Jacks

[Boinzo]

Ok, Patrol Gurus.

A little unsure if I have this thread in the right place. I did some searching. But...

I'm keen to know what jack people are carting in the back of their trucks.

I have a 2" lift, that looks closer to 3 (yes!), and I'm pretty sure the factory bottle jack is gonna do jack sh*t if I need to change a tyre. I hate high-lift jacks. What else is there?

I just need to know I can get this fully loaded truck high enough to get the spare on!

Hit me with your recommendations, considering my truck is already too heavy and full. Smaller is better (if unrealistically)

Thanks fellas.

[dom14]

I carry a trolley jack, highlift jack & couple of timber blocks to assist with height, and of course couple of jack stands. Those are essential recovery gears. Personally, I have lot of faith in trolley jacks. I've modified a small one to be able to lift higher by fabricating a "metal cradle" to attach to the top of the lift top(or you can simply use a timber block, finely balanced on top of it)

[macca]

Bought a 2 stage hydraulic jack off eBay, came from a F350. Cost $114.00 AUD shipped from the US.
Gives the lift needed and is rated 4 tonne too I think.

[Winnie]

Why won't your bottle jack work? Unless you change the tyre size your diffs are the same distance to the ground.
I have a 2" lift and 33s and I use the factory bottle jack.

[Boinzo]

It will work in terms of lift. But isn't it only rated at 1800kg? My truck weighs heaps more than that when it's loaded.
But yeah - was just after confirmation I guess!

Why won't your bottle jack work? Unless you change the tyre size your diffs are the same distance to the ground.
I have a 2" lift and 33s and I use the factory bottle jack.

[mudnut]

You only lift half of the vehicle at most, so unless your Patrol is 3600 kg, then it should be ok.

[Winnie]

It will work in terms of lift. But isn't it only rated at 1800kg? My truck weighs heaps more than that when it's loaded.
But yeah - was just after confirmation I guess!

Yeah you would generally only lift one corner of the vehicle at a time though?

[Clunk]

Why won't your bottle jack work? Unless you change the tyre size your diffs are the same distance to the ground.
I have a 2" lift and 33s and I use the factory bottle jack.

Yep me too........ and you're only lifting up a corner essentially so the factory bottle jack works fine. Now if you're off road on some gnarly terrain, well that could possibly be a different scenario where the bottle jack might not work.

[Throbbinhood]

My factory bottle jack works with 35's. Just jack up from under the diffs. I always have a shovel and a metal plate on hand for offroad situations, so at worst I can dig around the tyre if I need a bit more clearance.

Another option if you carry a compressor is to deflate the new tyre before putting it on, has worked for me in the past.

[the evil twin]

I carry a small Trolley Jack and an Air Bag, the Trolley Jack is for changing a wheel, the Air Bag is for recovery