setting my rear axle

[bronco_boy]

takin my bronco off the roll back the other day the guy i bought it from didnt tighten down the u bolts all the way on the driver side and when it hit the pavement the rearend rolled up the bronco what is the best way to jack the back of it up and keep it up it has a 6 inch lift with 35s and cant figure out how to jack it up. what do i do?????

 

[Krafty]

can you try to clear up your one long sentence, we cant help you if we don't understand the problem. I assume you mean you need a different way to jack it up so you can re seat your axle. I would have to say a post jack on blocks under you rear bumper where it bolts to the frame. or someone with a forklift and chains, or a loader on a tractor or the bucket on a backhoe. another option is blocks ontop of or underneath a floor jack.

if your having trouble re bolting your axle I would suggest removing the shock on that side.

 

[wileec]

High lift on back bumper.

 

[bronco_boy]

i didnt know how else to put it. would a cherry picker work?

 

[Krafty]

depends on what the cherry picker is rated for. 1.5 tones and up would be fine I think

 

[Elmo]

A jack and plenty of blocks will do the job. Not the easiest way but it can be done. Place wheel chocks,(blocks)in front of and behind the front tires. Jack up one side 4-6 inches safely block it on the frame just in front of the rear leaf spring. Move to the other side jack it up 4-6 inches block it on the frame just in front of the rear leaf spring. Keep doing this until you have the frame high enough to reposition the rear axel. Going too high in one jacking can cause the vehicle to slide off the blocks and **** someone so be extremely cautious.Using TWO jacks, one on each frame, and jacking them up at the same time or a cherry picker centered on the rear with the legs extended as far forward as they will go and the boom(hook) retracted as short as it will go would be better. either way you do it as clearance allows insert blocks under the frame to catch the truck with minimum fall in case it drops.