Stable Lift question
I finally found a great deal on a nice used Stable Lift that I could afford. It is missing the stabilizer struts you attach when it's off the truck. I know they're no big deal to make but I don't ...
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I do not think other stabilizers will work with the Stable Lift, certainly not as well as the Stable Lift versions.
As you can see in the photos, they are different lengths.
Basically each stabilizer consist of two 3/8" coarse threaded rods. One is right hand thread and the other is left hand threads. The rods thread in to a standard 3/8" turnbuckle. One end has a 3/16" hole drilled through to allow it to pin in the brackets which are welded to the lower part of the jack tubing.
The other end has a short piece of square tubing weldded to a piece of angle iron about 2" or 3" long. The square tubing is coupled to the threaded rod with a cotter pin through a 3/16" hole in the tubing and rod. This allows the angle to swivel a little. This end goes against the TC, with one side of the angle on the bottom of the TC and the other against the side of the TC.
Mine (OEM) are very crudely fabricated, but they work well. I can tighten them by hand and they will bow, which has not been a problem.
Wayne
As you can see in the photos, they are different lengths.
Basically each stabilizer consist of two 3/8" coarse threaded rods. One is right hand thread and the other is left hand threads. The rods thread in to a standard 3/8" turnbuckle. One end has a 3/16" hole drilled through to allow it to pin in the brackets which are welded to the lower part of the jack tubing.
The other end has a short piece of square tubing weldded to a piece of angle iron about 2" or 3" long. The square tubing is coupled to the threaded rod with a cotter pin through a 3/16" hole in the tubing and rod. This allows the angle to swivel a little. This end goes against the TC, with one side of the angle on the bottom of the TC and the other against the side of the TC.
Mine (OEM) are very crudely fabricated, but they work well. I can tighten them by hand and they will bow, which has not been a problem.
Wayne
