personally I put the jack stands under and set the vehicle on them but leave the jack barely under or slightly touching just as one more thing between me and death...

Ditto.

That would also be okay. Just don't count on the seal.

Yup. It's never the primary, just one more thing there that might keep that vehicle off me.




This Arcan unit is really nice. I got one when Costco was carrying them.

the jack stands the jack and i slide the wheels underneath(just in case) for a little breathing room if needed....

I picked up this Powerbuilt 2 Ton Triple Lift Floor Jack over the summer and I've been pleased with it. You can lock it in place after you have it raised. I still use jack stands of course, but I leave the floor jack locked as well for added security.

Nice! That thing would do double duty as a transmission jack.

one thing i've found over my course of floor jacks, choose one with a u-joint for the pump/release valve, and not one with the spur gears. the one with spur gears i seem to have to push the handle in when trying to let the car down cause those gears don't mesh up too well. it's a pita.
that was a pro-series one from tsc.
best jack i bought was from princess auto. basically the same as your harbor freight.

I've had an AutoCraft 2.5 ton jack for I guess 10 or more years. It has saved my bacon countless times. It's nice and short, too, so if you bury yourself up to the axle it's not a huge ordeal to dig out enough to get the jack under there.

I have this one too. Its excellent and really lightweight. I also have 2 of the big heavy duty orange 4 ton jacks that Ive used for over 10 years. Excellent but heavy as hell. If I had pavement to work on, the weight would not be an issue. Currently I have a gravel driveway so its a bit of a pain hauling around those heavy jacks. I keep the hf jack in my xj, its so light.

I kinda want this

Holy that is an awesome idea. Not sure about that particular execution but not bad for a first iteration.

I have a craftsman 6 ton rolling floor jack. Works great for me. Craftsman warranty

if you're lucky, and you have the room and power, look for a used 2 post hoist. they can be found for pretty cheap.

I've been wrenching on cars for 15 years now. Cars. This is my first lifted truck and my jack doesn't lift as high as I would like. I've been watching this thread hoping someone would post a high lifting jack, something like 3' or so. I'm surprised. Does no one lift their Jeep that high? My standard full size floor jack barely lifts the tire when I put the jack under the 'frame'.