proper place to put your jack on a cab when jacking it up

[wareagle]

Howdy all... Was just curious as to the proper location on a 1970 F-100 to place your jack when jacking up your cab.

 

[mustangtoby]

If I was gonna use a jack, I would place a timber of some sort under each side and a jack at each corner. Last cab I changed, I got a couple of buddies and we just lifted it on, not to bad with four guys. I've also slid one from one frame to another on a couple of pieces of pipe with carpet on them. Did that one completely by myself, one man can horse a cab around if you have no help.

 

[wareagle]

Well, I will be lifting the cab to change the mounting bushings.

 

[smokey]

I use a sling thru the windows and lift it with a winch or come-a-long attached to the ceiling of the garage.

 

[wareagle]

Well, that leaves me out : )
Don't have a winch or come-a-long

 

[mrfixit]

I use a sling thru the windows ...

My wife puts my rear in one of those nearly every day!

 

[LEB Ben]

I'm assuming a 2wd...if not, you're jack has the most lift I've ever heard of...and I need to get one. Now to your problem...are you just looking to lift the body just enough to get the body mount in, or are you looking to lift the entire cab at once? If it's the first, then I wouldn't have any issues putting it right on the rocker. I dunno how the 70's fenders are bolted on, but in the 73-79's the fenders might have some clearance issues and warpage issues due to fender/cab clearance and fender mounting bolts. So just keep that in mind. But I think you'll be just fine lifting at the rocker...i mean I've lifted entire rigs off the ground by lifting at the rocker (in a pinch) with no issues...a couple hundred pound cab won't be a problem.

 

[wareagle]

It is 2wd and I am just lifting to replace the cab mounts and bushings.

 

[smokey]

Not sure how rusty your mounts are but they can be rusted on so tight that you really almost have to set the entire cab off to get them out.

 

[wareagle]

These are the mounts that are attached directly to the cab, so I'm hoping they will be fairly easy to remove. Luckily the extensions on the frame that the cab mount to appear to be in great shape, minus the surface rust.

 

[mustangtoby]

If you do lift against the rocker with a jack, place a nice size block to distribute the weight, less likely to bend anything that way.

 

[wareagle]

thanks Mustang