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What Rated Jack And Jack Stands Do You Use?

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evanstock Enthusiast

evanstock

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I am shopping around for jacks and jack stands, and being that the 2500 is really heavy, would like to know what rated weight I should be going for on a jack and jack stands. What do you guys use?

99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

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I scored a pair of 6 ton AC Delco stands a number of years back and have used them numerous times. I actually got another pair of 6 tons at Harbor Freight too. Bigger is better when safety is the main concern.

99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

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No problem. We had Murray's Discount Auto here, which has since been purchased by O'Reilly. I just checked their site and they offer the AC Delco 6 ton stands for $50/pair.

hockeypro1411 Senior Enthusiast

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Even with a CCLB Duramax the truck won't weigh more than 4 tons. Plus you'll never be lifting the entire truck at once anyway. I have a 3 ton jack, and 3 ton jackstands. Then again if my truck falls with the wheels still on, it won't hit me anyway :crazy:

pwall Senior Enthusiast

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I use a pair of 6-ton floor stands, and use a 12-ton pnuematic jack.

Can't have too much I suppose. ;)

hockeypro1411 Senior Enthusiast

hockeypro1411

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I'm looking to do a tire rotation, thinking four 6 ton stands should be safe

 

If I'm just rotating the tires I'll jack up the front and leave it on stands and take the tires off. Then I'll jack up the back and do the tire swap really fast with it sitting on the jack. Probably not the best practice, but I'm not crawling under there or anything.

ATMINF Enthusiast

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I got a 2 sets of 6 ton stands from Harbor Freight, and 3 ton stands from sears, and a 3 ton jack from sears. I use what is close and easy to get to, so most of the time it is a set of the 6 ton stands that I have in the Garage. Also the sears jack is the older heavy black ones, but it works great and have had no problems. It does weigh a ton though!

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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i use the one jack that comes with the truck if i am in need of one, and just crib the shit out of the frame for safety..cheap,easy and safe

FargoZ71 Enthusiast

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I use some home made ones from 2 inch square tubing, walls 1/4 inch thick with some grade 8 bolts. Also use some 3 ton stands, if 2 X 3 ton stands cant hold up your pickup reguardless of type.. you got something wrong cause we had my brothers cummins sitting on my set w/o complication.

 

Simple cheap 3 ton floor jack.

 

6 ton stands are overkill and are just more weight to help throw your back out when you flip down to grab em.. Could use em on a damn semi.. whole semi = 10tons.

shocktrp Enthusiast

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I'm looking to do a tire rotation, thinking four 6 ton stands should be safe

 

You're only rotating front to back & keeping them on the same side, right?

 

A 2.25 ton (4,500 lb) jack will easily lift one side of the truck so you can swap both tires at once.

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