DIY rim swappers: what’s your preferred floor jack, other tools?

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TrueAt1stLight

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I’m looking at buying a floor jack, torque wrench and any other necessary items to swap my rims back and forth from my summer set to off-road set/ winter set and curious what you all use. This won’t be to mount new tires on the rims but to swap complete sets on and off. TIA!
 

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I have an aluminum 3 ton harbor freight floor jack, along with their jack stands. Actually have their high torque airgun too. Not bad stuff for a DIY'er. Do you have an air compressor?
 

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Not all floor jacks are created equal. When looking at floor jacks, look at the maximum lift height (and to a much lesser extent for your truck, the collapsed height off the floor). These trucks, particularly if you lift them, you often need a jack with a maximum lift height over 20 inches.

Regarding torque wrenches, I purchased a Craftsman 'click-style' torque wrench a half century ago, and it still works great.
 

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I swap shoes on my Rubicon summer/winter, the best tool is the stock jack. Lift one, swap it, move to next.

About torque wrench, try to get one that has 140ft-lbs in the middle of its range. Any top brands are good.
 

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For wheel nuts my favourite torque wrench is the Snap-on ATECH3FR300B. One of the most expensive hand tools in my roll cab. But once you’ve used it you’ll understand why.
 
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