How to lift truck to place jack stands under?

I have an 06 Tacoma Radiant Red PreRunner SR5 TRD named redmonster, purchased in Jan. I recently purchased bilstein 5100 for all corners.
I couldnt lift the truck with regular jack. My question is, how do you all lift the truck hi enough to place jack stands under?

 

If your suspension is stock height you can use a piece or two of 2x4 wood on top of the jack to give you some additional leverage to put the jack stand under.I've used this method on other trucks i've owned before with stock suspension.My 2012 is still stock and hasn't been upgraded yet but maybe this can help you.Good luck!

 

Thanks compadres worked like a champ

 

Just get some wood and place it under the jack

 

like this

 

Cheater

 

B737 what lift is that? That looks really portable for what it can do.

 

That thing(lift mechanism)is sweet!

 

Harbor Freight Sells something similar...

 

i would not bet my life, or put any limbs under anything sold by harbor freight. but yeah they are similar. shipping weight on the HF, BendPak, and Atlas vary. HF being the lightest, Atlas is a few hundred pounds more, and the BP is the heaviest.

 

I hear ya! I felt like my life was in danger just posting the HF link haha. Seems the reviews are not bad, but I indeed would be too scared being under it.

 

Would never do that with a Harbor Freight lift. Had a truck come down on me once, really not interested in having that happen again. Can't help but feel risking your life with Harbor Freight equipment is a completely horrendous idea.

 

+1

HF is good for certain things, cheap one time tools and such, but supporting a 2 ton truck over head is not one of them

 

I use HF jackstands (6-ton).

 

That thing just doesn't look stable!

 

I know not everyone has room for one, but we bought and installed a 14' 4-post hoist for $800 used in our area... New they're about $1,400 and up. Same price as that scissor lift.

 

Yeah, I hear ya. I asked him about that a while back, he says it is very stable....

 

That scissor lift looks super sketchy. Mike, do you fly Lears?

 

4X4 on top of a 3 ton floor jack to lift one entire side of the truck for tire rotation.

 

Yes, that Lear and Citations.