Jack stand/jacking points.

Resurrection and duely noted.

Write to Toyota corporate and see if they'll change the manual.

See post #3

 

I rotate my own tires every 5,000 miles and done suspension installs etc so I have put the truck on the jack stands who knows how many times. My butt puckers every time I have to jack that front end up so high to get the front tires off the ground as the truck sits on the jack stands. I need to get some stands with the round flat tops.

 

I think I am going to have to get a taller set of jacks for up front, I just don't see how putting anything under that thin plate is safe.

 

In the front, I always jack up one side at a time, and put the jack stands on the frame rails. I was doing the front brakes the other day and had the front end jacked up like usual. Well, I decided the truck needed to be a bit higher. So rather than jack each side up one at a time, I used the center cross member to lift the truck up higher. All was good until the truck slipped off the jack. The jack stands caught the truck, but the jack hit the oil pan and put a big dent in it. No damage other than the dent, but I felt pretty dumb. I had a wood block on the jack cup, and the frame has a good coat of cosmoline, maybe contributing to the slip. Anyhow, that oil pan is pretty tough, and be careful.

 

Old thread, but thanks for the possibly incorrect info

2nd and 3rd gen have a support behind that indent and are approved for jacking. If you have an indent there, it is likely the same

 

Over buy the jack and jack stands. Don’t go cheap. Buy way over the load weight you think that would need.

 

And remember that jack stand weight ratings are almost always PER PAIR so 3 ton stands are really only good for 3,000 lbs. each.

 

also remember, nearly all jack stands are made by the lowest bidder, in a foreign country, and qc is handled by someone barely paid enough to stay living day-to-day.

 

3tons is 6000 lbs

 

Ah.
The maths.

 

Not that your truck is built any differently. There are probably workers in Mexico stuffing airbags into 50 Tacoma steering wheels per hour, with the kaizen target of reaching 60 airbags per hour by Q2 next year

 

Funny you tried to make a dig at foreign countries but described America and all the businesses in it at the same time.

 

you're absolutely right, i should have left the part out about foreign countries.

now if you'll excuse me, they just called my number at the food stamp line.

 

3 tons = 6000 lbs. = per pair
6000 lbs. / 2 = 3000 lbs. each.

 

3 tons are more than enough for the stock truck and up to 2" lift. if you not comfortable with stacking 2x6 or pavers.Your need 6 if you are lifted over 2",or one of those overland "cows" or,I was told, can not fit under a truck using 3 tons jacks.

 

I shopped and bought some jack stands for a Camaro project a year ago and ended up with the newer design Daytona ones from Harbor Freight. They obviously learned their lesson after the fiasco they had with their old stands. The new ones are built really well and have a double locking pin.

 

3rd Gen people......


Hehe.

 

i was waiting for someone to say something about this.

apparently, no one else looked into why hf recalled their jackstands.
first, it was a voluntary recall. they stated that the manufacturing facilities didn't meet their quality standards--basically, the molds wore out. the second recall was a bit different, they indicated the welding process allowed potential separation of the legs. but even mroe terrifying, the jackstands are mostly manufactured in facilities where the product is made and the brand is defined by the sticker slapped on it, as well as the box it goes into.

so the biggest part of that whole thing is that we should absolutely be less scared of hf jack stands, but also terrified that hf remains the only company that recalled any jack stands during that time, despite clear indications that many other brands used the same factories for the same product.

the real answer here is to never rely on only one method of support when under any vehicle. technically, even using a 2-post lift, one is supposed to have portable stands in place at the front and rear of the vehicle while working under it...

 

Excellent informative post and I agree with one exception. In my case at least, I was familiar with the back story.

I'm not sure if that fiasco you described was the driving factor or not, but shortly after HF came out with their newly designed Daytona jack stands. They more than addressed the safety concerns of the old Pittsburgh models and added some nice features to boot. After doing some research, I bought a set of the 6 ton and 3 ton for working on a project car where I had it raised all wheels off for an extended period of time. They were rock solid, and I had 100% confidence working under them. But I still used the removed wheels/tires under the car as a backup. Because I most strongly agree with you point that you should always use a secondary means of support.