Hilift Jacks

[4Paws]

Do you need hilift jack points put on your truck before a hilift jack can be used? I wouldn't mind getting one but need to know if its use full on a standard truck or not

[kiwipete]

You can use it on your tow hooks with a short snig chain if you do not have suitable bars etc.
Another method is to wrap a sling around the bottom 1/4 of the tyre and lift from there.

It just depends how adventrous you want to get.

[Bubba]

YAnother method is to wrap a sling around the bottom 1/4 of the tyre and lift from there.

Wouldn't that make it difficult to change the tyre???

[dazza85]

YAnother method is to wrap a sling around the bottom 1/4 of the tyre and lift from there.

Wouldn't that make it difficult to change the tyre???

Yeah it would make it tricky but if you lift it via the wheel and lower the chassis onto a rock / blocks / anything solid, you could then change the tyre and you would be away.

Or lift it by the wheel and fill in the hole under the wheel and drive on ...

[TJ]

Just for ideas:


http://www.quadratec.com/products/92200_02.htm

and


http://www.quadratec.com/products/92200_90.htm

[Ralfie]

Check out your local ARB agent. They also have similar accessories for the Hi Lift jack.

http://www.arb.com.au/hi-lift-jack.php

[4Paws]

wouldn't that just rip most bumpers off or bend them up before lifting the whole vehicle?

[DaveM]

Don't use them on factory bumpers or running boards. They are designed for the ARB bullbars or heavy duty after market bumpers.
Take the factory ones off, and get some tube bars made, they are fairly cheap and effective

[TJ]

I should have clarified, yes those lifting points need special points on the bumpers or rock rails. Otherwise you can do some damage to your factory tinfoil..

ARB certainly makes a lot of these accessories. Just walk into your local ARB dealer and pick their brain. Most of them know what they are selling and how it works.

[rayndeb]

I lift off my rear bar on my cruiser But for the front i got some 50x5 mm plate drilled some bolt holes in them then notched out a retangular slot at th front for the nose of the jack to sit in..I bolted them to bottom of chassis and they come out far enough for me to jack it up ..The weight goes on the chassis bolts and the slot just locates the jack ..I can take some pics if you want

[dazza85]

I can take some pics if you want

Yes please

[rayndeb]

hope you can decifer the pics.. The first one is obvious but the second is sideways the bolts are directly onto the chssis and the load is on these bolts primarily and a little on the bumper bracket..Quite heavy cruiser but works well

[4Paws]

Does it work well if the vehicle is on a bit of an angle? looks like the jack might slip out.

[rayndeb]

dont know yet but the whole nose fits into the slot.. not ideal but it works..my wagon is fairly high so i need the high lift just to change the wheel..