How to lift? Wood blocks?

From : amber

Q: i have an 88 dakota 2wd and i was told i could lift it up a little bit with wood blocks....how is this done http//community.webtv.net/anw97/welcometopeoplewho .

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From : mac davis

on wed 18 jun 2008 122816 -0400 theguyonthecouch1@webtv.net mark w. wrote everyone is a fucking comedian..... hard not to be with the original poster being such a great straight man.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .

From : peterd

on wed 18 jun 2008 122816 -0400 theguyonthecouch1@webtv.net mark w. wrote everyone is a fucking comedian..... hey we didnt start the joke we just supplied the punch lines. .

From : roy

everyone is a fucking comedian..... well ill be serious here for a minute. make sure you treat the wood to keep the carpenter ants away. .

From : mark w

everyone is a fucking comedian..... .

From : peterd

on sun 15 jun 2008 203548 -0400 anw97@webtv.net amber wrote i have an 88 dakota 2wd and i was told i could lift it up a little bit with wood blocks....how is this done http//community.webtv.net/anw97/welcometopeoplewho 1. sure that will work. take a stack of 2x8 and 1x8 end say 10 long pieces. get about 40 or 50 of them. 2. stack a bunch under each axle. 3. let the air out of the tires. 4. stack one or more under each tire. 5. put air back in tires. 6. stack more under the axle. 7. repeat steps 3-6 until the truck is as high as you wish. suggestion use jack stands when lifting a vehicle this way! bg *let the fun begin!* peters troll-o-meter not troll troll 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 / / / / / / / o pegged the needle! .

From : steve w

amber wrote i have an 88 dakota 2wd and i was told i could lift it up a little bit with wood blocks....how is this done the only way that i would use wood to lift a vehicle would ne to use boards and drive onto them.... if you mean using it to do a body lift type operation. just buy the proper kit. it will include all the parts and pieces. -- steve w. .

From : napalmheart

i have an 88 dakota 2wd and i was told i could lift it up a little bit with wood blocks....how is this done http//community.webtv.net/anw97/welcometopeoplewho sounds like a disaster waiting to happen to me. ken .