Factory jack, enough height to remove front wheel?

[mikeeshim]

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Odd question, but anyone know the minimum height of a jack on a Sasquatch?
The bottle jack I'm looking at has a min height of 9", which seems pretty high.

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[EveryDayBronco]

Odd question, but anyone know the minimum height of a jack on a Sasquatch?
The bottle jack I'm looking at has a min height of 9", which seems pretty high.

9" seems like a lot. You have to imagine that it needs to fit under the frame or under the rear axle when you have a flat tire.

To calculate the clearance when tire is flat, (35" tire - 17" rim, divided by two) = 4". Measure the clear space under the jacking points and subtract 4", whatever that is, is how short the jack needs to be.

The oem jack is a scissor jack and is pretty flat when fully retracted. I'd have to measure but my guess is only a few inches.

I like bottle jacks, especially the geared toyota jacks but none of them crank down to as low as a scissor jack. You can always add blocks or logs or rocks to make it jack higher but you can't as easily get a too tall of a jack to fit under something.

My thought on jacks is to stick with the oem scissor jack and add the taller spacer if yours came with the short spacer.

 

[mikeeshim]

To calculate the clearance when tire is flat, (35" tire - 17" rim, divided by two) = 4". Measure the clear space under the jacking points and subtract 4", that's how short the jack needs to be.

Thx for the advise. It's because Google somehow knows I like to buy off-road gear and I keep getting ads for Cyber Monday.
Question about the math:

A. (35"-17"/)2=9", or
B. 35"-(17"/2)=26.5"

Not sure how you're getting 4", but if it's a typo, the bottle jack actually is 8.5" so a 9" clearance would work for me. Or I could just go out to the Bronco and measure it.
If it isn't a typo, than I'll need to bypass this idea.

 

[EveryDayBronco]

It would be nice if the jack wasn't stowed under the cargo area but that's where they put it. Sucks when you have to unload the trunk to get it out!

 

[EveryDayBronco]

Thx for the advise. It's because Google somehow knows I like to buy off-road gear and I keep getting ads for Cyber Monday.
Question about the math:

A. (35"-17"/)2=9", or
B. 35"-(17"/2)=26.5"

Not sure how you're getting 4", but if it's a typo, the bottle jack actually is 8.5" so a 9" clearance would work for me. Or I could just go out to the Bronco and measure it.
If it isn't a typo, than I'll need to bypass this idea.

Oops, you're right.

But still start with measuring the clear space under the jacking points, then subtract the 8" or 9".

 

[mikeeshim]

Oops, you're right.

But still start with measuring the clear space under the jacking points, then subtract the 8" or 9".

Ok, now I understand where you're coming from. I need to subtract the tire since it'll be flat. So really, it'll be about just a tad over 1/2 of the wheel, so less than 8.5", which will be too tight of a fit now.

Thx again!

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