It's been so long since I had a hard one, I'm not sure. But yeah, you kinda
hit the nail on the head. A floor jack with a few pieces of 4x4 posts of
different length. Then after that, yeah a bottle jack on the frame rail and
a short length of 4x4 to hold it while you move the bottle back for some
more lift. If you have the right length and size of supports, then with two
people to lift for you, a jack might not even be needed. Biff
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jason Bleazard
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 5:30 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Return or returnless (was: Can I put an '04 gas tank in a
'95 truck?)
biff byrum wrote:
> I do disagree with one thing. If you jack up the bed from the front,
leaving
> the rear two bolts in place but loose, you need about 22 inches clearance
> from the tank thread upwards to get it out. I've had GenI's and a GenII
for
> the last eighteen plus years and have never completely removed a bed. I've
> lost count as to how many I've done, maybe eight. It can be done. Biff
> Byrum
>
Where do you set the jack in order to get the bed that high? I had the
high-lift in the wheel arch today. I didn't try the floor jack on the
ground, but I don't think it would get much more height than what I
had. Do you do some kind of two-stage system, with one jack to get a
bit of room then a second jack on the frame?
-- Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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