I need a better jack

Did some wheel swapping yesterday and the jack that came with my 4x4 is pathetic. Might be ok for a Camry but I had get thick blocks of wood to put it on and barely got the truck high enough to get a wheel off. I don't want to carry a load of lumber in my truck nor an oversized jack for everyday driving. Any recommendations?

Thanks

 

inb4 "hi-lift" from everyone else..

 

The factory jack extends twice its collapsed height. If that makes any sense.. Should be enough for just about any "normal" situation. Also where you are putting the jack under the frame clearly makes a big difference.

Here, random google image to show what Im talking about. When you see the silver sleeve start to move youre only half way.

 

just following along. i hate the jack as well and can use suggestions

 

Long ram bottle jack
hi-lift jack
low pressure air bag/exhaust jack
get a jack from a larger truck

 

For rear tires, the stock jack goes under the axle tube and works well enough. For front tires, put a trailer jack foot on the head to spread the load. That enables the jack to be put under the LCA crossmember:

 

The trick with the stock jack is to put it under the rear axle, not the frame. Then it has plenty of length to lift the tires without any blocks.

 

I'm using a 6-ton bottle jack with a 3-inch lift and 33" tires. I don't remember the brand, but I paid ~$40

EDIT To clarify: I also carry a hi-lift with base plate, rock slider attachment, and wheel attachments. I've not needed to use this on my own vehicle, yet.

 

A 6ton bottle jack fits in the 2nd get location, YMMV turd gens, plus accessories are abundant

https://safejacks.com/

 

These work great and have a large base.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/313117782918

 

This is what I use most of the time in the garage. It's not ideal to bring along day to day though.

 

I was thinking about grabbing this because its 18" lift . overkill in capacity but the lower cap units had a lower lift too.

$33 BIG RED 8 Ton (16000 LBs) Capacity Hydraulic Welded Bottle Jack, TAM90803B

Amazon.com: BIG RED TAM90803B Torin Hydraulic Welded Bottle Jack, 8 Ton (16,000 lb) Capacity, Red : Everything Else

 

I've had luck with the harbor freight Daytona jacks.

 

I've got an 8 ton bottle jack from HF. Normal price w/o a coupon is $35, think I paid around $28.

 

those are actually made in the same plant as the $800 snapon jacks.. They are REALLY awesome for the shop.

 

This. Love my yellow Daytona. It's a beast.

 

I carry this for on the road. Check out a couple of their vids. Excellent product and customer service.

https://safejacks.com/collections/

https://safejacks.com/collections/bottle-jack-accessories

 

I'm looking for an ideal way to jack up the truck to rotate the tires after my last toyotacare service I'm trying to do the routine stuff myself. I usually do oil changes and stuff with ramps and the compact floor jack I had gave up. I'm looking to get one side of the truck up to move the tires front to back. a set of jack stands and a bottle jack is what I had in mind. I am just not sure where all the jack points I can use are.

 

On the third gen there's a nice jack point in the middle of the truck under the motor behind the skidplate. For the rear I just jack up from the pumpkin and then pop 2 jack stands on either side n the axle itself to support the rear.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrZJhIn-96w&t=61s