Jacks?

Cort said:
That’s the one, it works great!
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I carry two of these 3in1 jacks by powerbuilt. Bottle jacks and jack stands are a must to accompany high lift jacks. We learned that the hard way on one trip. But I don’t have the room to carry two bottle jacks and two jack stands along with a high lift. So this does the trick and works great! Plus it has a really wide base.


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Has anyone used an X-Jack or any other airbag style jack? At first glance it seems to be the most versatile of all the jacks types. They're not cheap or very compact but seems to be a really handy tool. Just watched a video of it being used in a mud bog. Worked like a charm.
 
I have used the X jack in sand, worked perfectly. I have a hi lift and use it when needed on my Defender but have also watched my truck fall off of it when the jack slid. Fortunately I was not under it and the rotor just stuck in the soft dirt. I carry the Safe Jack system for the Defender and the LR4. I got the one with the jack stand and bottle jack. Allows to mount at many different places on the trucks and for the LR4 with the air suspension I can go through part of the travel, use the jack stand to hold it, then change the height on the bottle jack and continue to jack the truck. It feels much more stable.
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I have this jack from Menards. Used it a handful of times in the garage but like it because it has a fairly good size base and it locks like a jack stand so I feel it would do pretty well out on the trail.
 
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Great thread with lots of info. I'm definitely eyeing the Powerbuilt Unijack.
 
I carry a hi-lift with a lift-mate (lifts from the wheel), the factory bottle jack, and a couple of wood blocks to chock the wheels.

I have, however, long been considering ditching tbe bottle jack altogether for some home-made, narrow-profile jack stands.
 
old_man said:
The cradle consists of a short piece of tube just big enough to go over the circular top piece and has a C shaped bar that the axle would fit into.
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How much lift do you get out of that thing? I'm running on 37's and wonder if that would work for me when placed under the axels.

Kent R said:
I cary the stock scissor jack for tires, I try to never use the high lift for tires because I'm lifting the body and it takes awhile for the axle to get off the ground. If the scissor fails I have a 3 tone hydraulic and if that fails I use the hi lift. ARB makes a great scissor jack base to get it up a bit.
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Use a ratchet strap to secure your axle to the frame when lifting from the body with the high lift. That will remove most of the suspension droop issue you see in that situation. It keeps you from having the lift the damn Jeep 4 feet in the air to get the tire off.
 
Etoimos said:
How much lift do you get out of that thing? I'm running on 37's and wonder if that would work for me when placed under the axels.



Use a ratchet strap to secure your axle to the frame when lifting from the body with the high lift. That will remove most of the suspension droop issue you see in that situation. It keeps you from having the lift the damn Jeep 4 feet in the air to get the tire off.
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Have done that! in some cases it works and in others the bottle jack works, I think the main point is all terrain is different and you need different tools to jack a vehicle.
 
The first time I used the high lift on my jeep, I did not secure the axle and I had to jack the Jeep up crazy high to change the tire (35" at the time). Then someone passed this tip on to me and it made the next tire change less scary. lol
 
Etoimos said:
The first time I used the high lift on my jeep, I did not secure the axle and I had to jack the Jeep up crazy high to change the tire (35" at the time). Then someone passed this tip on to me and it made the next tire change less scary. lol
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yea it scares me, I did it a long time ago but without a ratchet strap, and last year we put on a jacking class for our club and the instructor showed how easy it was to do with a ratchet strap.
 
Thanks El Solis for introducing me to those Safe Jack stands and extensions! I love that idea and especially love that the extensions for the jack and the stand are interchangeable. Definitely on my wish list now!
 
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Etoimos said:
How much lift do you get out of that thing? I'm running on 37's and wonder if that would work for me when placed under the axels.



Use a ratchet strap to secure your axle to the frame when lifting from the body with the high lift. That will remove most of the suspension droop issue you see in that situation. It keeps you from having the lift the damn Jeep 4 feet in the air to get the tire off.
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I'm running 35's and don't need anything else. I do however carry a block to put under it if needed.
 
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