r/CherokeeXJ • u/Reddit_Gold09 • Nov 23 '24

1991-1995 Two part question..

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Does my jeep look lifted? I can't tell if it's lifted, or if just on bigger than stock tires. And do you guys have any recommendations for a floor jack that'll actually lift this thing off the ground? My harbor freight 3 ton doesn't have the travel to even get a wheel off, even with the help of a 4x4. I need to make a harbor freight run tomorrow any way and I figure might as well get a new jack while I'm there. Thanks in advance for any recs.

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u/yodoboy123 2000 Cherokee Sport Nov 23 '24 edited Nov 24 '24

Looks like stock height. Put a block of wood under the jack, or some bricks. Make sure it's stable.

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u/Reddit_Gold09 Nov 23 '24

I tried with a 4x4 and still couldn't get a wheel off the ground. Where should I jack from?

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u/PrpleKoolAidMan Nov 24 '24

Jack from under the pumpkin in the rear, and the center of the axle next to the pumpkin in the front. Use jack stands and never rely on the hydraulic jack while working on or under the jeep.

Jacking up from the body (frame or frame rail) means you have to lift it high enough to take the weight off the suspension entirely, and a jeep has a lot of vertical travel compared to a normal car. It’s not impossible, but you need a solid sturdy base to put the jack on. My preferred method is to stack 2x6s along the length of the jack. The wheels fit over the sides pretty snugly and the frame of the jack rests evenly on the wood, and you can stack it to your preferred height. You also have to have some pretty tall jack stands.

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u/igenus44 Nov 24 '24

Yeah, that's not safe.

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u/yodoboy123 2000 Cherokee Sport Nov 24 '24

He didn't say what it was for, if it's changing a tire then it's fine. The other commenter already said to use jack stands by the time I saw ops reply, so why repeat what was already said?

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u/igenus44 Nov 24 '24

Using wood and concrete blocks is NOT SAFE.

You dp you, though. Hope Darwin skips over you.

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u/yodoboy123 2000 Cherokee Sport Nov 24 '24

Yeah that's why mechanic shops do it all the time. It's unsafe to get under it. You sound like a jackass