<VV> [FC] How High Should It Be?

[J R Read]

Bob,

I'm not sure which jack stands you feel are the "ordinary" ones.

If you have the truck a foot or more above the floor, I would thank that 
would be sufficient.

Later, JR


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Subject: [FC] How High Should It Be?


> Have to remove the gas tank from my Rampside (1963, 1st-design manual 
> shifter).
>
> Have to do this on my garage floor.  I have done it previously, but
> have had a lift available.  Not this time.
>
> So I have to jack up the truck and put it on jack
> stands.  Question:  How high does the truck need to be to ensure that
> I can get the tank out?  I know that these FC tanks kinda drop down
> and move rearward in the removal process, and I don't want to reach
> the floor before I have cleared the truck.
>
> So -- do ordinary jack stands provide enough clearance?  Or do I need
> to be looking for a taller alternative?
>
> --Bob
>
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