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Maverick · 11-09-2011, 08:33 PM

As a further bit of info I caution anyone who has a shop change their tires to watch the placement of the jack. If they are going to lift one wheel make sure they place the jack under the spring mount at the axle. Placing the jack under the bare axle inside the spring (closer to center)WILL bend the axle. They are thin wall tube axles just as the frame is a thin walled rectangular tube. I'm on my second rear axle because of that and it caused me to replace the tires earlier than expected.

NEVER, NEVER JACK ON THE AXLE!!! NO WAY ANY SHAPE OR FORM! THESE AXLES ARE NOT LIKE CAR OR TRUCK AXLE. DEXTER RECOMENDS ALWAYS LIFT WITH THE FRAME! WHEN YOU JACK ON AN AXLE YOU ARE ACUALLY LIFTING 1/2 OF THE RIGS WEIGHT. IF YOU ASK DEXTER THEY WILL BACK ME UP. I JUST ATTENDED A RALLY IN GOSHEN, IN.

11-09-2011, 08:33 PM	#7
Maverick Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 23	As a further bit of info I caution anyone who has a shop change their tires to watch the placement of the jack. If they are going to lift one wheel make sure they place the jack under the spring mount at the axle. Placing the jack under the bare axle inside the spring (closer to center)WILL bend the axle. They are thin wall tube axles just as the frame is a thin walled rectangular tube. I'm on my second rear axle because of that and it caused me to replace the tires earlier than expected. NEVER, NEVER JACK ON THE AXLE!!! NO WAY ANY SHAPE OR FORM! THESE AXLES ARE NOT LIKE CAR OR TRUCK AXLE. DEXTER RECOMENDS ALWAYS LIFT WITH THE FRAME! WHEN YOU JACK ON AN AXLE YOU ARE ACUALLY LIFTING 1/2 OF THE RIGS WEIGHT. IF YOU ASK DEXTER THEY WILL BACK ME UP. I JUST ATTENDED A RALLY IN GOSHEN, IN.