Best jack stands for lifted Tacomas.

Looking to buy some Jack stands for the truck. I bought some at Sears and I just don’t trust them. I’m willing to spend a little more money for some quality ones over cheapies.

 

I'm happy with my 6 Ton Harbor Freight ones. They're tall enough and heavy duty enough for lifted trucks.

HF isn't the best - which is why I use more jack stands than I should and throw the tires under there too.

 

I actually went by HF before I bought the Craftsman set at Sears. I can’t remember the reason but I ended up walking out without a pair. I was just looking at “US jacks” they’re the only ones made in Murica’ but they too (by the Internet pictures and YouTube) look flimsy. I’m gonna keep doing some research. I’d rather overdue it and feel safer than trusting a pair of 3 ton Craftsman jacks

 

They seem more beefier than the US Jack stands, pretty good reviews too.

https://www.google.com/shopping/pro...&ved=0ahUKEwin5reZr-bZAhXsxYMKHcYHA9oQsIwCCAU

 

Any of the 6ton ones are fine at least the ones I have seen .

You need to remember they are made to support a vertical load if things move off center is when things happen

 

6ton is the way to go, nice if the have flat plates under each leg so you can set them on some wood blocks- I prefer 4x12 cut offs- and they don’t dig in. But if you are civilized and work on cement that also doesn’t scar the surface....

 

I have a set of 6 ton big red brand as well as a set of craftsman extended jack stands. They all do fine for me.

 

I use the 6 ton Harbor Freight stands all the time, sometimes I only use one. They work fine. Our trucks are nowhere near 6 tons anyway. If they were I might be more fearful with them.

I would be a lot more nervous using 3 ton stands from another brand that's for sure

 

3 tons work ok for me when I put them under the frame, but I also then have to use a floor jack to jack up a lower control arm or rear axle in order to get the wheels off.

6 ton jack stands are not only stronger, they usually have a lot higher reach.

If I were to buy jack stands again, I would get 6 ton - purely for the height.

 

After I let the load down on the jacks I lock the floor jack in the lifting position and leave the floor jack underneath the lift point just in case. Crawl out and push on the truck side to side and front to back. I have only had one fall.

 

I do the same thing; leave the floor jack under the lift point. If I'm using a hi-lift then I'll put a tire under the frame or the front skid, depending on where I'm working.

 

I use the Harbor Freight 6 Tons along with their standard floor jack. Floor jack doesn’t even come close to reaching the front diff or the frame rails, so I have to use big blocks of deck pier wood on top of the cup to give it more reach.

EDIT: I just realized I replied to this thread already in March.

 

Need a good steel IFS skid, I use my Budbilt skid as a jacking point for the front end. Otherwise you're right, can't get a floor jack to reach anywhere on a lifted truck unless it's an expensive specialty floor jack or one of those that has extensions.

actually it will reach the rear diff just fine but that's about it

 

Any recommendations for skids? I really don’t want to put my stock skids back on. They’ve been off for almost a year now.

 

I'm partial to Budbilt...you probably don't want anything thicker than 3/16" since that's pretty standard as-is. Some places make 1/4" skids but those are for rock crawlers. I've bent up my 3/16" pretty good but they've held up well. I wouldn't want anything heavier under my truck personally.

Budbilt, Relentless Fab (might be the best option since you're going to run their front bumper), Skidrow Offroad...also that guy on here that makes skids @22REthan ...he has a FS thread in the BST forum. I think his are a bit thinner than 3/16 so that might be better...then again I don't know if that would be solid enough to use as a jacking point. I'm sure he would be able to tell you for sure though

 

My HF 3 ton jack will lift my truck fine from the front crossmember or rear diff. I use 3 ton stands from Northern tool with the safety pin. I did have to build some wood platforms using 3 pieces of 2×12 lumber.

 

I have four 12 ton HF jack stands. I needed them for my old Toyota PU with a 6" bracket lift. They have plenty of extension and are really stable.

 

Any deals out there with the black friday and all?

 

+1 on the Harbor Freight 6-ton stands. I also use their 3-ton jack stands if I just need to raise the rear of the truck. Plenty of reach to put the rear axle on them.