Where do you keep your hi-lift?

[sweetk30]

i have 1 ton k30 with 6" lift and flip in rear with 38 TSLs and need almost all 60" high lift jack. mine fits in the tool box just barly. my box is a wing door style.

GET THE 60 ITS ONLY 1 TIME BUY SO DO IT CORRECTLY!!!

 

[ntsqd]

snippage....
Anyone got any pics of trick brackets you use?

This is the bracket I built for Patch. Rained on it after I took the shell off to fix it's mounting. Coastal fog is a bi***h too.
Anyway, the lever is the only clamp and it goes slightly over-center. There are two pins on risers behind the jack's beam that fit into the climbing pin holes in the beam. The only time it's ever come loose as when I was chasing the desert buggy with spare tires in the back and caught a yump badly. One of the tires or something lifted the lever up. I've skyed it b4 and since w/o stuff back there and had not trouble.

While we're on the topic of Hi-Lifts, I think it was Energy Suspension that I saw at the Off Road Expo with a trick handle holder made from urethane. No way it can rattle or vibrate. I know Off Road Warehouse is stocking them.

 

[stallion85]

I mounted mine to the original tire carrier in the bed. Since it is useless now with a 35" tire

 

[pauly383]

Temporarliy mine is behind my spare tire carrier strapped to my spare driveshaft and axleshaft in the pretty truck . When I get the cage in the project I will probably bolt it on to that , I just don't know if I should weld studs or use through bolts

 

[Storm Trooper]

Here's how I mounted mine-

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Works good for me. I just mounted the Highlift mounts to the side and used the provided wing nuts. I do use a cable lock to keep it in my truck when wheel'in / sleeping at night.
The axle shafts were from when I had a 10B and as you can see, without the back seat, some eyebolts make good tie downs for a cooler.
TIE EVERYTHING DOWN AND SAVE YOU HEAD FROM GETTING PEIRCED.

 

[mrk5]

I mounted mine on the floor at the foot of the rear seat. The verticle part. I've never had a complaint from passengers. I've made sure to ask, and no one ever notices.

 

[Jonny-K5]

mine is securely mounted to the floor of my garage.

ive got the 48, ive never maxed it out, but i can see how it would be posssible.i'd reccomend the 60. another good thing about the 60 is if you have to use it as a makeshift winch, the extra 12" will come in handy.

 

[tomseviltwin]

Clamped to my roofrack with ubolts,

 

[chev4life]

Storm Trooper...that is bithin...dig the mount...that is similar to what I was thinking except bend a few brackets out of some nice stainless!
MrK5...I never even thought about that...I need to lookin into that..sweet!
Thanks for all the help guys, I am ordering my bad up tomorrow!

 

[BurbLover]

I'd go with the 60 if you have the extra $$. Otherwise, you can still use a 48 for most all situations. To use the 48, just use a chain and chain the axle to the frame before you start to lift the truck. Then you don't get the suspension travel and it lifts very nicely.


For what it's worth, I have carried one of each as you just never know what you're gonna need.

Just make sure whatever you use keep it secured. The last time I used mine & didn't secure it, the handle popped up and shattered the rear window of my Burb

 

[chev4life]

Check first post for update of my rack!

 

[88K5Jimmy]

I mounted my 48" on the back side of my rear seat. I unbolted two bolts on each side of the rear seat, screwed in some all thread and another bolt on top of that and then set the high lift over the top. Then used some washers and wing nuts to hold it down. When you fold the rear seat forward, the jack goes with it. The only possible downside is when the seat is folded all the way forward (standing up) the high lift is about head level. The added weight kind of makes the seat flop just a bit but the only time I have the seat all the way folded forward is when I am hauling something and most of time whatever I'm hauling is pressed against the back of the seat. The lock that holds the back seat up helps with the added weight.