Fucking Hi-Lift jacks. If I were king I'd banish them from Jeeps and other vehicles.
High lift jack placement
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So sad but nothing prepares us for an earthquake.
The safe way to lift a vehicle.... concrete pad, 4 jack stands but in an earthquake.... how safe is that.
That said, I keep my post puller here..
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Funny you posted this, I was under the Jeep today thinking, "this is good, unless there's a quake." Nothing like staring at a piece of metal and knowing that it's happy place is half way through your skull.
you live where that is a reality.... but unless you are in the middle of the field, you are in danger when an earthquake hits
X2, I keep my Hi-Lift in my shed for things like pulling fence posts out of the ground.
I won't read through this entire thread but the best place to store a hi lift jack is in the scrap bin they fit nicely
I am a happy user, used it close to two dozen times at this point. There will always be a place for it on my rear tire carrier.
Dangerous ? Sure.. and so are toothpicks. Have ya seen amount of body harm people manage to do with a straw sticking out of a milkshake cup?
To each is their own though, in the end there are instructions on shampoo bottles for a reason.
Dangerous ? Sure.. and so are toothpicks. Have ya seen amount of body harm people manage to do with a straw sticking out of a milkshake cup?
To each is their own though, in the end there are instructions on shampoo bottles for a reason.
Ok, but it's never the right or best tool for the job. The newer the offroader the more convinced he will be that he absolutely positively needs to carry a Hi-Lift.
Probably, however it has worked so good so far that I don't even consider to look for a better or best tool, for what it does.
There is time and place for everything, and same goes the other way around.
Do scissor Jack's fall into the same category? Because I just discovered how handy they are, and feel ignorant for purposefully not using one even though it came with every car I had.
IF you think you need a hi lift get the lift-mate. Then you can safely lift a wheel directly, and block the axle with rocks/logs. I have this but haven't carried that jack in over a decade.
The factory bottle jack will lift the axle and thus the tire it's on far more quickly and more safely than a Hi-Lift can. Up to 35" tires and 37" tires in a pinch.
Never believe anyone when they claim you need a Hi-Lift after installing even 35's and/or a suspension lift.
Never believe anyone when they claim you need a Hi-Lift after installing even 35's and/or a suspension lift.
No matter what kind of Jack it’s on, I'd still put a wheel under the frame as a last resort.
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