Anthony.L
Looking for the end of the road...
I have to work all weekend and only had a little time for a quick LC project. A couple weeks ago I was entertaining the idea of mounting my Hi-Lift on the front ARB I recently installed. I don't have a rack or rear bumper yet so the jack been in the back strapped to the spare tire which is annoying and wastes space.
I did some Google searches and ran across a thread on Expedition Portal where a guy had the exact same idea and came up with a homemade solution. Well 5 minutes on McMaster Carr and I had all the pieces and parts I needed.
Here is my invoice from McMaster Carr showing everything I bought to make this happen. The two locking pins are to hold the jack base from moving and to hold the handle to the jack. The round washers are not on the order. I had those already, but they are maybe a buck or two.
For those who care, all these pictures are the first ones taken with my new iPhone 4s.
Here are the pieces needed. NOTE: I had to use four more square washers to get the desired height so the foot pedal on the jack didn't touch the ARB bull bar. Not an issue as the washers come in a 10-pack from McMaster.
Let's start building. 4" bolt with round washers on either side, followed by the 1 3/4" long hex coupler.
Tape it up to start painting. I also used a piece of cardboard as a backdrop to keep overspray off the rest of the vehicle.
First part painted, and you can see the Rustoleum I used.
Installed jack with square washers. The beauty of these square washers is they fit the inside track of the jack perfectly. This will keep the jack secure from moving around on the mounts. I had to use three square washers underneath the jack to get the proper height.
Finished product painted.
Hit up Amazon Prime and in two days had this Hi-Lift jack cover shipped free. The cover keeps mud, dirt, etc out of the jack components, but also doubles to hold all the parts tight decreasing rattle noise when driving. Before installing the cover I put a heavy coat of silicon spray lube on the jack components to keep them from rusting.
Money shots.
I did some Google searches and ran across a thread on Expedition Portal where a guy had the exact same idea and came up with a homemade solution. Well 5 minutes on McMaster Carr and I had all the pieces and parts I needed.
Here is my invoice from McMaster Carr showing everything I bought to make this happen. The two locking pins are to hold the jack base from moving and to hold the handle to the jack. The round washers are not on the order. I had those already, but they are maybe a buck or two.
For those who care, all these pictures are the first ones taken with my new iPhone 4s.
Here are the pieces needed. NOTE: I had to use four more square washers to get the desired height so the foot pedal on the jack didn't touch the ARB bull bar. Not an issue as the washers come in a 10-pack from McMaster.
Let's start building. 4" bolt with round washers on either side, followed by the 1 3/4" long hex coupler.
Tape it up to start painting. I also used a piece of cardboard as a backdrop to keep overspray off the rest of the vehicle.
First part painted, and you can see the Rustoleum I used.
Installed jack with square washers. The beauty of these square washers is they fit the inside track of the jack perfectly. This will keep the jack secure from moving around on the mounts. I had to use three square washers underneath the jack to get the proper height.
Finished product painted.
Hit up Amazon Prime and in two days had this Hi-Lift jack cover shipped free. The cover keeps mud, dirt, etc out of the jack components, but also doubles to hold all the parts tight decreasing rattle noise when driving. Before installing the cover I put a heavy coat of silicon spray lube on the jack components to keep them from rusting.
Money shots.
Last edited:
