Why won't my car tires lift off the ground?
Using a jack like a 2-ton Hyper Tough model sometimes fails to lift the tires because worn or damaged suspension components, such as shocks visible in the wheel well, prevent proper clearance. This leaves the wheels stuck on the ground and stops you from completing the lift.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1using a taller jackDid this help you?
- 2putting a block of wood on the jackDid this help you?
- 3repositioning the jack to a different lift pointDid this help you?
- 4continuing to jack the vehicle higher despite the increased height and nervousnessDid this help you?
- 5putting a block of wood under the jack for extra heightDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I might just be a weakling lol. But looking in the wheel well, the shock kinda looks like crap to my untrained eye, wondering if this could be part of the problem?”source ↗
“Ties not lifting up? I am using 2-ton hyper tough jack. Any suggestion what I may be doing wrong?”source ↗
Where this came up
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