# 2012 GMC 2500 - Jack stands for slopes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-gmc-2500-jack-stands-for-slopes/129765>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** gmc\
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-gmc-2500-jack-stands-for-slopes/129765 "2018-11-28T03:42:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mike32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Mike32](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mike32)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-gmc-2500-jack-stands-for-slopes/129765/1 "2018-11-28T03:42:34Z")

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Will 3 ton jack stands be enough support for a 2012 gmc 2500 hd crew cab 4wd? And do they make jack stand shims for a sloping driveway?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-gmc-2500-jack-stands-for-slopes/129765/2 "2018-11-28T15:05:47Z")

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Yes, a 3 ton(6000 lbs) stand will work if you use 2 (12,000 lbs) to support one axle and 4 (24,000 lbs) to lift the entire truck which weighs less than 12,000 lbs. Gives you a margin of safety.

And NO, there are no jack stand shims for a sloped driveway. You should NEVER work under a vehicle on a surface with significant slope, EVER. Dropping 12,000 lbs of truck onto your body is deadly.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-gmc-2500-jack-stands-for-slopes/129765/3 "2018-11-28T17:12:24Z")

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> [@Mustangman](#):
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> And NO, there are no jack stand shims for a sloped driveway. You should NEVER work under a vehicle on a surface with significant slope, EVER. Dropping 12,000 lbs of truck onto your body is deadly.

Please listen to @Mustangman. Or You could lose your life.

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-gmc-2500-jack-stands-for-slopes/129765/4 "2018-11-29T05:41:41Z")

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Agreed; do NOT crawl under a vehicle while it is parked on a slope and supported by anything.

As for the tonnage, my feeling would be something a bit heavier. Just like battery amperage, you can have never have too much of certain things.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-gmc-2500-jack-stands-for-slopes/129765/5 "2018-11-29T05:46:20Z")

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Go with 6-ton jack stands . . . those 3 ton jack stands are better suited to a car or maybe a Ford Ranger

I wouldn’t trust my life to Harbor Fake jack stands, for what it’s worth

don’t buy Torin, either