F350 where do I jack from? / would this plan work? Hi all - first truck, so learning as I go.So I don’t want to spend a ton of $ on a high end jack… I picked up this 6,000 lb capacity jack - Powerbuilt 620471 Unijack - (Rig weights 11,300 lbs loaded) The jack has a height range of 11 inch to 21 inches. Got the 6,000 lb version. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GJJZ5NISo my Sidewall height is 6”Front Axle heights are about 12” or 13” approx. So if I have a flat, then Axle would be approximately 7” up (maybe a little more due to the tread thickness) correct?So I can’t get the jack under the axle, when i have a flat…. as it only contracts to 11” However I always carry some Lynx Levelers with me, so I could easily make a 4” or 5” ramp of Lynx Levelers… drive that flat tire up onto the Lynx Levelers, get jack under the axle, Jack it up, Remove lynx levelers. Swap in the spare tire. Would all that work?Secondly…. It isn’t clear to me exactly where I should exactly put the jack. I believe it is “under the axle” but where exactly? thanks!

Yup under the axle tube or differential. If truck is empty I’ll jack it up under a shock mount or a control arm mount, but not with a load. 6000 lbs is a pretty cheesy Jack for the back of a fully loaded truck/camper. Although your camper is lighter than some, I’d ditch the contraption for a simple 10 ton bottle jack and a few squares of 3/4” or thicker plywood which double as camper jack pads and leveling pads to level up the truck when camping.

The owner manual should have instructions and a Jack should be provided under the hood on top of radiator.

Follow the manufacturer’s direction so you’re safe. So by “jack” do you mean a bottle jack? If so, be very careful.

The jack is behind the passenger back seat and as I remember it will fit under the axel with a flat tire. In the back jack under the axel in the front under the "A" frame as close as you can get to the wheel. You better think of how to get those back hubcaps off of those aluminum wheels if you have them.

F350 where do I jack from? / would this plan work?

Grit_dog
Navigator
Aug 05, 2020
Yup under the axle tube or differential.
If truck is empty I’ll jack it up under a shock mount or a control arm mount, but not with a load.
6000 lbs is a pretty cheesy Jack for the back of a fully loaded truck/camper. Although your camper is lighter than some, I’d ditch the contraption for a simple 10 ton bottle jack and a few squares of 3/4” or thicker plywood which double as camper jack pads and leveling pads to level up the truck when camping.
PastorCharlie
Explorer
Aug 05, 2020
The owner manual should have instructions and a Jack should be provided under the hood on top of radiator.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Aug 05, 2020
Follow the manufacturer’s direction so you’re safe. So by “jack” do you mean a bottle jack? If so, be very careful.
2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 05, 2020
x2 owner's manual
ferndaleflyer
Explorer III
Aug 05, 2020
The jack is behind the passenger back seat and as I remember it will fit under the axel with a flat tire. In the back jack under the axel in the front under the "A" frame as close as you can get to the wheel. You better think of how to get those back hubcaps off of those aluminum wheels if you have them.
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Aug 05, 2020
The factory jack that come with my F350 would collapse to about 7"
With rating about 3 x higher than what you show.
PastorCharlie
Explorer
Aug 05, 2020
One end of the lug wrench has a hub cap puller on my F350. The jack handle and spare tire handle are under the hood and the jack is behind the seat. If the spare tire has a security lock the key may be in the glove box or center console.
LosAngeles
Explorer
Aug 05, 2020
Thanks very much everyone for the really great info. Much appreciated.

It seems I was wrong, but with a big truck camper in the back of the truck, I was worried that the stock factory jack would be insufficient. (?) Ford F350.

Also my thought about bringing a backup was so it could be a backup... just in case. We sometimes go camping where there is no cell service, and off the beaten path, so it would be very tough to get AAA.

Also maybe to put in place as a 2nd jack.

Yes, I wont get under the truck. Thanks.
BB_TX
Nomad
Aug 05, 2020
What you are suggesting should work I guess. But why carry all that extra equipment when the OEM jack works fine. My jack on my 2012 F350 is behind the back seat out of sight until needed and works fine with a flat. I know as I had a blowout a couple years ago. Placed jack under axle near springs. Should have read manual, but on side of busy highway and in a hurry to get off, I didn't.
2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 05, 2020
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