General Mcgregor
Member
- 980
- 24
- 18
- Location
- Dover, New Hampshire
Just about to do my caster adjustment that is needed for the G177 swap but I've hit a bit of a road block.
I need to jack the truck up high enough to allow the axle housing to hang so I can remove my spring perches. Problem is I can't seem to find an affordable pair of jack stands big enough to both support the weight of the truck and reach the frame without a stupid amount of cribbing. I don't want to support it from the bottom of the leaf springs because I feel like it has the potential to shift, plus I won't be leaving myself much room to work if I do it that way. I like to stay on the safe side so I wonder if anyone else has had to do this and discovered a safe 'thinking out of the box' method for jacking up and holding the front end. I know there is a lot of weight on the front end (even more with the winch) so I really don't want to get squashed.
I can't justify buying huge stands right now since this is probably one of the only jobs I would ever use them for. Any suggestions??
Thanks!
-GM
I need to jack the truck up high enough to allow the axle housing to hang so I can remove my spring perches. Problem is I can't seem to find an affordable pair of jack stands big enough to both support the weight of the truck and reach the frame without a stupid amount of cribbing. I don't want to support it from the bottom of the leaf springs because I feel like it has the potential to shift, plus I won't be leaving myself much room to work if I do it that way. I like to stay on the safe side so I wonder if anyone else has had to do this and discovered a safe 'thinking out of the box' method for jacking up and holding the front end. I know there is a lot of weight on the front end (even more with the winch) so I really don't want to get squashed.
I can't justify buying huge stands right now since this is probably one of the only jobs I would ever use them for. Any suggestions??
Thanks!
-GM
Last edited by a moderator: