BobK
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I have a 2018 JLUR with a Mopar 2" lift and 37" tires. I am planning a long 1/2 cross country trip in the JL and just purchased the Teraflex HD spare tire carrier (using an old Mopar hinge reinforcement kit, until Teraflex releases their hinge kit). I had beeing running the Jeep as my daily drive (local) without a spare for a while now. Now that the spare is on the back of the Jeep for security purposes during the long drive, I've begun to wonder how I would even be able to jack up the rig given its increased stance. When at home, I just use my Harbor Freight hydraulic jack to do anything on the Jeep, but I don't plan on carrying it with me on this trip.
I am considering a 48" HiLift jack since my JCR Offroad bumpers have the fitting/hole in them for a HiLift jack. I would not mount it across the top of my hood as some guys do, since that simply reminds me of a guillotine in an accident. I would consider mounting it on the rear bumper and on the drivers side running board/side step/slider.
What has everyone else done for jacking up purposes on the road? What are you thoughts on the HiLift solution?
PS. Below are pics of the Jeep with the Teraflex HD spare tire carrier. I didn't use the Teraflex bracket for the factory brake light, instead I have both a Rugged Ridge LED light ring behind the spare that lights up and the Off Road Only license plate combination brake and license plate light mounted on the Artec license plate relocation kit.
Ps. I just ordered a 48" HiLift Jack and the Dominion Offroad mount for inside on the roll bar after reading a bunch of posts in another thread on the same topic.
I am considering a 48" HiLift jack since my JCR Offroad bumpers have the fitting/hole in them for a HiLift jack. I would not mount it across the top of my hood as some guys do, since that simply reminds me of a guillotine in an accident. I would consider mounting it on the rear bumper and on the drivers side running board/side step/slider.
What has everyone else done for jacking up purposes on the road? What are you thoughts on the HiLift solution?
PS. Below are pics of the Jeep with the Teraflex HD spare tire carrier. I didn't use the Teraflex bracket for the factory brake light, instead I have both a Rugged Ridge LED light ring behind the spare that lights up and the Off Road Only license plate combination brake and license plate light mounted on the Artec license plate relocation kit.
Ps. I just ordered a 48" HiLift Jack and the Dominion Offroad mount for inside on the roll bar after reading a bunch of posts in another thread on the same topic.
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