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Stock vehicle jack is trash... in need of upgrade

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Mighty _Taco288, Feb 1, 2019.

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  1. Feb 2, 2019 at 9:44 AM
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    I skimmed, so I may have missed it
     
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  2. Feb 2, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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    Will that jack go under the axle if the tire was flat? Minimum height 7-13/16 inches it should I'm guessing.
     
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  3. Feb 2, 2019 at 11:01 AM
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    I will check in a few minutes and let you know
     
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  4. Feb 2, 2019 at 11:11 AM
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    Start a bottle jack restoration business
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XITsYUykGZo
     
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  5. Feb 2, 2019 at 11:11 AM
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    Seems like if you were literally on the rim, it would be about about an inch too tall, on hard, level ground. IDK how muck a tire on the rim would push the situation upward.

    @Stocklocker to double check the measurements.
     
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  6. Feb 2, 2019 at 11:21 AM
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    If I ever have a flat it will be on either asphalt or concrete. I think the stock jack would fit my needs. But since I bought a torque wrench I would not mind rotating my own tires so another jack would be handy. Like to have a pair of these,
    $64 Powerbuilt 2 Ton UniJack Combination Hydraulic Bottle Jack / Jackstand in 1 Unit, Compact, Portable, Wide Base, for Unibody Sedans, CUVs, SUVs, Cars, - 620470
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GJJZ5YC
     
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  7. Feb 2, 2019 at 11:34 AM
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    ^ Very cool, I like it. Would make a lazy mans life such as mine, a little safer

    I have jack stands and two of the Harbor Freight floor jacks. Since I'm not under the vehicle (and lazy) when doing rotations, I just use the floor jacks. I use one to lift the whole side of the Camry, and two for the side of a truck. The floor jacks, in conjunction with a cordless impact makes rotations as close to effortless as it's gonna get.
    Finally came off the money for a quality torque wrench for the first time in my life last week to double check the shop's numbers on some new rims.
     
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    So I checked and yes. If the tire was torn right off the 16” rim you could still get the jack under on dry pavement. 17” rims would give you another 1/2” of clearance on a completely shorn tire. It’s max extension is 16”, with the threaded extension, so for tire changes on pavement etc you do not need a wood block. On rough terrain it might help to have a block

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  9. Feb 2, 2019 at 11:58 AM
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  10. Feb 2, 2019 at 12:08 PM
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    I need to remeasure.
    And unless I'm not thinking it through, the 17" rim would only add 1/2' in additional clearance, no?
     
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  11. Feb 2, 2019 at 12:16 PM
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    I'm guessing between a inch - 2 inches.
     
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  12. Feb 2, 2019 at 12:18 PM
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    That would damn sure do it, even by my measurements.
     
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    Then I would think a guy could get this jack/stand under the axle with a flat then. Judging by the pictures @Stocklocker posted with the steel tape, (13-1/2" from the ground to the bottom of the axle.) Lowest it will go is 8-5/8 inch. Ground is wet right now or I would slip out there and measure from the ground up to the wheel the you could minus a inch or 2 off that total. I'm thinking this jack will go under the axle with a flat though.
    $64 Powerbuilt 2 Ton UniJack Combination Hydraulic Bottle Jack / Jackstand in 1 Unit, Compact, Portable, Wide Base, for Unibody Sedans, CUVs, SUVs, Cars, - 620470
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  14. Feb 2, 2019 at 12:45 PM
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    He's got an inch more clearance than I do.
    I just remeasured, carefully, and my axle is exactly 12 1/2" off the ground, on 17 inch wheels running 265/65 Nittos.
     
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    Then it would not go under my axle with a flat because I have 16" alloys.
     
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    What size tires are on those rims?

    245/75 ?
     
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  18. Feb 2, 2019 at 1:05 PM
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    P245/75
     
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    Your tire height is only 1/10th of an inch shorter than mine despite the 16" rim.

    245/75 = 30.5 tall
    265/65 = 30.6 tall
     
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    The hydraulic portion has a flat top, no cup for the axle so not very secure.
     
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