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Hi lift extreme jack 60" $108.89 with shipping
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Hey guys..www.4wheelparts.com is currently having a 10% off right now, ending in 4 days.. HI LIFT JACK EXTREME 60" FOR $108.89 WITH SHIPPING!!!
I need to pick up a hi-lift but I don't really want to go with a 60" jack.
If it is not intended for recovery/winching, and is being used with a 100-Series with at best a 2" lift, is a 60" really necessary or desirable? Or will a 48" do...?
BDSeff1fitty
1982 Toyota Pickup
i had a 48" it took all but 2 clicks to get my rear end of my f150 off the ground. i do have a 6" lift tho.
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i would go with the 60"!!! you don't really need to buy the EXTREME MODEL.. i'm considering just buying the CAST/STEEL MODEL..
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I have a (for now) stock height 80. My plans for the truck led me to a 60" HiLift X-treme. One immediate disadvantage is that the 60" won't fit across the cargo area inside, making carrying it a hassle. I'm gonna have to mount it on my Yakima bars. A 48" would fit inside easily.
Typically a 48" will do, especially if you carry a ratcheting tie strap to stop the axle from full droop. OTOH, a 60" is very handy for other stuff. I have a 48" on my FJ40 (see sig line), but I ave ratcheting tie straps to help with lift.
See above. Plus it's pretty dangerous to lift the entire rear end, unless you know what you're doing and intend to either 1) hold the jack upright (you'd better be a big strong mofo) or 2) let the entire back end fall off the jack while pulling it sideways out of a bad spot (you better be a strong, quick mofo).
I've done both, but don't really recommend it unless it's a last resort.
A few things:
1. IMO, an extreme is not really worth it. Neither is an all cast one. They all have the same rating, and I honestly trust stamped more than I trust cast. In most areas of engineering for strenght, cast is a bad word.
2. A 48" will fint in your truck easier, a 60" will get you unstuck. I have not been in a stuck situation with my 80 where I didn't max out the jack. If you are getting stuck, you are in something soft, at an odd angle, etc. You need all the lenght you can get.
3. A longer jack is much much more dangerous.
4. Any highlift jack is not heavy duty enough or safe enough for hardcore recovery on a very heavy vehicle like an 80 or 100. I have used it three times on my 80 to get myself unstuck (both successfully and unsuccessfully) and each time I swore my jack was going to fold in half or snap or kill me. I can use it all day on a minitruck just fine, but the jack is honestly not built for that much weight. Now that I have a winch, I will still carry it, since it comes in handy for so many things, but I think an exhaust jack fills the need much more safely.
1. IMO, an extreme is not really worth it. Neither is an all cast one. They all have the same rating, and I honestly trust stamped more than I trust cast. In most areas of engineering for strenght, cast is a bad word.
2. A 48" will fint in your truck easier, a 60" will get you unstuck. I have not been in a stuck situation with my 80 where I didn't max out the jack. If you are getting stuck, you are in something soft, at an odd angle, etc. You need all the lenght you can get.
3. A longer jack is much much more dangerous.
4. Any highlift jack is not heavy duty enough or safe enough for hardcore recovery on a very heavy vehicle like an 80 or 100. I have used it three times on my 80 to get myself unstuck (both successfully and unsuccessfully) and each time I swore my jack was going to fold in half or snap or kill me. I can use it all day on a minitruck just fine, but the jack is honestly not built for that much weight. Now that I have a winch, I will still carry it, since it comes in handy for so many things, but I think an exhaust jack fills the need much more safely.
