Good jack for changing larger tires?

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fsupaintball

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Location

W of Denver

• Nov 4, 2011

• #1

Not much mud in Colorado, probably not a whole lot of need for a Hi-Lift on my Cherokee. But I do have 31" tires and a 3" lift. What worries me is blowing a tire and not being able to mount the spare with the stock jack!

Is there a good compact jack someone can recommend which is easy to stow away, and can lift the jeep high enough to change a tire?



Hi-lifts aren't great for changing tires anyway, especially if you only have stock bumpers like me.

 

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bigdummy30

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Location

maryland

• Nov 4, 2011

• #2

a bottle jack with enough reach ...

 

CharlesS

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Location

Quezon Province, Philippines

• Nov 4, 2011

• #3

How about this.....

http://airjackusa.com/

 

whitexj98

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Location

Cali

• Nov 4, 2011

• #4

You sure the stock one wont work with 31s? I used mine with 30s

 

Phil

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Location

West Sacramento, CA

• Nov 4, 2011

• #5

Have you tried using the stock bottle have to verify it won't work?

31s are only give an extra inch or so under the axle from stock. Scrap of wood for a base under the stock jack?

 

DeftwillP

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Location

Round Rock TX

• Nov 4, 2011

• #6

I've used my stock bottle with blocks to change my 35's.....granted, not offroad, but it works.

 

snail

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Location

North Jersey

• Nov 4, 2011

• #7

fsupaintball said:

Hi-lifts aren't great for changing tires anyway, especially if you only have stock bumpers like me.

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If lacking lift points for a hi-lift jack, you would use this...then a jackstand or whatever for support

otherwise stock bottle with some scrap wood will work.. i had kept some under the rear seat (done it before for 32" tires)

 

foxwar71

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Location

Foxboro, MA

• Nov 4, 2011

• #8

Just a stock bottle jack will lift high enough to take off a 35" tire. No spacer or anything underneath, although its good to have small pad for a better footing under the jack.

 

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fsupaintball

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Location

W of Denver

• Nov 4, 2011

• #9

Cool. I hadn't even bothered to try the stock jack because I figured it wouldn't cut it, but it sounds like I'm wrong. Thanks

 

Jes

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Location

San Bruno, CA.

• Nov 4, 2011

• #10

I have 37" tires and the stock jack has always worked for me.
It's good to have a 12"X12" piece of 3/4"(or thicker) plywood for a base.

 

Johnnie Walker

Piece of Fish!

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Location

WA state

• Nov 4, 2011

• #11

Yes, the stock bottle jack works, takes a while tho. Those exhaust balloon jacks are nice.

 

Wayne Sihler

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Location

Maurertown,Va.

• Nov 4, 2011

• #12

Or you could get one from a full size pickup.I got one from a Dodge Dakota for my (sons) 87 w 3" lift. and from a full size Dodge w/gear reduction for my 96 w/4.5" lift.

 

VAhasnoWAVES

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Location

Lake City, Mi

• Nov 4, 2011

• #13

Phil said:

Have you tried using the stock bottle have to verify it won't work?

31s are only give an extra inch or so under the axle from stock. Scrap of wood for a base under the stock jack?

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this, i always bring a block with me to keep my jack from sinking if i just so happen to need it. blocks work well too.

 

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jonzer12

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Location

Canada

• Nov 4, 2011

• #14

spend the money once and be done, get a hi-lift.
There are lots of scenarios where a stock jack won't cut it.

 

DeftwillP

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Location

Round Rock TX

• Nov 4, 2011

• #15

I can count 10:1 the number of times I've used a bottle jack to remove a tire on my rig as compared to a hilift. But they do look great strapped to the roof rack at the mall.

 

Porch951

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Location

Albuquerque, NM

• Nov 4, 2011

• #16

This is good to know! I always had a little worry in the back of my mind about what would happen if one of my tires blew out...

 

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Rod Knee

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Location

Grand Jct., CO

• Nov 4, 2011

• #17

Stock jack plus a couple 2x4's work fine with 31's.

 

Talyn

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Location

Radford, Communistwealth of Virginia

• Nov 4, 2011

• #18

Stock jack works fine for me w/31". I have a hi-lift and it sits in my garage. It has come in handy a few times, but when changing a tire I have to use the hilift on a the rocker guard and I need to get it pretty high to lift a tire. And its pretty unstable with the hi-lift. Chocking the tires is good idea, but I found it necessary with a hilift. I used the hilift once to lift the body high enough to pull the transmission out from under. My main hydraulic jack was in use with the transmission and the other hydraulic jack was too small. I got the body jacked up with the hilift, slid the transmission w/hydraulic jack out from under and right after I did that the jeep moved back, the hilift fell out from under and the jeep fell. I didn't chock the tires on the other side. So, they can be dangerous.

 

Begster

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Location

Cape Cod/Boston, Mass

• Nov 4, 2011

• #19

DeftwillP said:

I can count 10:1 the number of times I've used a bottle jack to remove a tire on my rig as compared to a hilift. But they do look great strapped to the roof rack at the mall.

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And I think I've counted the same ratio for the amount of times I've seen a high lift slip, fall over, or jam and not shift to let the vehicle down when someone has used one to change a tire. I'll x2 the bottle jack idea, in the 7+ years I've owned my jeep I've never said "Man, I wish I had a high lift right now." I just went out and got a craftsman bottle jack I keep under the seat.