How To Make A Floor Jack Extension

Building the third member jack i thought of building this jack once when i found myself under the car with a 9 inch.

How to make a floor jack extension.

This is an easy project that involves turning down one end of aluminum stock on a lathe and drilling a hole on the opposite end. I bought a floor jack recently that advertises a 14 75 lift but it doesn t lift quite enough to fit my truck. Well skill sometimes is an exaggeration. A floor jack needs to roll slightly in use.

If you can t build cribbing to allow for this use the factory jack or buy a bigger jack. So i decided to make a 3 5 extension to give it a little extra lift. Homemade floor jack extension consisting of a section of 4 square steel tubing placed between the jack s operating mechanism and the lifting saddle. You can make the extension using materials including wood or welded metal.

The way a diy 2 x 4 jack works is through the simple manipulation of leverage as the essential craftsman explains by taking advantage of the mechanical power that two slightly slanted edges can. Making this not only means will not only cut down costs but also strongly hold the weight of your car. Many floor jack extensions utilize a keyed base or a captive spindle and socket design which allows the extension to sit atop the jack saddle securely before any pressure is applied. Now weld on your extension and you should be finished with your first jack.

A saddle extension of 11 would be very unsafe.