When you do the rear shocks, you'll want to jack from the frame. That way the tube will (almost) fully extend making extraction/installation more easy.


It's really high up there, so I used a chunk of 6x6 I had hanging around. Stood it up in the jack cone and did the lift. Sounds crazy, but it was so tight with the frame and spare that it wasn't going anywhere. Anyway, I had a stand as backup.


TomJV

 

Lmao

 

Here's a question, if you're jacking the truck up to put a stand on the frame, where would it be acceptable to put the floor jack? Obviously you can't use that spot on the frame if you're trying to put the jack there. Wouldn't jacking from the rear diff as long as you don't jack it on the seal be alright to put stands under the truck?

This thread has a lot of innuendo in it....

 

When I did mine I jacked from the axle and then put the stand under the frame. I dont like jacking from the diff

 

With our 2011 mustang I jacked it from the differential, paid attention and never had a problem. Wouldn't be against it on the truck. Just pay attention and don't bend the cover plate. I think Ford advises against it mostly for liability reasons.

 

what size jack are we supposed to use for these trucks? not looking for the scissor type.
i have an 04 f150.....

i realized my car one is not even close to it but i don't even know how many sizes there or which size this needs.

thanks

 

If your looking at a floor jack, is should be a minimum of 3 ton lifting capacity. I have a 4 ton unit that I used on my old 3/4 ton trucks and it would pick either the front or rear ends with ease.

 

thanks man. and i'm guessing either the 3 ton or 4 ton will be no problem height wise right? i guess that was my problem to begin with....
my truck is not lifted..

 

Depends where you are jacking. On a stock truck, you should be able to jack from the frame just before it rounds over to the front enough to get the tires off the ground. In the rear if you jack from the axle you'll have enough to get the tires off the ground as well. If you think you can jack the frame in the rear you are mistaken. If you plan on leveling the truck or putting larger tires on the front you will likely run into issue with height. I put a 4x4 block of wood between my jack and my frame to give me the height I need.

 

When I rotate my tires I simply estimate where on the frame the jack needs to be to lift the whole side of the truck and start jacking. A boxed frame can handle it with no issue.