How high of jack and jack stands do I need?

[chamox]

My current jack stands are just over 23 inches and my current floor jack can lift up to 19 inches. Is this high enough to install a 2.5 inch lift in my jeep?

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[19 JLUR Bright Whit3]

Just a thought. You can stack a couple of patio pavers or get a piece of 2X8 or 2x10? lumber. Have them cut it to make 2 pads for your stands and one for your jack. If you use pavers, slap a few dabs of construction adhesive in between each paver and if you're going the lumber route, nail them together. My $.02
Then again, you can go out and purchase a new higher lifting jack and jack stands. LOL
GM

 

[frogger2020]

I purchased this. It fits in the floor cubby of the jeep:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LBYBRKJ/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[melendez69]

I don't know if you have a Harbor Freight jack, but I use this: https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-floor-jack-cross-beam-60762.html

At the ends, I bolted on a couple of solid 6" wood blocks for some additional height.

 

[chamox]

So I'm guessing that what I have isn't tall enough?

If I need to, I'm going the wood block route. I've got the 6 ton jack stands. The bigger ones are huge and expensive!

 

[Chocolate Thunder]

I have a 2” lift. I needed a jack with 23” lift and 12 ton jack stands that extend to 30”. YMMV.

 

[chamox]

Oh wow! Those stands are huge!

 

[Chocolate Thunder]

Oh wow! Those stands are huge!

Depending on where you place your stands you’ll need a lot of ground clearance to allow the suspension to fully droop. It also gives you plenty of room to comfortably maneuver around under there to work, especially if you’re big.

 

[19 JLUR Bright Whit3]

So I'm guessing that what I have isn't tall enough?

If I need to, I'm going the wood block route. I've got the 6 ton jack stands. The bigger ones are huge and expensive!

Best of luck and if you can, post some pics of your work before, during and after. GM

 

[D60]

Pipe stands FTW. Generally rated 2000-2500# ea. Ridgid tends to be the least expensive.

If you ever wanna treat yourself get an AC Hydraulics DK20HLQ, but at ~$700 they ain't cheap.

Sunex offers a decent low profile jack that goes to 24" for sub-$200 on Amazon, not terrible. The difference between the ubiquitous ~19" lift jacks and 24" is more significant in real life than it looks on paper

AC Hydraulics:

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