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I have a floor jack in the garage, don't recall the brand.
I didn't want to lug that around for emergency use so, I tossed a foot of 2x8 in the back. Floor jacks don't work so good on the side of the road anyway unless it's a smooth surface. Plus the block of wood has a bigger footprint than the OEM jack.
I would consider nailing two pieces together which would add 3 inches to a stock jack.
I wouldn't want a 'joint' much higher than that though.
I helped a coworker who had a flat on his lifted truck. His OEM wasn't even close and he said the Dodge was stock. Luckily I had four pieces of wood in the back and we needed every one of them.
I didn't want to lug that around for emergency use so, I tossed a foot of 2x8 in the back. Floor jacks don't work so good on the side of the road anyway unless it's a smooth surface. Plus the block of wood has a bigger footprint than the OEM jack.
I would consider nailing two pieces together which would add 3 inches to a stock jack.
I wouldn't want a 'joint' much higher than that though.
I helped a coworker who had a flat on his lifted truck. His OEM wasn't even close and he said the Dodge was stock. Luckily I had four pieces of wood in the back and we needed every one of them.
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i have a floor jack at the house, but i bought a jack from pep boys for my toolbox. its kind of like a bottle jack but lifts up to 22" or 24" i beleive. and looks like a jack stand. it was like $30 and is great for if i get a flat on the road
Last edited by 06yz250f; 12-31-2008 at 03:40 PM.
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