Looking for idea's where to mount a High lift in a FJ40
The high lift is 48".
Do not want to mount on front bumber.
The high lift is 48".
Do not want to mount on front bumber.
High Lift Mounting
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sandcruiser
....back in the saddle again....
if you still have runnign boards, you could mount it there- standing up with the base on the running board and a single bolt through the body. Pretty popular down here for hilifts. Seems to work ok.
I made some brackets which are bolted to where the seat-belts normally attach.
My High-Lift is secured by these brackets which allows me to mount it horizontally...behind my bench seat. It's only about 2" above the floor, and does not take up that much room.
It is easy enough to remove, only had to remove it once...a buddy needed to borrow it.
I think I may unbolt it once more to give it a coat of paint
I'll post pics if your interested,
manny
My High-Lift is secured by these brackets which allows me to mount it horizontally...behind my bench seat. It's only about 2" above the floor, and does not take up that much room.
It is easy enough to remove, only had to remove it once...a buddy needed to borrow it.
I think I may unbolt it once more to give it a coat of paint
I'll post pics if your interested,
manny
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Yes Please
Pic's are always helpful
Thanks
mr_manny said:I made some brackets which are bolted to where the seat-belts normally attach.
My High-Lift is secured by these brackets which allows me to mount it horizontally...behind my bench seat. It's only about 2" above the floor, and does not take up that much room.
It is easy enough to remove, only had to remove it once...a buddy needed to borrow it.
I think I may unbolt it once more to give it a coat of paint
I'll post pics if your interested,
manny
Pic's are always helpful
Thanks
Slee makes a super slick mount for the factory roof rack. They hold the jack just fine. Occassionally, depending on what yer stuck in, you might want to have someone to pass the thing to off of the roof - if you are slicked up in mud, holding onto the rack and stepping on some slanting slider or tire, you could slip off, which is no big deal, ... , unless you have hi-lift jack following you too! HTH. 
Slee Hi-Lift Jack Mount
For Stock Toyota Roof Rack
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/products_roofracks_acc.htm
lower right corner of page. HTH.
Slee Hi-Lift Jack Mount
For Stock Toyota Roof Rack
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/products_roofracks_acc.htm
lower right corner of page. HTH.
Adventure Teq
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I just pulled mine from the front bumper and mounted it to my rack like this. 
Adventure Teq
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Thanks,
Being that it's a 60 incher, I had it on my front bumper but when I built the smaller 46" bumper in the avatar I needed to move it. I think I'd rather it be in the back by the tire carrier, but this works for now. I kind of think it looks cool up there, but I kind of don't. It was super easy though, I just welded the bolt to the bracket and slipped it on.
Being that it's a 60 incher, I had it on my front bumper but when I built the smaller 46" bumper in the avatar I needed to move it. I think I'd rather it be in the back by the tire carrier, but this works for now. I kind of think it looks cool up there, but I kind of don't. It was super easy though, I just welded the bolt to the bracket and slipped it on.
Here are the pics...
As you can see, the High-Lift does not take much cargo room and is slightly off the bed floor:
As you can see, the High-Lift does not take much cargo room and is slightly off the bed floor:
the drivers side bracket has a bolt that aids in re-securing the High-Lift when you are done.
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the passenger side bracket has a nut, and the bolt has some left over bushing material to eliminate any unwanted vibrations:
The base is easily removed/re-attached by pulling the original pin, and is secured 1/4" off the floor.
The other thing I like about my brackets is that they utilize EXISTING threaded holes in my 40.
No drilling required and Rubithon tested
The other thing I like about my brackets is that they utilize EXISTING threaded holes in my 40.
No drilling required and Rubithon tested
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Nice
That looks nice.
Thanks
That looks nice.
Thanks
Since my seats fold out of the way, I am still able to get to the Lift w/a bed full of gear.
2 bolts, 1 nut and a pin and your ready to go.
It's also out of harms way, how many bent High-Lifts have you seen?
2 bolts, 1 nut and a pin and your ready to go.
It's also out of harms way, how many bent High-Lifts have you seen?
Adventure Teq
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If you look at mine above it's bent, but that's not from being stored anywhere, it happened during use.mr_manny said:
And unfortunately when you have a big jack you gotta find somewhere to store it outside.
if you want a really sick way to mount your high lift checkout page 36 of the march issue of petersens 4wheel and offroad. i dont have a scanner or i would post the pic.
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Well could you at least give us a freakin hint for cripes sakes?trojan_knight said:
you got specs on that rack steve?
i want to build one like it.
thanks
i want to build one like it.
thanks
I did a very similar setup to Posers above. I took off the base and fashioned some mounts (Home Depot style like some of my other posts on making my own pieces) and attached the jack to a rear rack just behind the center mounted spare tire. I also made some home-made rubber shock absorbers to mellow out any up and down motion. I added a rifle gun lock to lock it to the rack.
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