its funny i could never locate the actual marking for the front pinch welds. i just cut a hockey puck so that i could raise it with a hocky puck, and not damage the pinch weld.

 

its funny i could never locate the actual marking for the front pinch welds.

If you put your head on the ground you'll barely see a triangle indent in the plastic molding and a cut out, behind that is the pinch weld lift point.

 

Using jack stands to support the vehicle, after you jack it up on the frame rails with a floor jack, should not be an issue to put a stand under the wishbones on the suspension in a beefy spot where it is bolted to something else. You just can not try to jack up the vehicle from there. The wishbones support the weight of the vehicle when it is on the ground and in motion. There is also room along the frame rails to place a jack stand there if you chose to do that.

I see in the jack location description it states not the jack it up from here, suspension components that is. I have been doing this for years with previous vehicles and it has never been an issue to support the vehicle with jack stands from these locations. I never would try and jack it up from there just support the vehicle after it is already lifted and gently lower the vehicle onto the stands.

Just my 2 cents.

 

So an FYI to any R/T owners, this does not work for me. The unijack will not fit under the car while it is on the ground. So bummed as I wanted to do my brakes with this this weekend.

 

The service manual says the only approved lift points are the front pinch welds and square protrusions near the front of the rear wheels, see attached pic. The problem is using a floor jack to lift at these points leaves no room to place a jack stand at the same point. I never trust the seals on a jack while I'm working on a car so I always use jack stands. I like to change my own brakes, rotate wheels and other minor stuff so I need to get at least 2 wheels off the ground at once using jack stands.

After a lot of searching the only solution I could find is the Powerbuilt Unijack. It's a combined bottle jack and jack stand. They make 2 models, a 3 ton with a minimum height of 11" and a 2 ton with a min 8" height. I choose to get two of the 2 ton models so I could lift my other cars which sit lower to the ground than 11". Reading all the reviews for it seem really positive but there are some that say the seals blew on theirs but some claim the manufacture has since fixed this issue. I don't have them yet but will pick them up soon and probably some pinch weld adapters.

The best price I could find was $32 from TrackerSupply but they only have the 3 ton model. Amazon has them but for like $20 more which was the best price I see for the 2 ton model.
Powerbuilt® 3 Ton Jack & Jack Stand - Tractor Supply Co.

http://www.amazon.com/Powerbuilt-62...B00GJJZ5YC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395335330&sr=8-2&keywords=Powerbuilt+Unijack

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Have you actually tried the 2-ton model under your Durango yet?

 

The service manual says the only approved lift points are the front pinch welds and square protrusions near the front of the rear wheels, see attached pic. The problem is using a floor jack to lift at these points leaves no room to place a jack stand at the same point. I never trust the seals on a jack while I'm working on a car so I always use jack stands. I like to change my own brakes, rotate wheels and other minor stuff so I need to get at least 2 wheels off the ground at once using jack stands.

After a lot of searching the only solution I could find is the Powerbuilt Unijack. It's a combined bottle jack and jack stand. They make 2 models, a 3 ton with a minimum height of 11" and a 2 ton with a min 8" height. I choose to get two of the 2 ton models so I could lift my other cars which sit lower to the ground than 11". Reading all the reviews for it seem really positive but there are some that say the seals blew on theirs but some claim the manufacture has since fixed this issue. I don't have them yet but will pick them up soon and probably some pinch weld adapters.

The best price I could find was $32 from TrackerSupply but they only have the 3 ton model. Amazon has them but for like $20 more which was the best price I see for the 2 ton model.
Powerbuilt® 3 Ton Jack & Jack Stand - Tractor Supply Co.

http://www.amazon.com/Powerbuilt-62...B00GJJZ5YC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395335330&sr=8-2&keywords=Powerbuilt+Unijack

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Have you actually tried the 2-ton model under your Durango yet? Great idea but I'd like to hear from someone who actually was able to fit one under a Durango.

 

Yes, I have used them many times over the years now on my Durango.

 

I had a friend weld these up for me. They go in the front jack location. Thumb screws hold in place until I get the jack under them .... then I release the thumb screws.

On the rears I just use the big spot with the oval hole in it.

 

So you had enough clearance with the 2 ton jack to get the tires off the ground? Hard to find exact information on piston range, but if it's only 5 inches of direct lift from the piston, how much is the tire suspension drop to offset that and get the tire clear of the ground?