For a secure way of mounting a Hi-Lift to a factory roof rack just take two 2” muffler clamps and flatten the bracket down. $1.50 for each of the two 2”muffler clamps. Some pipe insulation, trimmed to fit.
Inexpensive Hi-Lift jack mounting
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Looks Good Scott!
Great idea..
One suggestion though. Some wing nuts might be easier to get on/off esp when you need it on the trail. Instead of breaking out the ratchet..you can just unscrew with your hands.
later.
joe
Great idea..
One suggestion though. Some wing nuts might be easier to get on/off esp when you need it on the trail. Instead of breaking out the ratchet..you can just unscrew with your hands.
later.
joe
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Looks Good Scott!
Great idea..
One suggestion though. Some wing nuts might be easier to get on/off esp when you need it on the trail. Instead of breaking out the ratchet..you can just unscrew with your hands.
later.
joe
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That is what I was thinking! Shorter bolts and wing nuts.
Looks Good Scott!
Great idea..
One suggestion though. Some wing nuts might be easier to get on/off esp when you need it on the trail. Instead of breaking out the ratchet..you can just unscrew with your hands.
later.
joe
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That is what I was thinking! Shorter bolts and wing nuts.
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Great suggestion, especially cutting down the bolts (need the deep socket for this) but then again I don’t want some jerk in the parking lot to just undo it easy either.
Scott,
I don't know about your truck, but the parking lot jerk would have to be 8' tall to get mine when it was on the roof rack!
Go for the wing nuts.
-B-
I don't know about your truck, but the parking lot jerk would have to be 8' tall to get mine when it was on the roof rack!
Go for the wing nuts.
-B-
Scott, first of all, get that thing a little dirty. Shees, that hurt my eyes. 
Maybe instead of even wingnuts, use something like a lynch pin or wire lock pin actually going through the bolt. Very quick.
Most folks won't even realize you have a jack up there.
Then someone would have to know what a hi-lift is.
Then someone would have to have the brass ones to hawk it.
Then someone would have to know it would be a one minute job.
Yeah, there's always dudes like that fawker in WA that ripped off those 40 parts, but dude, I seriously doubt anyone's gonna touch it.
Just make sure it's very secure. At impact, if those clamps are not VERY STRONG, you're gonna have a frickin missile flying through the air. .... are you sure you are ready to deal with that if it happens? (I would not be). :-\
Maybe instead of even wingnuts, use something like a lynch pin or wire lock pin actually going through the bolt. Very quick.
Most folks won't even realize you have a jack up there.
Then someone would have to know what a hi-lift is.
Then someone would have to have the brass ones to hawk it.
Then someone would have to know it would be a one minute job.
Yeah, there's always dudes like that fawker in WA that ripped off those 40 parts, but dude, I seriously doubt anyone's gonna touch it.
Just make sure it's very secure. At impact, if those clamps are not VERY STRONG, you're gonna have a frickin missile flying through the air. .... are you sure you are ready to deal with that if it happens? (I would not be). :-\
Nicely done. I have looked at my roof rack a dozen times to think of a way to do it also.
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Do you think this version would be any less secure than the one Christo sells?
I think I also saw a pic of someone that had their hi-lift on their ARB bumper, anyone know how they did this?
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Do you think this version would be any less secure than the one Christo sells?
I think I also saw a pic of someone that had their hi-lift on their ARB bumper, anyone know how they did this?
I digress.......
"Useful" and "Factory roof rack" simply DO NOT go togther IE, Jumbo shrimp, millitary intellegence, Fort Bliss........
"Useful" and "Factory roof rack" simply DO NOT go togther IE, Jumbo shrimp, millitary intellegence, Fort Bliss........
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From a litigation standpoint , it's seems kinda negligent to put it up there . I'd feel compelled to place that sucker on the back floor , up against the rear seat backs .
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Litigation? In Canada? Come on Tyler, you're just worried that this is going to create more work for you
Then again, I tend to agree - this looks like a great idea for the trail, but at 135km/h that thing is gone in an accident!
Cheers, Hugh
From a litigation standpoint , it's seems kinda negligent to put it up there . I'd feel compelled to place that sucker on the back floor , up against the rear seat backs .
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Litigation? In Canada? Come on Tyler, you're just worried that this is going to create more work for you
Then again, I tend to agree - this looks like a great idea for the trail, but at 135km/h that thing is gone in an accident!
Cheers, Hugh
