Test your jack and spare tire accessories before you need them

[hemiarch]

Here you go again, spending my money and putting me into a black site interrogation with my wife!
Just bought the cordless version that comes with a


Yeah, must be new as it looks pretty slick and I’ll definitely let you know how it works. In terms of spending, let me know when you finally pick up an RV! Haha

The only difference is that my wife makes Joan of Arc look like Mother Teresa!

I don’t know man. One of the reasons I married mine is that she is the most ferocious woman I’ve ever met. I’m not proposing we pit them against each other in a cage match to the pain but I suspect it would be a close one.

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[TickTock]

All you need is some blocks of wood (others have done it in a pinch with rocks).

Quote:

Steps:​

Drive up tire on to a 4 inch rock​

Put truck in extraction mode​

Once it is 15 inches, slide the stud under the jack point of that tire..​

Loosen lug nuts​

go into service mode (see video)​

Select individual suspension tire and deflate (see video)​

Tire will rise and will lift off the rock, so remove it.​

Replace tire​

tighten lug nuts..​

Go to service mode, inflate that one tire..​

exit service mode​

remove stud​

 

[Hookalakupua]

I don’t know man. One of the reasons I married mine is that she is the most ferocious woman I’ve ever met. I’m not proposing we pit them against each other in a cage match to the pain but I suspect it would be a close one.

If there’s a chance that we could market it and make a little money, I’m all in!

 

[cybercricket]

you should let the air out of the tire and test it on a flat. Some of those jacks are too tall when they are retracted. Chances are that you’ll be changing the tire when it’s flat so that would be a more realistic test.

Jack height is specified in the listing. You can measure the rim to ground while inflated, and subtract that from 14" (very high suspension setting).

 

[cybercricket]

All you need is some blocks of wood (others have done it in a pinch with rocks).

Quote:

Steps:​

Drive up tire on to a 4 inch rock​

Put truck in extraction mode​

Once it is 15 inches, slide the stud under the jack point of that tire..​

Loosen lug nuts​

go into service mode (see video)​

Select individual suspension tire and deflate (see video)​

Tire will rise and will lift off the rock, so remove it.​

Replace tire​

tighten lug nuts..​

Go to service mode, inflate that one tire..​

exit service mode​

remove stud​

What if you only have 3.5 and 4.5 inch rocks though ?

 

[cybercricket]

I have a compact light weight 3.5T aluminum floor jack like what the pros use. The sawd may have different height needs than air suspension but I will be trying mine out on day 1 to get my new wheels installed.

Do pros use floor jacks in the mountains while parked at an angle as well ?

 

[Alpine]

Do pros use floor jacks in the mountains while parked at an angle as well ?

By pros I mean what the guys at Discount Tire use

 

[Ruffles]

I've got the Tesla spare tire and jack kit and have had to use it. It BARELY gets the tire off the ground on level pavement. How does jack mode work? Is it supposed to prevent the tire from drooping or just turn off auto leveling? The manual says to put the suspension in Medium height but even then it droops. Would it work to put the truck in Entry height and then jack mode?

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