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Floor jack lifting points?


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I want to lift my 2wd 91 Ranger up and support it on 4 jack stands. My chilton and hanes manuals only cover doing one wheel. I can't find any information online either. I have the rear up and supported, but I don't know where to put the floor jack for the front. Is this a safe point to lift from? I started to jack it up but it seems like a lot of weight.

 


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No that is not safe nor is the truck meant to be lifted from there. Put the pad of the jack under the bolt on the bottom of the I-beam under the springs. This is a safe and stable spot for your trolly jack to lift your truck. Lift one side at a time and be sure to use jack stands as being crushed by a vehicle sucks bad, trust me I'm disabled due to being crushed by a vehicle.
 

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I normally lift the front one side at a time. I place my jack under the bolt on the bottom of the axle beam directly below where the spring sits. I often put my jack stand under the frame a few inches back from the bumper.

Depending on how much access I need, I will sometimes put an extra set of jack stands under the frame near the transmission cross-member. I just raise those as high as they will go before touching the frame. Just extra safety to satisfy my paranoia.
 

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I'm glad I asked! I jacked it up under the springs and put the stands under the frame as Bgunner and ericbphoto suggested. Felt much, much safer. Thanks for the help!
 

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No problem, just be safe wrenching and be sure to have fun while doing so.
 

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Bgunner is right. Always jack a TTB/TIB from under the spring bolt. It is the most stable position.
 

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I normally lift the front one side at a time. I place my jack under the bolt on the bottom of the axle beam directly below where the spring sits. I often put my jack stand under the frame a few inches back from the bumper.

Depending on how much access I need, I will sometimes put an extra set of jack stands under the frame near the transmission cross-member. I just raise those as high as they will go before touching the frame. Just extra safety to satisfy my paranoia.
Does this image identify these points correctly?
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Yup. That's where I do it.
 

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If I need to lift the whole frontend up at once I usually jack right from where yours is in the picture :dunno: I have a much larger jack than yours though.
 

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Personally i always jack on the beam then place the stands as far outward toward the wheel as possible.
 

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Personally i always jack on the beam then place the stands as far outward toward the wheel as possible.
Generally I do too.

Doesn't work worth a crap when you need to play with the front suspension or are doing an axle swap though. I don't think I have ever needed to jack up both sides at the same time without before I did the axle swap either.
 

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Generally I do too.

Doesn't work worth a crap when you need to play with the front suspension or are doing an axle swap though. I don't think I have ever needed to jack up both sides at the same time without before I did the axle swap either.
This might not be the "proper" way to do it but i lift it at the beams then use cement blocks/4x4s to build up a good solid base on the frame out of the way if i need to be doing that kind of shit.

Since i trust cement blocks more then jack stands.
 

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