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How to put the Jeep on jack stands?

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For tire rotation I'm planning on jacking up by the frame, and doing one side at a time:
1. Remove spare
2. Lift Passenger side until wheels slightly off the ground
3. Remove passenger side wheels
4. Install spare on Rear Passenger side, install rear passenger side on front passenger
5. Drop passenger side down
6. Lift Drivers side, remove wheels
7, install front passenger side on rear drivers side, install rear drivers side on front drivers side
8. Drop drivers side down
install front drivers side on spare.

No need to have all 4 wheels off the ground ;)
If you do a 5 tire rotation you only have to have one wheel off the ground at a time. Super easy.

(I wish I could remember who originally posted this image so I could give them credit, but I can’t.)
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Easy way to make jack stands with scrap lumber. Very strong, i use these to support my other vehicle which is probably around 7,000 lbs.
Nice! I use stacked OSB strips for for front tire ramps for many years, trust them way more than those cheap pressed steel ones.
 

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Nice! I use stacked OSB strips for for front tire ramps for many years, trust them way more than those cheap pressed steel ones.

Yeah, i would use that any day over a traditional jack stand. I always worry about metal jack stands tipping over, with the wood ones it never crosses my mind. Regular jack stands are also way too high for a regular car for things like tire rotations. With the wood you can easily adjust for that.
 

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Of course there are. It is in the manual.
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Newbie question: I'm trying to work on my calipers (don't laugh just cause I wanted them painted) and live in a condo, so I had to sell most of my garage tools (floor jack, etc...). I have a friend who will let me borrow his floor jacks (2)….can I just use the jack that came with my 2018 Rubi and lift one side, place the floor jack then move to the opposite side and raise with the jack to install the floor jack so I can do two calipers at the same time? The V2 paint that I'm using has a life of only 4 hours from time that you mix with applicator, so I can't do each wheel one at a time. Thanks for your help.
 

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I know this is an old thread but wanted to confirm if you guys think it's fine to jack from the forward control arm bracket since the axle is so crowded it makes it seem impossible to jack from there while still getting a jack stand int there as well.. im also hoping my stands from when I had my silverado are tall enough since I do have a 3 inch lift with 35's.. but should be fine if lifting from the axles correct?
 

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I know this is an old thread but wanted to confirm if you guys think it's fine to jack from the forward control arm bracket since the axle is so crowded it makes it seem impossible to jack from there while still getting a jack stand int there as well.. im also hoping my stands from when I had my silverado are tall enough since I do have a 3 inch lift with 35's.. but should be fine if lifting from the axles correct?
That can be done, and agree that front axle has a lot of parts getting in the way.
 

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I struggled with this until I bought some leaf spring perches… 3” I believe fits the Dana 44 tube.
My HF jack has a pretty big rubber pad and the spring perch fits on there, and is thin enough to go next to the pumpkin in the middle of the axle. Lifts the front level and I can slide stands on the sides just like the rear axle.
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I struggled with this until I bought some leaf spring perches… 3” I believe fits the Dana 44 tube.
My HF jack has a pretty big rubber pad and the spring perch fits on there, and is thin enough to go next to the pumpkin in the middle of the axle. Lifts the front level and I can slide stands on the sides just like the rear axle.
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I have a WILLYS so I only have the Dana 44 in the rear. Do you think the Dana 30 in the front is ok to jack from in the middle? Just want to make sure I don't damage something
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