How To Make Floor Jack Go Higher

A couple of things that really helped me out when my floor jack stopped lifting.

How to make floor jack go higher.

Stack 8 x 12 blocks two wide in a criss cross pattern until they as close to the bottom of the girders as possible. If you use too much you might not be able to get the jack under the car in the first place. Step 3 say clear loudly as a safety double check in alerting others that you are now going to lower the vehicle. Finish off the piers by ripping shims to make the fit against the girders as tight as possible.

The way a diy 2 x 4 jack works is through the simple manipulation of leverage as the essential craftsman explains by taking advantage of the mechanical power that two slightly slanted edges can. Use 1 1 2 blocks to close the gap. Make sure you use pieces that are long and wide enough for all the wheels to set on. Once the wheels get weighed they ll squeeze down into the wood a bit making the whole thing more stable.

Don t use too much though go an inch at a time or so. So i decided to make a 3 5 extension to give it a little extra lift. Hopefully it helps you out too. Once the floor is at the right level jack it up just a little bit higher.

I bought a floor jack recently that advertises a 14 75 lift but it doesn t lift quite enough to fit my truck. Inspect the jack stand to make sure they are located properly or inspect the ground area to make sure there are no obstacles before lowering a vehicle. Always be careful when doing this and make sure you are on flat ground. If you use wood to raise the jack for a higher lift put the board on the floor and the jack on top of it i have used 1x6x30 to sit my floor jack on it and it helps be sure if you get under the vehicle after you raise it use a good jack stand please be safe i had a car fall on me and crush my l5 vertebra because a jack stand collapsed yes it was new and was a 4000 lb stand it had.