I bought a floor jack recently that advertises a 14 75 lift but it doesn t lift quite enough to fit my truck.
How to make floor jack higher.
The way a diy 2 x 4 jack works is through the simple manipulation of leverage as the essential craftsman explains by taking advantage of the mechanical power that two slightly slanted edges can.
By lifting your vehicle high above the ground jacks allow you to be able to do necessary repairs and maintenance of the car.
Ben apr 15 16 at 20 47.
I nearly fell out of the falcon when i saw the price tag on these.
More so floor jacks are easily manipulated under and around the vehicle to lift it with ease.
Cdunn apr 16 16 at 3 58.
They can raise the car to an impressive height depending on the particular type of the floor jack.
Always be careful when doing this and make sure you are on flat ground.
This is an easy project that involves turning down one end of aluminum stock on a lathe and drilling a hole on the opposite end.
Bigger jack stands is the way to go and will probably adjust higher than you can jack the car.
So i decided to make a 3 5 extension to give it a little extra lift.
This is how you jack up a car really high with a rapid pump jack.
If you use wood to raise the jack for a higher lift put the board on the floor and the jack on top of it i have used 1x6x30 to sit my floor jack on it and it helps be sure if you get under the vehicle after you raise it use a good jack stand please be safe i had a car fall on me and crush my l5 vertebra because a jack stand collapsed yes it was new and was a 4000 lb stand it had.