Alaska-HWY JK
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How tall of fence posts are you jacking out?
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Well said sir...How tall of fence posts are you jacking out?
I feel like you need a hilift for some situations and the stock jack for others. For basic tire changes and such that you need to lift the axle, a block or something similar to the arb block for a factory jack is both useful and space saving. 99% of your use will be with this block. Every now and then a hi lift is useful to help over obstacles or get more lift but you are jacking the wheel to get the axle higher or the body with the axle going nowhere. I carry the Mopar version of the ARB block in my gladiator and recently put a hi lift back on in the bed since I bought a farm and there are more uses on a farm than off-roading with a hilift. Hope my 2 cents helpsBeen thinking about carrying a hi-lift. I'm running the Mopar 2 inch lift and have 35s. I have good mounting places (ARB Bondi Deluxe up front and Rock Hard 4x4 sliders). I know a 60 inch gives me that extra margin of usefulness but a 48inch version is lighter and more storage friendly. What do you think and why?
Good point and thank you for the tips. I should probably get a jacking block but I usually have a couple of pieces of 2x6 or 2x8 for that purpose. Yes I'm cheap sometimesI feel like you need a hilift for some situations and the stock jack for others. For basic tire changes and such that you need to lift the axle, a block or something similar to the arb block for a factory jack is both useful and space saving. 99% of your use will be with this block. Every now and then a hi lift is useful to help over obstacles or get more lift but you are jacking the wheel to get the axle higher or the body with the axle going nowhere. I carry the Mopar version of the ARB block in my gladiator and recently put a hi lift back on in the bed since I bought a farm and there are more uses on a farm than off-roading with a hilift. Hope my 2 cents helps
This is the kind of innovative advice I was seeking thank you!Went with the 48" extreme. Fit perfectly and then made a lock out of a hitch pin.
And they are or can be dangerous if not used properly. I was stuck in a spot with no winch. Had my Hi Lift jack and 30' of Rhino strap plus two soft shackles. Pulled myself out no problem. So if someone tells you. You're never going to use it. There will or could be a place and time.This is the kind of innovative advice I was seeking thank you!
That was part of my original thinking. I got the ARB bumper because, among other things, it has jacking points. My sliders are from Rock Hard and although they don't recommend it they did explain that their sliders should be able to be used to jack up the entire vehicle. I'd think carefully about spreading the pressure around though... no real good jacking points at the rear yet. Can't use the shackle in the tow hitch as the hitch simply isn't rated for that kind of load.if you got a lift and larger tires you'll need the 60. also make a larger base plate to increase stability. and yes its tricky when changing tires but a blessing when you cant get a jack under the axles.
Land Rover guys always make sure they can get under the hood easily.My old Landrover Discovery 2 ('03) came with a bottle jack. The storage location was under the hood, right behind the passenger side headlight. Odd location but good packaging... and it was almost always easy to get to! No need to unload anything...