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Has anyone tried to lift their truck with the stock jack, does it work? Seems pretty small.
 

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I have changed the right front and left rear tires on my 5.7 crew cab with no problem. It didn't give me a real warm fuzzy feeling and i wouldn't want to get under the truck while it was off of the ground but it served the purpose. Note: it was on dry pavement in both cases.
 

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I've used mine. It worked but I now keep a floor jack in truck. Lets face it, when you drop the spare, your not having a great day.
 

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I’ve used it once, but never with much weight in the truck. If you’re planning to off-road the truck (away from help), I’d being a more capable jack and think of the OEM jack as a spare.

I use a 60” Hi Lift for off-roading, or a hydraulic bottle jack for remote road trips. I also bring at least one jack stand, which is something most people leave at home, but I’m not about to let somebody find me dead under a truck with a Hi Lift laying on the ground.


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Where are the jacking points with a high lift jack?
 

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Where are the jacking points with a high lift jack?

I jack from the rock sliders, but you’d need the wheel adapter for a stock truck.


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I have a hydraulic bottle jack with a 2" thick 2'x2' plywood base for some added security under the jack. Once I get my rock sliders I'll end throwing the hi jack I have in the truck.

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If you’re getting White Knuckles you’ll have to be really careful with the door panels. My tubes stick out a fair bit more than theirs and I still have to take care to get it placed at just the right angle to stay out of the doors.


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Nah, I won't be going with White Knuckle. I have a buddy who builds rock crawlers and stuff. I've gotta get my truck to him so he can start designing a set jut haven't had the time lately.

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So this past weekend I had a flat (for the first time ever!). I was 300 miles from home in the cold and rain. Of course, it didn't happen with the early October heat wave. It waited until the first wet cold front. And on a Sunday when everything is closed. Anyway...

I only had the factory jack, and that thing scares the crap out of me. I understand why they call those little scissor jacks "widow makers". I was okay on the rear axle but the manual said mount up on the control arm up front, and let me say, that was totally rickety and unstable. (The flat was on the front so I moved the rear tire up and put the spare on the rear, hence the two tire changes.)

If I remained warm and dry during the tire changes, which I didn't, I'd still call that jack questionable.

Anyway, I'm looking for something better. This seems to be Amazon's best seller (https://amzn.to/2NV3sZW) but I don't know if its the best for our truck. Only one way to find out, absent of anyone else's experience...

(Edit: I have a regular old 1500. Sorry if your Power Wagon jacks are different. I just realized my search for better jacks sent me into this forum :/ )
 

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So we can't use a high lift jack on our bumpers? That was what I THOUGHT I would be doing....
 

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The Home Depot jack height is stated as 12 and 1/4" which is good for going under the rear axle to change an inflated tire. It really does look nice for that purpose.

Since our Power Wagons have a 17" wheel. Half of the wheel is 8.5". The flats on my OEM Duratrac tires were squished down deep into the pavement to a height of no more than 3 to 4 inches. Sidewall blowouts leave even less with a fragmented tire, nearly down to the wheel. So add what is left of the flat tire to the 8.5" wheel height and subtract half the thickness of the rear axle to get to the lowest height of a jack needed to slide it under the axle. Also, one needs to determine the maximum height of the same jack needed to put back on a fully inflated tire.

One will need to dig a deep hole to stuff the Home Depot jack into in order to change a flat tire. Fortunately, Home Depot sells shovels too.
 
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So we can't use a high lift jack on our bumpers? That was what I THOUGHT I would be doing....

You can use the wheel adapter, just need a jack stand to support the axle in order to remove the wheel.

In my opinion, unless you have rock sliders and/or fabricated bumpers that can support a high lift jack, a good hydraulic jack is a better option.


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I'm looking into a few options based on how to lift this heavy vehicle! Looking into what you guys are suggesting of course! How much weight should we look at for any jack for these trucks? Since they are 8000lbs should I get at least a 3ton jack? Or go bigger?
 
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I’ve been thinking about rock sliders and a hi-lift jack combination for ease of changing a tire. I suppose the added benefit of body protection and additional options for extraction come included....


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I’ve been thinking about rock sliders and a hi-lift jack combination for ease of changing a tire. I suppose the added benefit of body protection and additional options for extraction come included....


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Bottle jack or floor jack is a better option if you’re primarily thinking about changing tires. You have to lift the body quite high to get a tire off the ground unless you strap or chain the axle to the frame.

I have sliders and a 60” high lift in the truck all the time, I’d still rather change a tire with a floor jack or bottle jack.


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Bottle jack or floor jack is a better option if you’re primarily thinking about changing tires. You have to lift the body quite high to get a tire off the ground unless you strap or chain the axle to the frame.

I have sliders and a 60” high lift in the truck all the time, I’d still rather change a tire with a floor jack or bottle jack.


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Good point. Thanks!


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I'm only thinking off changing the tires....so I'm thinking High lift jack with wheel lift, and a bottle jack/lift after tire is up high enough, then using the bottle lift/jack to complete raising/lowering. I can mount the jack in the bed of the truck so it is out of the way. Might be the easiest/safest way to do things.
 

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I'm only thinking off changing the tires....so I'm thinking High lift jack with wheel lift, and a bottle jack/lift after tire is up high enough, then using the bottle lift/jack to complete raising/lowering. I can mount the jack in the bed of the truck so it is out of the way. Might be the easiest/safest way to do things.

If you want to go the High Lift and tire adapter route, you’ll also need a jack stand and should get some tire chock blocks too, in case there are no rocks or other objects around to improvise with. If you’re only planning to lift from the wheels you could probably get away with the 48” bar, but the 60” bar definitely isn’t too much for these trucks. If you might be working on soft ground, get the off-road base too.

“Might be the easiest/safest way to do things” is almost never said about anything involving high lift jacks. They can be extremely dangerous if operated incorrectly.


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