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Where do you mount your hi lift?

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I used the one from Dominion, but removed it because of the rattle problems and it was in the way of mounting a Power Tank.
Did it interfere with mounting the 10 lbs Power Tank to the roll bar?
 

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If you have your Jack mounted please post a pic. I need ideas.
Here's how I did it on my JKs. I just drilled a 1/4 inch hole in the top of the front hooks, then bolted on a short piece of flat aluminum bar with another hole for the bolt (with wing nut) to go through the jack. Sorry I can't show a closeup photo because I no longer have the JKs; but will if I do the same on my JL when I get it. Easy to remove when I wasn't going off road.

Jeep Wrangler JL Where do you mount your hi lift? Hi_Lift_Mount.JPG


Jeep Wrangler JL Where do you mount your hi lift? Hi_Lift_Mount.JPG
 

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The front bumper, about as low as possible for both ease of access and center of gravity. The hood mount seems fine, until you're wrestling the jack in a rainstorm, or even worse after using it in the mud and you drop it on your hood. The roll bar mount is both too high and I don't want this jack dropping whatever slop I just had to use it in on my gear or interior. The only other place I considered was the rear tailgate, but to each his own. I used 2 factory bolt holes, some 3/8" all thread, some rubber
stoppers, and some wing nuts, so the total cost of ~$8 was also attractive.

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That's nice that its out of teh way but if you ever need to use your jack the thing will be covered in dirt, mud, and road grime and be a bitch to clean to make it work.
 

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Yeah--position is subject to EVERYTHING--,BUT

If you put the HILIFT VINYL COVER on it--NO PROBLEMO!

JIMBO
 

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That's nice that its out of teh way but if you ever need to use your jack the thing will be covered in dirt, mud, and road grime and be a bitch to clean to make it work.
Odds are I'm using it in a mud hole, it would be a shame if it were dirty when I started? It would be much better to climb from the mud into the back of my nice clean jeep and retrieve the nice clean jack to throw into the mud. I live it west, rust, ice, etc aren't really an issue. In fact that exact hilift has been mounted to the outside of one of my jeeps, parked outdoors, for at least the last 12 years. The pins holes in the handle are starting to wallow out, causing some sticking issues, but nothing related to being mounted outside has ever been an issue. If I didn't have an external mounting means, I probably would have left the jack in the woods more than once as there's no way I'd be bringing that drippy, muddy mess inside the JL.
 

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Here's how I did it on my JKs. I just drilled a 1/4 inch hole in the top of the front hooks, then bolted on a short piece of flat aluminum bar with another hole for the bolt (with wing nut) to go through the jack. Easy to remove when I wasn't going off road.

Jeep Wrangler JL Where do you mount your hi lift? IMG_0810.JPG


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Here it is on my 2021 JL:

Jeep Wrangler JL Where do you mount your hi lift? 20210604_060036


Jeep Wrangler JL Where do you mount your hi lift? 20210604_055955
 

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Found these on eBay for a 2dr JL (it’s actually black and not red).
The seller (mardicosol_0) said he has a few more left, but I haven’t seen him create a new listing since I purchased.
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