PA State Inspection

Highway 4x4 wrote:
I have been thinking of upgrading my axles from 3500 to 5200 and the thought of getting the entire TT off the ground is the worst part of the job. I have two floor jacks and an assortment of stands at my disposal. I did my EZ flex myself one side at a time and even it made me nervous. I have thought of lowering the tongue allthe way down then placing stands on the frame just behind the suspension then raising the tongue and hopeing the tires come off the ground, then placing stands on the front side of the suspension. Even though my TT only weighs 6500 pounds, seems like more. Any ideas? BTW, Calif has no inspection of TT's and don't give them any ideas.

Personally what I would do is not to use floor jacks at all and I prefer a bottle jack with a short piece (about 6 to 8")of 4x6 with the 4" part between the jack and frame and directly under the frame between the axles. Then once the tires are off the ground use some short sections of 6x6 maybe 8" long each to build a support to go under the frame as close to the axles as possible. You can use other items for support such as concrete blocks, lynx levelers, etc., but I would want at least a 4" thick piece of wood at the frame interface about 6 to 8" long. The reason for the wood is to distribute the weight as equal as possible along that length of frame and the wood will give some and provide a more uniform support on the frame. Jack stands are fine, but I would never crawl under a vehicle supported by jack stands only (personal preference) and want something more solid and substantial for support. When working under my vehicles I use Race Ramps on my Sonata and Sebring Coupe and for my E-350 I use a combo of lengths of 2x6 with lynx levelers to form a ramp of sufficient height to provide the necessary under vehicle clearance.

Larry