Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

Doug,

Do you know if the D35 or 8.25 can be damaged this way?

Carl


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:I%9Kh.7207$Ng1.5553@newsfe19.lga...
> Carl S wrote:
>> 86 Cherokee doesn't have the fake D44. Other than with the aluminum
>> housed D44, what's the problem with lifting at the pumpkin? Not
>> trying to sound like a jackass, just want to make sure I haven't been
>> doing this wrong for years.
>
> On older vehicles your probably safe, but on the newer ones where
> the diff is lightweight with pressed in tubes, it can actually bend
> the rear axle. Lifted my old C-10 chevy by the pumpkin all the time
> but with the ZJ they even state in the service book that lifting by
> the diff is not a good thing.
>
>
> --
> DougW
>

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

DougW wrote:
> Just don't jack under the diff.
>
> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.

I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time via
the middle of the frame rail.

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

DougW wrote:
> Just don't jack under the diff.
>
> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.

I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time via
the middle of the frame rail.

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

DougW wrote:
> Just don't jack under the diff.
>
> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.

I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time via
the middle of the frame rail.

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

twaldron wrote:
> DougW wrote:
>> Just don't jack under the diff.
>>
>> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
>> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
>> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.
>
> I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
> exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time via
> the middle of the frame rail.
>
> tw
>

Just be warned that you habit might come back and bite you big time if
you use the pumpkin on some newer vehicles for a jack point. They made
them weaker to save weight or as a planned obsolescence feature. Weaken
the drive parts on a SUV, right.... Complete rear ends are expensive.

Second, just how freaking big is your floor jack that you can jack a TJ
up from the side frame rails and actually lift the tires off the ground?????

I can't even lift my XJ that way, nor are the 'frame' rails on my XJ
strong enough to jack from. The owners manual for the XJ says to use
the axle tubes...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

twaldron wrote:
> DougW wrote:
>> Just don't jack under the diff.
>>
>> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
>> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
>> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.
>
> I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
> exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time via
> the middle of the frame rail.
>
> tw
>

Just be warned that you habit might come back and bite you big time if
you use the pumpkin on some newer vehicles for a jack point. They made
them weaker to save weight or as a planned obsolescence feature. Weaken
the drive parts on a SUV, right.... Complete rear ends are expensive.

Second, just how freaking big is your floor jack that you can jack a TJ
up from the side frame rails and actually lift the tires off the ground?????

I can't even lift my XJ that way, nor are the 'frame' rails on my XJ
strong enough to jack from. The owners manual for the XJ says to use
the axle tubes...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

twaldron wrote:
> DougW wrote:
>> Just don't jack under the diff.
>>
>> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
>> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
>> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.
>
> I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
> exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time via
> the middle of the frame rail.
>
> tw
>

Just be warned that you habit might come back and bite you big time if
you use the pumpkin on some newer vehicles for a jack point. They made
them weaker to save weight or as a planned obsolescence feature. Weaken
the drive parts on a SUV, right.... Complete rear ends are expensive.

Second, just how freaking big is your floor jack that you can jack a TJ
up from the side frame rails and actually lift the tires off the ground?????

I can't even lift my XJ that way, nor are the 'frame' rails on my XJ
strong enough to jack from. The owners manual for the XJ says to use
the axle tubes...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

Mike Romain wrote:
> twaldron wrote:
>
>> DougW wrote:
>>
>>> Just don't jack under the diff.
>>>
>>> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
>>> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
>>> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.
>>
>>
>> I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
>> exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time
>> via the middle of the frame rail.
>>
>> tw
>>
>
> Just be warned that you habit might come back and bite you big time if
> you use the pumpkin on some newer vehicles for a jack point. They made
> them weaker to save weight or as a planned obsolescence feature. Weaken
> the drive parts on a SUV, right.... Complete rear ends are expensive.
>
> Second, just how freaking big is your floor jack that you can jack a TJ
> up from the side frame rails and actually lift the tires off the
> ground?????
>
> I can't even lift my XJ that way, nor are the 'frame' rails on my XJ
> strong enough to jack from. The owners manual for the XJ says to use
> the axle tubes...
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>


Well, they don't come off the ground much, but all you need is a half
inch. Another system I have for rotating, only requires one wheel off
the ground at a time. Remove the spare from the back... then jack up the
RR only and replace w/ spare, roll RR to RF, RF to LR and LR to LF...LF
to spare. All one corner at a time. Easier to be happy with the jack
point but takes a just a few mins longer and a bit more scrambling
around. I use the control arm perches, again without issue. If you're
lifting a corner of your Jeep and bending axle tubes, you've got more
problems than needing a tire rotation. To replace the wheels completely,
I'd be inclined to do one side at a time.

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

Mike Romain wrote:
> twaldron wrote:
>
>> DougW wrote:
>>
>>> Just don't jack under the diff.
>>>
>>> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
>>> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
>>> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.
>>
>>
>> I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
>> exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time
>> via the middle of the frame rail.
>>
>> tw
>>
>
> Just be warned that you habit might come back and bite you big time if
> you use the pumpkin on some newer vehicles for a jack point. They made
> them weaker to save weight or as a planned obsolescence feature. Weaken
> the drive parts on a SUV, right.... Complete rear ends are expensive.
>
> Second, just how freaking big is your floor jack that you can jack a TJ
> up from the side frame rails and actually lift the tires off the
> ground?????
>
> I can't even lift my XJ that way, nor are the 'frame' rails on my XJ
> strong enough to jack from. The owners manual for the XJ says to use
> the axle tubes...
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>


Well, they don't come off the ground much, but all you need is a half
inch. Another system I have for rotating, only requires one wheel off
the ground at a time. Remove the spare from the back... then jack up the
RR only and replace w/ spare, roll RR to RF, RF to LR and LR to LF...LF
to spare. All one corner at a time. Easier to be happy with the jack
point but takes a just a few mins longer and a bit more scrambling
around. I use the control arm perches, again without issue. If you're
lifting a corner of your Jeep and bending axle tubes, you've got more
problems than needing a tire rotation. To replace the wheels completely,
I'd be inclined to do one side at a time.

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Re: Lifting (floor jack) points on my Jeeps
 

Mike Romain wrote:
> twaldron wrote:
>
>> DougW wrote:
>>
>>> Just don't jack under the diff.
>>>
>>> Frame lift points are the best but sometimes the jack simply
>>> isn't tall enough. I generally put the jack under the axle
>>> U bolts or fairly close. Haven't tweaked anything yet.
>>
>>
>> I lift by the pumpkin all the time, without issue. However, in
>> exchanging wheels or rotating, I tend to lift one side up at a time
>> via the middle of the frame rail.
>>
>> tw
>>
>
> Just be warned that you habit might come back and bite you big time if
> you use the pumpkin on some newer vehicles for a jack point. They made
> them weaker to save weight or as a planned obsolescence feature. Weaken
> the drive parts on a SUV, right.... Complete rear ends are expensive.
>
> Second, just how freaking big is your floor jack that you can jack a TJ
> up from the side frame rails and actually lift the tires off the
> ground?????
>
> I can't even lift my XJ that way, nor are the 'frame' rails on my XJ
> strong enough to jack from. The owners manual for the XJ says to use
> the axle tubes...
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>


Well, they don't come off the ground much, but all you need is a half
inch. Another system I have for rotating, only requires one wheel off
the ground at a time. Remove the spare from the back... then jack up the
RR only and replace w/ spare, roll RR to RF, RF to LR and LR to LF...LF
to spare. All one corner at a time. Easier to be happy with the jack
point but takes a just a few mins longer and a bit more scrambling
around. I use the control arm perches, again without issue. If you're
lifting a corner of your Jeep and bending axle tubes, you've got more
problems than needing a tire rotation. To replace the wheels completely,
I'd be inclined to do one side at a time.

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________