Not a good place to put it. I know you didn't spend much money on it, but if you get so much as tapped on the rear end or back into anything, it's probably toast.

I got my Hi-Lift for $65 from Summit--shipped. Never used it. lol

 

Got a 48" hi-lift for my b-day a few years back.. only times I've used it so far is for changing tires or switching between my mud terrains and all terrains.. put pop that bitch under the sliders and bam, rotate/change 2 tires at once lol

 

$65.... sheesh.

but if i get tapped or back into something i'd rather a $35 jack get ruined as opposed to a $200 tire. or a $200 bumper etc....

i use it all the time working on my suspension, changing / rotating tires, also you can do some pretty ingenious stuff with those things when you get stuck off road

 

Thanks its my boys. Yea was a great day

Holy shit I thought I saw u in agreen jeep driving down the road. Knew it lol

 

i thought i saw a hi-lift on your bumper when i got the tires? or am i confused?

 

Please redo this ASAP. You beach guys have no idea how to mod Jeeps . Using All-terrains and mounting hi-lifts on a bumper, really??? You just lost even more departure angle, plus I see you getting hung up on your bumper and then not being able to take your hi lift off. Plus if you got the farmer hi lift and not the actual $80-$90 hi lift brand you might as well throw it in the garbage. The "farmer" hi lift which is the cheaper one I've seen bend handles and break while lifting a Jeep.

If you want to display your ultra cool hi lift, mount it to the hood. Takes a few brackets and some bolts. Or mount it inside to the roll bars.

 

Let alone the sand that will build up in the ratcheting mechanism. Sand + Grease = bad news for a high lift. (Whatever brand utility jack)

 

The reason I picked the Hi-Lift brand is because they're waranteed, rebuildable, and even kits with different components that you can add to your jack to make those jobs safer. You definitely should not be jacking your vehicle up by a rock slider with a Hi-Lift jack and changing two wheels and tires at a time... but as long as you realize it's super dangerous, I'm not going to preach to you. I just hope you're using jack stands too.

I've even seen and heard of people using the jack handle on the Hi-Lift's as tie rods when in a pinch trying to limp home.

Again, $65 shipped from Summit... Hi-Lift.. of the 48" flavor. Any bigger would be unnecessary for a Jeep IMO.

 

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nope. i only drive my black one.

i mounted it that day you came over.

first of all the all terrains was the previous owner.... i just put the dura-trac's on a couple days ago.

second, i dont rock crawl with this thing. at all. and have no intention to do so..... so "departure angle" doesnt really bother me.... besides... if i was at that angle where the jack is scraping.... my front tires would be off the ground completely.

and thats funny you say about that jack....if im doing something with that jack that is strong enough to BEND metal that thick then im clearly misusing the jack. and this is my 3rd "torin" jack and i've never had one fail, bend, break, or malfunction on me at all.