what size hi lift?? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

soopatoy · 02-12-2003, 05:23 PM

i got a 60" hi lift jack and that thing is HUGE!!! i dont know where to put it. wondering if you guys run the 48" of the 60". thanks

ausyota · 02-12-2003, 05:33 PM

I voted for 60 even though at the moment Im using a 48. I plan on upgrading to a 60 in a couple of weeks.

I carry mine in slide in mount under my flatbed.
Should have room for a 60 I hope maybe need a little trimming

Paul.

soopatoy · 02-12-2003, 05:35 PM

what about on a 4runner?????

mattm94 · 02-12-2003, 05:48 PM

60". Too much is better than not enough anyday... just ask women.

soopatoy · 02-12-2003, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mattm94
60". Too much is better than not enough anyday... just ask women.

thats why they made viagra!

Raptorman57 · 02-12-2003, 06:01 PM

I bought a 48" and wouldn't even lift the back tires off the ground. I took it right back and traded for a 60". At that time it had 2" blocks in the rear and stock leafs with 33x9.50 AT tires. Coarse I had a tube bumper that I built that was alot higher than the stock bumper. On a stock truck I think a 48" lift would be O.K. but on anything thats lifted a 60" is the only way to go, IMHO. Here's a picture

soopatoy · 02-12-2003, 06:02 PM

i know i could rig something up on a pickup, but what about ona 4runner?

mattm94 · 02-12-2003, 06:07 PM

You might be able to make a mount and put it inside the cab against the roof... just make sure the damn thing doesn't come loose and brain you on a big bump.

soopatoy · 02-12-2003, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mattm94
You might be able to make a mount and put it inside the cab against the roof... just make sure the damn thing doesn't come loose and brain you on a big bump.

what happens when you take the top off?

mattm94 · 02-12-2003, 06:12 PM

Mount it to the factory roll bar?

GRMhick · 02-12-2003, 06:13 PM

Yeah, my 60 gets up there when picking up my 4 runner. I just shove mine on the side of the seat and wedge it against the back of the truck. I also dont have a roll bar though. One thing i have seen is to have people bolt it ot the roll bar, which may work, but I dont know as i dont have a factory roll bar. My sugguestion though is to leave it inside the truck.. they dont work nearly as well when they are rusty.. and you seem to always find that out whe nyou are in a jam.

Garrett

soopatoy · 02-12-2003, 06:15 PM

anybody mount them to a spare tire carrier?

Satan's_Minion · 02-12-2003, 06:19 PM

I have a 48" right now, and I have use all of the jack to get my back wheels off the ground. 60" would be nice for those odd ball you never know situations. The 48" does fit nicely inside my toolbox though, keeps it out of the weather.

Raptorman57 · 02-12-2003, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by soopatoy
anybody mount them to a spare tire carrier?

Look a few post's up

Silly

mobil1syn · 02-12-2003, 06:41 PM

60" im on 31's with stock suspension and have ran out of jack before. dont ask it was stupid. 48" will do fine till that one time your sitting there thinkin ... i should have just gotten the 60. GO BIG OR GO HOME

BMFNTOY · 02-12-2003, 07:27 PM

Gotta do the 60"....the 48 wouldn't even come close to lifting my tires off the ground....
Jeff

flexor · 02-12-2003, 07:32 PM

I'm using the 48' one and it's definately far from being enough jack. Definately go for the 60'

soopatoy · 02-12-2003, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by flexor
I'm using the 48' one and it's definately far from being enough jack. Definately go for the 60'

where did you mount yours?

DaGimp · 02-13-2003, 10:47 AM

My 48 just barely fits behind my seat (standard cab 1 gen pickup) and thats a must. I needed a highlift and I didnt want to worry about its location.

Its like my shovel I take with me wheeling. Its a standard size shovel I throw in the bed when I KNOW I am going wheeling. The other day at Sears I found a 3 foot one that fits behind my seat with the high lift. So now if I forget my shovel or endup on a unplanned wheeling trip I still have a shovel of sorts.

It would bother me to have to worry about if I remembered my 60 Highlift.

All I have to now is find a decent fishing pole to fit behind my seat with the rest of the junk!

tiessen · 02-13-2003, 11:24 AM

60" off the ground seems way high and unstable. I keep any extra tiedown strap to wrap around the axle and frame before I jack up. Simple, effect and safer.

Cheers
Dale

Bad Karma · 02-13-2003, 11:48 AM

A 60" Hi-Lift will bolt across the back of a 4Runner in the factory hardtop holes. I actually made plates with threaded studs and wingnuts that bolted to these holes, and the jack bolted onto them. The downside is that eventually it will start to tear apart the body seams, but by that time, that was the least of my worries (as anyone who remembers my Runner when it was full-bodied will agree).

TK · 02-13-2003, 12:15 PM

I have a 48 and my truck tips off it if I use all of it. I have never needed more on the trail. Thats what rocks are for.

NoBrainR · 02-13-2003, 02:08 PM

I use a 48" and a chain with a grab hook. Chain the axle to the frame before jacking and it lifts the tire in the first couple clicks.

OOP'S · 02-13-2003, 02:48 PM

I would go for the 60 even though I have a 48!!! But then again the 60 will not lift a wheel off the ground on my truck unless I use a chain around the axle and frame!!!! Changeing tires I use a bottle jack and a piece of plywood!!!!

lizard lips · 02-13-2003, 02:53 PM

I have a 60" just b/c you never know when you'll need that extra little bit.

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02-12-2003, 05:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
soopatoy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13247 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 811	what size hi lift?? i got a 60" hi lift jack and that thing is HUGE!!! i dont know where to put it. wondering if you guys run the 48" of the 60". thanks __________________ Chris Trucker hats are lame

02-12-2003, 05:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
ausyota Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9455 Location: Manjimup, Western Australia Posts: 69	I voted for 60 even though at the moment Im using a 48. I plan on upgrading to a 60 in a couple of weeks. I carry mine in slide in mount under my flatbed. Should have room for a 60 I hope maybe need a little trimming Paul. __________________ [url]www.teamcarnage.net[/url]

02-12-2003, 05:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
soopatoy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13247 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 811	what about on a 4runner????? __________________ Chris Trucker hats are lame

02-12-2003, 06:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Raptorman57 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10969 Location: Wartburg,TN. Posts: 1,556	I bought a 48" and wouldn't even lift the back tires off the ground. I took it right back and traded for a 60". At that time it had 2" blocks in the rear and stock leafs with 33x9.50 AT tires. Coarse I had a tube bumper that I built that was alot higher than the stock bumper. On a stock truck I think a 48" lift would be O.K. but on anything thats lifted a 60" is the only way to go, IMHO. Here's a picture Attached Images

02-12-2003, 05:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
mattm94 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 16918 Location: Arizona Posts: 7	60". Too much is better than not enough anyday... just ask women.

02-12-2003, 06:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
soopatoy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13247 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 811	i know i could rig something up on a pickup, but what about ona 4runner? __________________ Chris Trucker hats are lame

02-12-2003, 06:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
mattm94 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 16918 Location: Arizona Posts: 7	You might be able to make a mount and put it inside the cab against the roof... just make sure the damn thing doesn't come loose and brain you on a big bump.

02-12-2003, 06:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
mattm94 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 16918 Location: Arizona Posts: 7	Mount it to the factory roll bar?

02-12-2003, 06:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
GRMhick Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 87 Location: I live in hotels tear out the walls I have accountants pay for it all Posts: 7,202	Yeah, my 60 gets up there when picking up my 4 runner. I just shove mine on the side of the seat and wedge it against the back of the truck. I also dont have a roll bar though. One thing i have seen is to have people bolt it ot the roll bar, which may work, but I dont know as i dont have a factory roll bar. My sugguestion though is to leave it inside the truck.. they dont work nearly as well when they are rusty.. and you seem to always find that out whe nyou are in a jam. Garrett

02-12-2003, 06:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
soopatoy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13247 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 811	anybody mount them to a spare tire carrier? __________________ Chris Trucker hats are lame

02-12-2003, 06:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
Satan's_Minion Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8553 Location: Des Moines IA Posts: 310	I have a 48" right now, and I have use all of the jack to get my back wheels off the ground. 60" would be nice for those odd ball you never know situations. The 48" does fit nicely inside my toolbox though, keeps it out of the weather. __________________ Ummmm Beer

02-12-2003, 07:27 PM	#16 (permalink)
BMFNTOY Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1725 Location: Orangevale, Ca. Posts: 3,612	Gotta do the 60"....the 48 wouldn't even come close to lifting my tires off the ground.... Jeff __________________ Bad Mutha F'n TOY!!! TFab 100 Proof "getting it buggy" LS2/TH400/4 spd. Atlas/Prorock D60 front/D70U rear CTM 37/40 spline shafts thruout/42" Kevlar stickies on Racelines...blah blah blah........ R.I.P. Dave "Kyle" Halabuk

02-12-2003, 07:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
flexor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Member # 15749 Location: mesa, az Posts: 181	I'm using the 48' one and it's definately far from being enough jack. Definately go for the 60' __________________ Owner Of X-Chassis #10... #2 to be completed and trail proven.... [url=www.crawlinaz.com/forum]Crawlin Az AZ RockCrawlin At It's Finest [/url]

02-13-2003, 10:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
DaGimp Wheeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10470 Location: Carson City, NV Posts: 410	My 48 just barely fits behind my seat (standard cab 1 gen pickup) and thats a must. I needed a highlift and I didnt want to worry about its location. Its like my shovel I take with me wheeling. Its a standard size shovel I throw in the bed when I KNOW I am going wheeling. The other day at Sears I found a 3 foot one that fits behind my seat with the high lift. So now if I forget my shovel or endup on a unplanned wheeling trip I still have a shovel of sorts. It would bother me to have to worry about if I remembered my 60 Highlift. All I have to now is find a decent fishing pole to fit behind my seat with the rest of the junk!

02-13-2003, 11:24 AM	#20 (permalink)
tiessen Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 7173 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 96	60" off the ground seems way high and unstable. I keep any extra tiedown strap to wrap around the axle and frame before I jack up. Simple, effect and safer. Cheers Dale __________________ 1992 Explorer Got groceries?

02-13-2003, 11:48 AM	#21 (permalink)
Bad Karma Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1419 Location: Glendale,AZ Posts: 1,088	A 60" Hi-Lift will bolt across the back of a 4Runner in the factory hardtop holes. I actually made plates with threaded studs and wingnuts that bolted to these holes, and the jack bolted onto them. The downside is that eventually it will start to tear apart the body seams, but by that time, that was the least of my worries (as anyone who remembers my Runner when it was full-bodied will agree).

02-13-2003, 12:15 PM	#22 (permalink)
TK Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 274 Location: Danville,CA,USA Posts: 832	I have a 48 and my truck tips off it if I use all of it. I have never needed more on the trail. Thats what rocks are for. __________________ Str8up Trucking- shipping big things Call: 214-240-1016

02-13-2003, 02:08 PM	#23 (permalink)
NoBrainR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 250 Location: Sparks, Nevada, USA Posts: 2,014	I use a 48" and a chain with a grab hook. Chain the axle to the frame before jacking and it lifts the tire in the first couple clicks. __________________ Making good decisions comes from experience ....... ...... experience comes from making bad decisions

02-13-2003, 02:48 PM	#24 (permalink)
OOP'S Wicked Raciest ! Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 30 Location: Roseville, CA,To many Yuppies, Not enough Hippies Posts: 17,109	I would go for the 60 even though I have a 48!!! But then again the 60 will not lift a wheel off the ground on my truck unless I use a chain around the axle and frame!!!! Changeing tires I use a bottle jack and a piece of plywood!!!! __________________ David & Theresa, Roseville, CA, Remember: Amateurs ... Built the ark. Professionals ... Built the Titanic http://www.davezoffroadperformance.com/ http://www.marlincrawler.com/ http://www.12voltguy.com/

02-13-2003, 02:53 PM	#25 (permalink)
lizard lips My Bache Join Date: May 2002 Member # 11822 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,221	I have a 60" just b/c you never know when you'll need that extra little bit. __________________ They can beat us, but they can't eat us!

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