High Lift Floor Jack

That's not going anywhere!

 

I definitely agree with you, but I just wanna say one thing. The OP seems to not be talking about High-Lift jacks, but rather jacks that lift high.

 

Just replying to @otis24's comment.

 

Ahh gotcha. My mistake.

 

I use an old 2-1/2 ton Snap On floor jack 6 ton stands and if necessary 4x12s for more height. Always over do it.

 

Always rely on safety protocols, I was almost be headed by a Toyota mini I put fast bags on for my friend. The front was up in the air fully lifted, didnt have a jackstand being used and there wasnt a check valve to stop the air backflow leak, and the truck came down while my head was in the wheel well, it squeezed my neck so hard before my buddy could hit the switch and bring it up!, my fault. Luckily I showed him what switches go up, down, side to side or he could have put that nail in my coffin sooner.

 

How high does your HF floor jack lift? I have a 4x4 Tacoma with a 2.5 lift and am trying to figure out what height for a floor jack I will need to rotate the tires and do basic maintenance.

 

The 3 tons on HF usually go to about 18" high.

You shouldn't generally be jacking on the frame though, so unless you have gigantic tires, just about any 3+ ton floor jack should be able to lift the truck enough to get some stands under it. For the rear jack up the pumpkin. For the front you can jack from the outside of the control arm (where the 3 rivets protrude from the bottom) if your tire isn't too fat. If you can jack form there, you don't have to wait for the suspension to droop before the tire comes off the ground.

 

If you have a lot of disposable income, you could get the pro eagle jack. Super nice, all aluminum. I want one, but I can't justify the price, Plus shipping to Hawaii...
https://www.proeagle.com/products/3-ton-big-wheel-jack-kratos

 

My tires are 285/65 so I know that makes the truck sit a little higher than normal.

 

65's?

That's barely a 30.5" tire. (31" is stock size for the 4wds)

Do you mean 285/75?

 

33s or 30s, doesn't matter. If you are jacking up from the axle or LCA, even the frame bump in the front center, a standard floor jack is enough to do tire rotations. Even the stock jack will work.

:edit:
Sorry, not sure if the 1st gens have that bump on the front crossmember like the 2nd gens.

 

Maybe he's on 20" wheels?

 

True, I was assuming 16's, lol

 

Sorry 285/75

 

Those first two numbers will not tell you tire diameter without the wheel size. That will only give you width and sidewall. Still need wheel size to determine tire diameter.

For instance, a 285/75/15 is a 32" tire, and 285/75/18 is a 35.