You might want a bigger jack than standard - mine wasn’t good enough

[Central Jersey]

I got a Big bend with 18” wheels . I got my first busted tire already at 615miles /13days after delivery . ( my luck I get nails and screws in my tires all the time ). and Of course I forgot to put my plug kit into the car .

I went to jack it up with a 6ton 13” bottle jack it was not enough . The wheel drops a good 6”+ I had to put a 2” block of wood . The jack at max capacity with the wood gave my a 1/4inch clearance to remove the tire. The factory jack also looks like it might not be enough if you have larger tires.

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[Bdub]

Sorry for your luck but thanks for the info.

 

[Osco]

Back in my 4x4 days if we lifted a truck 2" or 4" with taller tires or suspension lifts we'd screw together 2x8's, about 1-2 foot long, double stacked or triple. This also gave us better footing for the jack in the Florida sugar sand.
If punctures were that common in my commute I'd pick a different route and/or look into 10 ply truck tires.

 

[JamesT]

For those of you who already have a BS and especially a BL, do you have ideas where are the points for jacking up the vehicle, especially using a high lift jack. Dreaming still...

Sorry... I see it on page 317 of the owner's manual PDF. right by the tires. (Being a man, I forget to read the manual...)

 

[Bdub]

Manuals are overrated, LOL. Men don't read manuals or ask for directions from strangers.
We always know where we are or how something works.

 

[McBrideless]

Manuals are overrated, LOL. Men don't read manuals or ask for directions from strangers.
We always know where we are or how something works.

You mean we ask on online forums where women are unlikely to se that we asked for help.

 

[Osco]

You see when you have a manual or a map you don’t need to ask for directions or how something works. You have 80% of the knowledge already in your brain and the remaining info in the manual/map. It’s ok if you ask for help/directions, but we all know that effectively expires your man card and you’ll need to get it renewed.

What about Google,, err as you were, Skynet ? I ask Skynet and as far as I know It does not tell anyone,

 

[Osco]

Google and skynet will always see you as an inferior and talk crap about you to the highest bidder

PMSL ~

 

[nategannam]

Any suggestions for a better jack? I had the same issue because of my 2" lift, and I want something that fits in the spare cargo area

 

[Fossil]

refusing to read a manual filled with facts but will read pages of forum opinions, hmmmm.

 

[Whitenight]

Manuals are overrated, LOL. Men don't read manuals or ask for directions from strangers.
We always know where we are or how something works.

You don't have to ask for directions anymore either. The Sync Navigation System, Waze, or your wife will tell you where to go (just might not be where you WANT to go).

 

[Mark S.]

...your wife will tell you where to go (just might not be where you WANT to go).

Mine will even tell me where to put my map. She's very helpful like that.

 

[Mark S.]

refusing to read a manual filled with facts but will read pages of forum opinions, hmmmm.

As a technical writer in a previous life I feel this. When people asked me what I did for a living I'd tell them I was a writer. They'd usually say, "Really? Anything I might have read?" I'd have to say, "No, I write stuff no one ever reads..."

 

[Benanza]

As a technical writer in a previous life I feel this. When people asked me what I did for a living I'd tell them I was a writer. They'd usually say, "Really? Anything I might have read?" I'd have to say, "No, I write stuff no one ever reads..."

Yup, I feel ya... Was published in 90's with programs nobody uses. ? well maybe not all of them were useless some got used for years

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