Hi-lift jack points on bumper
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I was kind of wondering the same thing. My scissor jack broke, but I have a hi-lift. I know my bumper is strong enough, but what about the couple of bolts holding it on??? For those that have tried it, did it bend your hardware?
Stop thinking of your bumper and Hi-Lift as the right tools for changing your tires. Neither is appropriate nor safe, nor is anything more than the factory jack needed. The factory jack is more than up to changing 35" tires and even 37" in a pinch.
This is where you should be jacking from, this shows my 35" tires several inches up off the ground with the OEM factory jack.
I have 33's and I thought that the best place to jack while standing in flat terrain was the diff or the axle if only one tire is needed to be lifted... am I wrong? I've never had any flat tire in the trails but I always carry some wood planks next to my subs and recovery strap to lift a bit my jack if needed.
I agree the hi lift is over kill/not the right tool most of the time. Like I said, my OEM jack broke and needs to be replaced. So in a needs to be situation, would jacking the after market bumpers damage/bend the hardware?
Brianj5600
TJ Expert
I have seen 2 attempts to remove a tire using a high lift jack. Both times the Jeep was lifted with 10 ot 11" shocks and the jack topped out before the tire was lifted enough to remove the tire. I prefer the OEM jack.
PS, I would not touch a high lift jack that has been left out in the weather. They are unreliable.
PS, I would not touch a high lift jack that has been left out in the weather. They are unreliable.
Toyota factory jacks are available also and I think they will go a little taller.
That wouldn't be a bad thing but the OEM TJ jack works fine for up to 35's and 37's and fits in the factory holder underneath the passenger seat.
Just wanted to put it out there as another availability option. It may go in the hold down, I haven’t tried it but it looks very similar.
LONGJP2
TJ Expert
Short answer; yes, you can do it. If it's all you got, then it's the right tool for the job.
Long answer; we have no idea what your bumper and/or hardware look like. YRMV.
Holy necropost 
The OP is most certainly dead already because he used a HiLift and runs a Flatlink
As with anything, you have to be smarter than the tool you are using. With common sense and proper use, you aren't going to die.
There is a time and place for the HiLift even if "You" see no value in it.
The OP is most certainly dead already because he used a HiLift and runs a Flatlink
As with anything, you have to be smarter than the tool you are using. With common sense and proper use, you aren't going to die.
There is a time and place for the HiLift even if "You" see no value in it.
I bought a Jeep Gladiator scissor jack off ebay for my TJ. Wasn't happy with the little bottle jack that it came with.
LONGJP2
TJ Expert
That seems like a downgrade.
I hate using a scissor jack.
Anything special about a Gladiator version?
When I had my Gladiator, it was the only thing that would get under the axle to change a tire on a trail in Prescott, Arizona. My 6 ton bottle jack under the frame couldn't get it high enough. Somebody came up the trail with the TJ OE bottle jack and there was no way it would work either.
LONGJP2
TJ Expert
Brianj5600
TJ Expert
I totally spaced my OE scissor jack and was trying to jack it up with my 6 ton hydraulic jack. The frame was the only place it would fit. When I came to my senses and remembered my scissor jack, it was the only one that would fit under the axle to get it high enough to change the tire.
Sounds like you needed a Hi-lift jack.
I don't believe there's a good place on a stock Gladiator to use a high lift jack. I don't own one anyway.