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| | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 | For a '48 1Ton Dually. Is it OK to jack the front wheels off the ground by lifting in the middle of the axle? My big bottle jack has a small lifting pad but I have a 4" square of 1/2" thick steel that I can use to help spread the load. It would make setting the jack stands a lot easier and faster than doing one side at a time. | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,105 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,105 | The point load on the small lifting pad isn't really an issue. Putting a loose steel pad would probably not be a good idea, as it increases the chance of the axle slipping off the jack. The more concerning thing would be bending load on the axle. That being said, I really doubt that it would hurt the axle, just not a really good idea. I would jack up one side at a time and put a jack stand underneath.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 250 | Kevin, thanks for the response. I didn't think it was such a hot idea but would have been pleased to find out that it was! Anytime I can cut my 'under the truck in the gravel time' down I'm a happy man. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,226 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,226 | We lift heavy trucks and school buses from the center of the front axle all the time at work. I lift my '37 from the center also, the axles are much stronger then you think. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Some axles are strong, some less so.
I’d lift a 1/2 ton at each spring, not at the center. | | |
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