Can two stacked aluminum wheels safely support a 2-ton Dakota pickup?

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May 15, 2025 at 4:36 pm #1502 Reply
Kobi
Will 2 aluminum wheels (with tires) stacked together (2 on each side) be enough to support a barely 2 ton Dakota pickup? I need to switch out the wheels from junkyard ones to drivable ones, but the only jack I have currently is the scissor jack that came with the truck (that’s been barely used) and no jack stands. And no, I don’t have the money to “just go buy some”.

I’m stupid enough to try this and see how it sits, but not so stupid that I think I’d be perfectly safe when not using proper equipment, so I’ll definitely be checking/testing (AND rechecking/retesting) before I start doing ANYTHING.

Just looking for any insight I can get on the topic because I’ve exhausted all other options and need to get this truck moving ASAP. The current wheels are 1) dry rotted and flat, and 2) different sizes (15s in front, 18s in back).

**Edit**
I HIGHLY overthought things. Scissor jacks still scare the hell out of me, but I didn’t die.
May 15, 2025 at 4:37 pm #1503 Reply
Bradley
I have quarrels with setting vehicles on wheels due to the fact they’re not meant for that stress. They’re more likely to bend. Even aluminum wheels bend. In your situation, I’d: use the jack to lift and lower, and set on nice heavy blocks.

Wood is the likely go to. Unless you have a jack stand. Don’t use cinder blocks. And don’t lift from anything questionable …if it looks wrong, it is.

You can use shock mounts, axle tube, control arms, subframe/cross members, and for cars, the official jack locations (multiple layers of sheet steel that form together to make a structurally strong point in cab.
May 15, 2025 at 4:37 pm #1504 Reply
Michael
Yes, but you don’t need jack stands just take lug nuts off use the scissor jack pull tire off and out new one on don’t need the truck to sit on jack stands to swap the tires out.
May 15, 2025 at 4:37 pm #1505 Reply
Al Borland
Go spend like $1200 on a chainsaw, find a nice tree the HOA will fine you for cutting down, and boom you have free jack stands.

Only slightly joking.
May 15, 2025 at 4:38 pm #1506 Reply
Bradley
You’d be surprised what scissor jacks can handle.

You gotta look into the press channel on YouTube. They test these. Their rating is really low. I actually want a few for some projects.

The nice thing about them is being threaded, if you have the vehicle lifted right, you don’t really have to worry about jackstands.

I’m not saying lift a vehicle with 4 scissor jacks, but 1 wheel is fine.
May 15, 2025 at 4:38 pm #1507 Reply
Steve
Use Brick, Blocks or 4×4’s to act as safety in case the scissor jack fails and do 1 side at a time. If the Jack came with the vehicle it should support it.

Good Luck and Stay Safe~!
May 15, 2025 at 4:38 pm #1508 Reply
Eric
For sure. I’ve done that plenty of times.
May 15, 2025 at 4:39 pm #1509 Reply
James
Use the scissor jack and change one at a time.
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