96 F150 4wd 6cyl 4.9

Its the first time I've had to jack two wheels off the ground at the same time and I don't have a clue. The vehicle only cam with a bottle jack and I can't figure out how to put the truck on my jack stands. After I lift it with the bottle jack it is in the way and I can't figure out how to replace it with the jack stand so I can lift the other side. I know there is probably an simple answer, but it escapes me. My other vehicles have jacks that don't raise the care by lifting from the wheel support . Am I putting the bottle jack in the wrong position. Where should I locate the bottle jack so I can raise both the back end for this job and then the front end on another job.
I also have a floor jack but I also can position it to let me put the jack stands in position

Also I need recommendations on where to get drums for my vehicle. No stores seem to stock them so I'm looking for ideas on who has good equipment and small shipping charges.

 

Jack up the front and put the jack stand on the frame as close to the front as you can. Same with the back. Just support the frame and make sure it's high enough your wheels are off the ground obviously

 

I did my rear brakes & drums last year w/ the help of this forum -- advance and autozone sell them cheap -- Im am in the philly area

 

djhives,

Thanks for the advice. I tried both Advance and Autozone near me and neither had them it stock but they could get them for me. Also Pep Boys didn't have them but could get them in a couple of days. I saw them online at O'reillys and they were a little cheaper. Any way I go it will take a couple of days to get them. Just wondered if anyone had tried the online route.

I also live in the Philly area - Delaware County

 

Not sure where points on the "frame" that I can place jackstands to keep the truck wheels off the ground that will support the truck. I have checked several manuals and they only discuss using Jack stand and bottle jacks using the axle or radius arm. Any ideas on what "frame? points would support the truck and how much more I would have to jack it up tokeep the wheels off the ground since I assume that when I remove the jack and the load goes onto the jack stand that the wheels will drop some. Is that correct? How high would the jack stand have to be?

 

I have found it difficult, with my 96 4x4 F150, to get the truck high enough on jack stands. I just jack the truck up with my floor jack under the rear shock mount and take the wheel off and work on the brakes. I place a jack stand under the frame to keep the truck from falling too far should the jack slip. Same proceedure for the front end, except I jack the front up directly under bolt that holds the spindle to the axle.

 

Why can't you move the jack a few inches inward and put the stand outward of that? That's what I do.

 

Step 1. Loosen lug nuts. Dont take them off, just losen, it will be impossable to do when its in the air.
Step 2. Forget the bottle jack
Step 3. Place floor jack on sway bar mounting brackets on rear axle
Step 4. Jack it up
Step 5. Place jack stand.
Step 6. Repeat on the other side.


The front is roughly the same


Step 1. Place floor jack about 10" from the hub assembly towards the center of the truck.
Step 2. Jack it up
Step 3. Place jack stands near radius arm mount on axle

 

Thanks for the info. I'll give it a shot as soon as I get some time