Whats a good floor jack to buy and what tonage do I need? 2 or 3 ton?

 

I bought a 2.5 ton SUV floor jack from Autozone that provided more than enough lift for me to get jack stands under the frame.

 

Napa has an awesome 4 Ton combo set. Includes a jack and two stands. Very well made.

 

The one with the tallest lift height, whichever store it comes from. Same for the stands, the tallest, beefiest ones you can find/afford.

Harbor Freight sends out 20-25% off coupons every week in the newspaper. Good option if you have one local to you and don't want to order off their site.

 

I Second the harbor freight floor jacks. I have one and love it. I would tell you to go with the racing version as the regular version weighs a ton. I have a 2 ton that achieves a height of 23-3/4 in. I use it on my Jeep as well as my other cars which are lower. 2 ton Low Profile Steel Heavy Duty Floor Jack With Rapid Pump®

 

Costco if they still have it , it goes up 21.5" and it cost 100 bucks

It can easily get my 37s off the ground

 

Harbor freight...I've got a 2.5 ton low profile rapid pump that's lifts plenty high. Its been excellent for a couple years now. They can be had with coupon for ~$80

 

i have the harbor fright 2.5 ton aluminum racing jack and carry it in the back of the jeep most of the time, actually about to work on figuring out how to cover it up in the back of jeep and regain a flat floor back there to sit my yeti that i carry everywhere on.

 

Is 2 tons fine for a JKU?

 

Should be fine unless its an extremely heavily built Jeep. Figure 2 ton = 4000lb's and most JKU's are between 4500 to 6000lbs and your only lifting one end so +/- half of that.