfectly functional solutions.

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[fordhouston]

TACKY? Ohhhhh, la tee da! Let us guess? Farley comes over to watch you work on your truck, so it’s gotta look beautiful? Maybe try some lace skirts to cover your jacks and the manly wood.

to each their own bud..

 

[SpaceWhiteF150]

I’ve always used a 4x4 piece of lumber!!

 

[wessermgm]

That is what 6x6x6 wood blocks are for.

Damn straight.

 

[pjc123]

 

[SALEEN961]

How much lift and what size tires are we talking about? Small ramps are a good option when you don't need to get the wheels off the ground. I made some solid wood ramps from 2x12 lumber because it's much more reliable than all of the lightweight plastic, foam, or cheap steel ramps I've seen. Race Ramps in particular wind up crushing over time even with light use.

My main jack at home is a Harbor Freight Daytona 3-Ton Long-Reach Low-Profile Professional Floor Jack, it has a 24.25" maximum lift height. It lifts my F150 from the factory lift points without issue, but I'm only leveled on stock size tires.

I didn't really like the idea of buying a floor jack from Harbor Freight, and I spent a lot of time looking for better options before I bought it. In the end I wound up accepting the fact that it was a really good jack in spite of who was selling it.

If my truck was significantly higher, I would lift it from the rear axle, lower control arms, lift kit crossmember, ect; or I would build a small extension for the lift pad on my floor jack.

 

[HammaMan]

4x4s and 6x6s of various sizes are always handy to have. You can jack up and stick 12" 6x6s under each tire w/ parking brake engaged to get some additional height without stands.

 

[discothan]

aftermarket lift-kit for your floor jack?

 

[Jean Deaux]

https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton...-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-orange-64241.html

 

[AB_GA]

what is the solution for floor jacks and lifted trucks?? my standard floor jack will not reach high enough for my truck.
i want to hear what solutions out there are lol

I permanently have 2 ~3'pieces of 6x6 with me at all times.

 

[JExpedition07]

Probably can lift from the control arm if just popping the wheel off, just make sure you get a jack stand under somewhere on the frame. I always jacked my Expedition up where the control arm meets the frame….idk if that frowned upon or not but never had any issues.

 

[BrookSyrnyk]

what is the solution for floor jacks and lifted trucks?? my standard floor jack will not reach high enough for my truck.
i want to hear what solutions out there are lol

 

[Suns_PSD]

i know i know but that's too tacky of a method for me lol

Do you even know how to Redneck?!

 

[HDT05]

Do you even know how to Redneck?!

Lol...rednecker F150

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