Looking for a hi lift jack for the new TJ. It has a 4 inch lift so the jack with have to be long enough for that
Looking for a hi lift jack for the new TJ. It has a 4 inch lift so the jack with have to be long enough for that
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Steven
2004 Wrangler Rubicon
Just gave my old one to PeterCbaby, sorry!
Just buy a good tall bottle jack.
Steve-O (June 3rd, 2021)
Steve-O (June 3rd, 2021)
I appreciate the suggestions 😁 I do have a relatively high bottle jack I forgot about so I will throw that in the truck for now. I will at least be able to change a tire then haha. Going to still keep my eyes peeled for a secondhand hi lift (been trying to get more stuff secondhand these days than buying new)
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Steven
2004 Wrangler Rubicon
I have a brand new one, never used! Wife got for my black jeep two Christmas’s ago but they scare me so it’s been sitting in the garage for a couple years
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2005 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon TJ
2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Xtreme Recon edition
2023 Ford F150 Raptor
I've also stopped carrying mine, I have it on my trailer but rarely with me. I carry an OEM Toyota bottle jack from an FJ60 I used to have, plus the OEM bottle jack on my Jeep. The most important thing I carry with it is two 10" x 10" squares of stacked and glued 3/4" plywood, fourlayers thick. It makes up for some ofthe lift / tires and gives me a good base, so far it's been great for everything.
If you want to save some money on a hi-lift get the Harbor Freight one. https://www.harborfreight.com/42-inc...&cid=go_social It's the one I've been using for years, works great, and I rebuilt it a few years back with the Hi-lift kit. The springs and main shaft fit right in, looked just like what came out. I can't swear to it, but I believe it is the identical jack to the Hi-Lift stamped version.
Here's both jacks in action on the best FR4x4 trail fix ever (my opinion):
hard to beat $50!
The problem with many of the cheaper jacks is the handle is fixed to the jack. This makes you have to cut it if you need to use it as a sleeve. If you bend a steering linkage you can bend it back and sleeve it with handle to get off the trail. Without it being sleeved it will continue to bend and eventually break. With the attachments available for hi lift jacks they have many more uses than they used to have. We always make sure we have 1 and some chains when we go out. I would venture to say ours has been used 20-30 times over the years, fortunately less lately since having a winch.
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Cesare Pavese
TDash (June 4th, 2021)
I carry a telescoping bottle jack and a hi-lift. Have used the high lift plenty of times, mostly in the snow. Used it just a couple of weeks ago when I was stuck in the snow to the point winching wasn’t getting me out. I jacked up both rear wheels at once and put max-trax under both in one go. Couldn’t have easily done that with my bottle jack.