long bed trk on two post
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Bring Spares Along
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The hoist at my shop has unequal length arms, so I drive in until the post lines up with the middle of the drivers door. Then place the arms under the frame with as wide a spread as possible for stability. I always raise the vehicle until the tires are just clear of the floor, then give it a shake, before raising it all the way.
DMARSHALL
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I use two tall screw jacks one at each end when I lift a long truck.it makes it so much more stable and safe.
ChevelleFan
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zkdiesel
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Glad someone said it!
But that truck has a funky frame. Use your leaf sprig hanger as your rear lift poInt
nehog
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Almost exactly what I do with my Dodge 2500. Tall adapters in the rear, short in the front.
1grnlwn
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So..... you were just born with this knowledge?
No... But if you can't figure it out you have no business using a lift. It has frame rails (not exactly rocket science here)
nehog
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Yes, of course.
Reading the manual(s) helped greatly where specifics on lifting various vehicles is covered.zkdiesel
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Depends on your arm configuration
My rotatry stackable adaptors will not slip on his Chevys rear leaf hanger
I'll lift vehicles as I see fit based on a truck by truck basis. On the world of work and custom trucks you have to loft by what you can get to. Hydraulic tanks, wrecker body's, side tool boxes and other Misc stuff people hang on sides of trucks dictate how I lift them. I have two 18k 2 posts that I regularly lift med duty and light semi trucks with.
Have you guys ever been new to anything? I think it's a valid safety question that could be answered in more of a teaching fashion than smart ***...Maybe this is his first lift, maybe he's borrowing one or maybe he just wants some reassurance before jumping in to an accident.
Good question OP
I highly recommend you get the frame adapters.
My Ford truck (Super Cab, 8' bed is a PITA to lift and had custom adapters made out of 2.5" round stock. I did not feel like taking the traction bars off every time I lift the truck.
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1grnlwn
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I found the center of gravity of my truck (science) and lined it up with the posts. Then used the frame cradles I made for my lift.
countryroad82
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On long bed Chevys although it's not recommended, I also lift by the spring hangers. If you look at the recommended lift points it says to lift at the flats of the frame, what they don't put into consideration is the beds of my fleet of trucks are full of tools, toolboxes, ladder racks, general ****......... I"M NOT GOING TO GET KILLED DUE TO SOME EGGHEAD THAT THINKS HE KNOWS EVERYTHING I KNOW HOW GRAVITY WORKS AND I ALSO KNOW ABOUT MURPHY AND ALL HIS STUPID RULES!!!! OP invest in some stands while you're at it, they're cheap enough and you feel so much safer under there when you have to wiggle something out. Good question OP but please next time give a brand in your first post, it helps a lot.
1grnlwn
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Yep, that's why I actually weighed and figured CG actual with truck in loaded condition. Then there is no need to hyper-extend pads to try to balance F to R weight diff. Stands are good insurance too.
zkdiesel
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My book time doesn't have allowance to weigh truck axles and do mathematical equations. This is real world, not something you think about for 3 days before doing
Kevin54
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Damn....talk about a thread going to **** real fast. The OP had a legit question, and basically he's a *******, and the ones that called him a ******* are now questioning others on how to lift their truck.
Charles (in GA)
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I've had a lot of reading comprehension issues myself the past couple of days on several different threads.
Clipped from the original post.............
Charles
Charles (in GA)
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Have you guys ever been new to anything? I think it's a valid safety question that could be answered in more of a teaching fashion than smart ***...Maybe this is his first lift, maybe he's borrowing one or maybe he just wants some reassurance before jumping in to an accident.
Good question OP
I too am glad to see someone ask. When you use a two post lift for the first time, you are left wondering if you did it right.............
I had real issues with this truck on my lift, but it was quite stable. We simply had to guess at the CG point of the vehicle. Gotta get some tall stands.... While the Cummins and 6 spd New Venture are forward of the posts, the axle and duals and a full tank of fuel are way aft of the posts. It seemed quite stable. Truck weighed about 7500 from looking at specs, and lift is a 9000 lb Challenger.
I too have to lift on the forward leaf spring hangar, on my Ranger. Frame turns up and no flat place to catch it. I run the lift pads full up in the rear, full down in the front, the truck still sits a little tail low, pic makes it look worse than it really is.