Lets see your hi lifts

[james750]

I want to see where you guys are mounting your hi lifts at. Right now I am thinking either in the bed or on the front bumper. What have you guys done (pics please) to mount your hi lift?

[thejum57]

I just fabricated a couple of brackets, screwed them to the back wall of the cab behind the seat.

 

I just ran out in the freezing cold, high wind, and dark to take these :doh:

[LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW]

Used XJ rear bumper brackets.

 

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

The front bumper is the WORST PLACE to mount your hi-lift!!!

 

Put it in the bed, on the tail gate or inside behind the seat, but PLEASE PLEASE Keep it off the front of the jeep!!

 

CW

[MiNi Beast]

No pics but i mounted mine over the wheel hump on the bed side. Have yet to use it since mounted it.  but its there for the one time I may need it again. 

[neohic]

^ Another ancient thread to the top. 

[MiNi Beast]

1 hour ago, neohic said:

^ Another ancient thread to the top. 

Yet still is relevant 🤔 

 

Got that pic just now. 

[1989commanche]

I just bent a bracket out of 2X 1/4” flat bar and used a couple 1/2” bolts with wing nuts. Some year I’ll actually put some paint on it. 

[MiNi Beast]

Simple yet effective. Nice. 

[watchamakalit]

On 12/11/2021 at 10:29 AM, MiNi Beast said:

Yet still is relevant 🤔 

 

Got that pic just now. 

So is the security zip tie a must have with this mod?   I was just gonna use one of those plastic clipy things off the hot dog buns.....

[ghetdjc320]

Hylift Xtreme with the hylift mounts

[MiNi Beast]

4 hours ago, watchamakalit said:

So is the security zip tie a must have with this mod?   I was just gonna use one of those plastic clipy things off the hot dog buns.....

Its just a spare with quick access to it. 

3 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said:

Hylift Xtreme with the hylift mounts

If i had your money..  

[ghetdjc320]

7 hours ago, MiNi Beast said:

Its just a spare with quick access to it. 

If i had your money..  

I hat buying things twice 

[MiNi Beast]

13 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said:

I hat buying things twice 

Yet you own/ed more then one jeep...

[ghetdjc320]

6 hours ago, MiNi Beast said:

Yet you own/ed more then one jeep...

True, but each time it’s an “upgrade” 

[MiNi Beast]

16 minutes ago, ghetdjc320 said:

True, but each time it’s an “upgrade” 

If thats not the jeep model, anything you buy for the jeep must be an upgrade opportunity. 

[watchamakalit]

1 hour ago, MiNi Beast said:

If thats not the jeep model, anything you buy for the jeep must be an upgrade opportunity. 

I thought it was " jeeps don't break, they just present opportunities to upgrade" 

[ghetdjc320]

1 hour ago, MiNi Beast said:

If thats not the jeep model, anything you buy for the jeep must be an upgrade opportunity. 

That’s right! 

[Big_Mark]

Here's mine:

 

 

[dasbulliwagen]

I have the stuff to do this as well. not sure if Ill put it behind the seat or in the bed. I'm waiting on finishing some other things I'm doing to it before I install it. 

 

On another note, Ive noticed on my local Jeep Facebook pages that there is a lot of hate towards these jacks and that they are dangerous to use. I havent found a lot of info on why though. I still plan to mount mine though. Anyone have any insight on why these arent a good idea?

[Pete M]

where do you put the jack to lift up your vehicle?  that's key.  the biggest danger is the utter lack of friction holding the jack base or hoist point still.  jacks slipping out of place is a very dangerous thing.  plus as you lift the vehicle can shift causing the jack body to contact the Jeep body in ways you may not be happy about.  plus occasionally the handle will snap back and try to kill you mid lift, but that might be more of an off-brand farm jack thing. 

 

I carried a hi-lift everywhere I went, but I never used it because I also carried a hydraulic floor jack.  all my experience with hi-lifts comes from other people using them. 

[MiNi Beast]

Using them takes some sense and know how in means of a stright stick holding the jeep up. Balance and coordination is key attributes for anyone using this jack. Its very functional and has winched me out of many holes before I was able to afford a mount a winch on the jeep. Since then I have yet to use it very much if at all these days. However I keep it in It's place and carry the extra weight as it does serve a purpose and can be used in many ways for any sort of recovery or trail repair that I find myself in. With my jeep having 37s and 8.5" of lift it does come in handy to lift my jeep under the front or rear bumpers. Makes for a easy way to right a inverted shackle for sure.  Can they be scary sometimes, for sure, is it still worth it to have one, to me for sure. 

[Pete M]

I've winched with one too.  it was... eventually effective.   lord knows we were screwed if it didn't eventually get the bronco out of that ice puddle.   but both of us have winches now, so we learned both that the hi-lift can do the job, but also no one wants to actual use that thing for that purpose unless absolutely forced to.