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Old 01-03-2022, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RedAustinIX
Does anyone else have updates on what they've done for jacking points? It appears the current best practice is to use the front jacking point and lift it enough to add a jackstand at the rear for safety? Any new wisdom/easier methods?

I need to rotate my tires soon, and always prefer having a jack stand under there somewhere in addition to the jack.
I prefer a single lifting solution rather than messing around with floor jacks and jack stands:



 
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Old 01-04-2022, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Muppetry
I prefer a single lifting solution rather than messing around with floor jacks and jack stands:


That looks handy af. Do you have a link to that lifting solution?
 
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Old 01-04-2022, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Muppetry
I prefer a single lifting solution rather than messing around with floor jacks and jack stands:


​​​​​​That does look nice but it's too early for me and I'm not wrapping my head around the interpretation of this one.


 

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Old 01-04-2022, 06:51 AM
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I just used a regular floor jack to lift each wheel up separately when I installed the winter tires. I used the the sill jack points but added a rubber cushion to avoid damaging the jack points. These:

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-schwaben...ors/3107838kt/
 
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Old 01-04-2022, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Mcdooogs
That looks handy af. Do you have a link to that lifting solution?
That's one of the Quickjack models: https://www.quickjack.com/car-lifts/7000tlx/
 
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Old 01-04-2022, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by _Allegedly
​​​​​​That does look nice but it's too early for me and I'm not wrapping my head around the interpretation of this one.
It's not a 4 post lift - a 4 post is designed to lift the entire vehicle by driving it onto the platform. That appears to be warning against using a 4 post with some kind of rails to leave the wheels free.
 
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Old 01-04-2022, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Muppetry
It's not a 4 post lift - a 4 post is designed to lift the entire vehicle by driving it onto the platform. That appears to be warning against using a 4 post with some kind of rails to leave the wheels free.
I think what I was trying to figure out is why a lift with rails that run the sides of the truck (front to back) can't be used. They seem to spec one that uses rails that cross the vehicle.

I could be interpreting it way off though.
 
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Old 01-04-2022, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by _Allegedly
I think what I was trying to figure out is why a lift with rails that run the sides of the truck (front to back) can't be used. They seem to spec one that uses rails that cross the vehicle.

I could be interpreting it way off though.
Maybe they are worried about the vehicle toppling sideways if the two sides don't lift or lower evenly. I don't know why that would be a problem with a 4 post lift though.
 
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Old 01-04-2022, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Muppetry
Maybe they are worried about the vehicle toppling sideways if the two sides don't lift or lower evenly. I don't know why that would be a problem with a 4 post lift though.
It wouldn't be different front to back though if something failed on a 4 post lift.

Somewhere along the lines of assuming some dummy is going to be in the truck while it's lifted and then opening a door(s) would fork up the balance? Maybe traverse would be better at preventing roll in that situation? Idk.
 
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Old 01-04-2022, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by _Allegedly
It wouldn't be different front to back though if something failed on a 4 post lift.

Somewhere along the lines of assuming some dummy is going to be in the truck while it's lifted and then opening a door(s) would fork up the balance? Maybe traverse would be better at preventing roll in that situation? Idk.
Maybe. In any case, the Quickjack lifts are wide platforms rather than rails, and are very stable. You can certainly open the doors and climb into the vehicle without any detectable motion.
 


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