Offroad jack

Hi Folks,

What jack do you carry in your Tundra? Currently I only have the little OEM bottle jack under the back seat, which I guess might work on pavement under ideal conditions. I don't see any good points to apply a high lift jack to the front tire area in an offroad situation. Some kind of 20" scissor or bottle jack might work?

Cheers
Jon

 

Badland 3 ton from HF.

 

And a back brace

 

Stock jack sucks on stock hight trucks, if you get a flat up front the stupid thing is too tall to get under the control arm, and almost too short to use on the frame. Someone seriously dropped the ball there.

 

Lol true. My ProEagle Kratos is crazy heavy but it’s sturdy.

I have a 6 ton bottle jack in my truck. Need to grab a piece or two of 4x4.

 

After having a 2t aluminum jack fold on me in the dirt, I don’t mind the extra weight in exchange for safety and stability

 

That is terrifying

 

I have a 3 ton bottle jack in all of my rigs. And a collection of 16" pieces of 2x6 and 1x6 to gain height advantage if needed or find myself in soft ground. Small piece of 2 1/4" oak wood flooring to go between the frame and the bottle jack top.

Full disclosure: I also keep a 1/2" breaker bar, 6" extension and deep well socket in each rig. And make sure all wheel lugs are torqued to NO MORE than 84 lb-ft.

Most importantly: REHEARSE. In your driveway. Needing to change a wheel & tire out on the road, or off road, is NOT the time to try and learn how to make it all happen.

 

No one was hurt, the “royal” me

 

An OJ? Not yet.

 

2.5 ton aluminum jack in a pelican case

 

Stock bottle jack and a 4x4

 

This seems like a good idea. I'd add a board to fit under the jack, inletted for the wheels, so the ground pressure is reduced for when on soft/wet ground.

I currently have a 2 ton trolley jack in my truck on such a board. I keep a large number of 4x4 and 2x4 pieces in my truck for when I need to jack something and block it up (which I have used for others when I stop and help strangers with flats).

 

Jack points are designated by the manufacturer to either be under the rear axle or under the boxed portion of the frame in front of the door. It’s in the owner’s manual.

 

Bottle jack

https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...-gen-tundra-today.2558/page-1322#post-2728144

 

Damn right, build a 4x4 truck and then supply an OEM jack I wouldn't use on a corolla

 

Jack for what? Changing a flat, or something else? For changing flats, I've done my share, exclusively on dirt roads, with the OEM bottle jack. Never had a problem. When I'm home I rotate my tires using a floor jack. But otherwise I've never changed a truck tire on pavement. I now also carry a square of glued & screwed-together 2x6s that give me about a 6"x6" square, 4" high platform. Used to be what I'd use under my trailer tongue jack. But I changed a lot of flat tires off road without it.

Under the leaf spring perch in the back, under a control arm in the front. I don't have problems getting it under the control arm on my stock height truck.

 

I’ve got a skid for it

 

If you specifically need 1st gen content; the following threads may help. We’ve talked a bunch about HLJ’s in the Lunch Table and the What’d You Do Today threads, but these cover associated topics and give ideas including AND other-than HLJ’s.

https://www.tundras.com/posts/3330804/

https://www.tundras.com/threads/changing-tire-with-lift.85573/

https://www.tundras.com/threads/where-to-mount-hi-lift-jack.103415/#post-2656144

 

Stock jack with 2 pcs of 4x6 wood

 

Gas can only goes on long trips. Jack stays

 

I really don't understand the people that say the OEM jack is terrible. It lifts up the vehicle and it is mechanical rather than hydraulic, one less thing to fail. If you have bigger tires, use it with a 4x4 block for the increased height and stability.

I mainly use a 6-ton bottle jack these days, but I got by plenty with the stock jack and still use the stock jack to supplement the hydraulic jack for field repairs. If you're off-roading in the right surface, you can also dig under the tire instead of jacking the truck up as high.

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/what-jack-do-i-need.130852/#post-3353935

 

My truck wouldn't be lifted today were it not for the OEM jack! Great, functional piece of equipment, and with plenty of adapters (aftermarket) to work with it.

 

Tell us more about these adapters. Anything with better biting power or grip? I was always concerned the rear axle might slip off the jack on a non-level surface.

 

Check this thread on IH8M for one of several examples: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/bo...jack-back-to-work-on-lifted-vehicles.1146310/

 

Yep…

 

I'd feel better about using that if the footprint was plus-shaped so it can't rock back/forth. Maybe take a 4x4 and cut to height, then bolt to the 2-by stack you have there?

 

Yes I definitely am mindful of the position when I situate it when changing a tire at home or offroad. I store the block at the bottom of my Swingcase so it fits perfectly, but I like your idea for better stability.

 

And how about those vintage Craftsman acetate handled screwdrivers on the wall. Bought my first set in 1983.