Old-Biscuit wrote:
Bottle jack under the leaf springs perch between the 'U' bolts
I am NOT going to expose myself to the traffic screaming by while on the side of road any longer then necessary.
Building cribbing high enough to jack on frame is great at home in the driveway but on side of road...no thanks.
Besides---jacking 'under' the springs has no affect on axle hence no need to jack at frame.
Correct.
However, some axles like mine are "drop" axles, which puts the spring perches really low. This creates a problem finding a bottle jack short enough but yet have enough lift to get under the springs with a flat.
OP may need several jacks and some cribbing like me to get around this issue.
For drop axles a scissors type jack or a low profile trolley jack may need to be used with a flat.. Or you may need to use a tall bottle jack with some cribbing to jack up under the frame in order to get enough clearance for a scissor or trolley jack to fit under the perches.
Good idea to "test" your jack placement in your driveway.
You can measure your clearance with a inflated tire then subtract the height of the sidewall to see if you have enough room for a jack under the perches.