So because my last question works so well what floor jack do you currently have and why? I have a 20 year old Craftsmen that needs to be replaced at my shop we use Snap-On and they are awesome but I don’t want to pay $500 for a floor jack
Harbor freight 3 ton and their 6 ton ton Jack stands. It was cheap, and it lifts my axle high enough
Same here. MyHarbor FreightNorthern Tool jack is one of the low profile ones. I use it on my wife’s Camaro but it lifts really high so I can use it on the Jeep and my Silverado. I don’t remember the cost,but I used one of their 20% off coupons.It’s been working well for me for about 5-1/2 years so far.
I used my 6 ton stands (4 of them) to hold the Jeep when I put my lift on.
I think @jjvw purchased these and found they are not all they are cracked up to be. They begin to lose pressure over time.Consider buying a pair or even four of these:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/powerbuilt-3-ton-all-in-one-jack
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It’s a jack and a jack stand together. As a jack it lifts up to 21”, and has a nice wide base.
Simply put it under, set the post height, engage the ratchet, jack just above the desired height, and let it down onto the ratchet to secure it like a jack stand. For extra security put pressure on the bottle jack so the stand supports most of the weight and the bottle jack supports a small amount.
To release, pump it up an inch, release the ratchet, and let it out like a normal jack.
The only thing is it is limited to 21 inches of lift. With a 4” SL and 35s, your frame is already at 20”, so it can’t take the tires off the ground by the frame alone. However, a couple footling pieces of 4x6 or even 6x6 timber side by side under each jack should fix that issue relatively safely.
Even with 40s these things would easily lift the tires off the ground by the axle tubes.