Brand new owner/user considering a custom Hi Lift mount

[arthurino]

Hi there. New JL Rubicon 4 door owner and after 3 weeks of ownership I discovered there appears to be a shortage of JL-specific aftermarket support for mounting a hi-lift jack. I am not too keen on mounting it inside on the rear "rollbar". Given that I own a company that manufactures things (albeit not remotely related to Jeeps), I'm contemplating building a horizontal front bumper mount design. My thinking is the placement would avoid impacting center of gravity, allow for ease of access and not risk damaging the hood (another option I've seen that I'm not too excited about). Any input would be appreciated. Look forward to any and all replies. Thanks!

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[GRAK]

http://dominionoffroad.com/best_jeep_jl_hi-lift_mount/index.htm

Not where I plan to mount mine...too hard to get to IMO, but clean none the less.

Where's yours going Sean?

 

[arthurino]

Thanks for the replies. I ended up impulse buying a roof.rack and may end up mounting the hi-lift up top. Not doing any insane rock crawling, so hopefully it does well. I'll know more in a couple weeks when I do some back country camping with the new setup. Thanks again for input.

 

[Arterius2]

This was how I mounted mine, with the rhino rack hi-lift mount.

 

[Sting_NC_USA]

I have the Jeep JL Backbone, though I believe this could work for the Diabolical, too. Purchased the Hi-Lift hood mount, but installed it on the top of the Backbone just behind the seat. Drilled 4 holes and added bolts... that's it. Zip tied the loose parts and have zero rattles.

 

[Loki Kai]

Rampage JL mount. Less than 50 bucks!

 

[SleepEatJeepRepeat]

Hi lifts are pretty dangerous, I highly recommend the aev jack stand instead..

 

[Sting_NC_USA]

Hi lifts are pretty dangerous, I highly recommend the aev jack stand instead..

That's a really nice (albeit expensive) one. I think he may have been referring to the AEV Base that sits under the stock scissor jack.

 

[SleepEatJeepRepeat]

That's a really nice (albeit expensive) one. I think he may have been referring to the AEV Base that sits under the stock scissor jack.

yes that is what I was referring too

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