My hi lift mount

[mooker82]

After trying to figure out where to put the hi lift I got for Christmas I decided to put it on the stock bumper using the 4x rac mounts..I drilled the holes and put large washers on the back side to distribute the force.... I also used spacers on the bottom front to push the bracket out level, since the bumper slopes front top to bottom.., turned out pretty decent... Holding out for the tax return to buy the arb and mount it for good....I did notice more people getting more distance between my front and their rear end after seeing that thing across the front....I just hope the front mounts are strong enough to hold it up....also showing off the new 285 Duelers

 

[Doc]

The local law won't be all over you for obscuring your front plate?

 

[mooker82]

SC does not have front plates...here you can do anything to your car pretty much

 

[reffug]

lucky bastid!

 

[cruiserdan]

New Mexico doesn't either.......

 

[Cruisin'Carolina]

In SC we do not even have vehicle inspections!!

 

[Vitesse_6]

Looks nice till you pull a "Very minor collision" like I did with the POS push bar. Then you are out a nice looking and very functional Hi-Lift and what ever is behind it.
Just a thought

 

[Benji]

SC does not have front plates...here you can do anything to your car pretty much

Same with Indiana. I was glad to take my wire tied plate off the front of the ARB.

 

[Bear80]

How are you going to use the high lift on the stock bumpers?? did you buy the chain and hook adapter?

 

[NorCalDoug]

I can't tell how you hav the handled secured, but I'd flip that thing upside down and have the handle on top to make sure it didn't somehow release.

Liberal local laws or not...I'm surpirsed that you can get away with having it upfront like that.
If it works for now, then cool.
If not, you can always take it apart and store it in pieces inside. The 48" bar fits easily across the floor on the 2nd row; you could store the rest in the cargo area.


Are you planning on mounting it to the top of your ARB?

 

[mooker82]

I bought the chain adapter that goes on the wheels to lift it... I have the handle secured with the loc-rite mount....it runs through the jack an locks the handle to the jack that way...its a 60" so it would not fit inside...I thought about going up top but did not want to hit my head on it when it was mounted to the racks...when I go ARB im prob goin to mount it on top..its still kind of a temp situation until i get a kaymar rear and use the upright mount they have for the rear tire carrier.

 

[alia176]

I like the clean look but have reservations regarding front end collision and off roading mud. The time you'll want to use it is probably when you're knee deep in muck and guess where your hi lift wil be and think about the condition of the mechanism.

Just some brainsorming ideas!!!

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Cool mount, but everyone I've talked to who has mounted a hi-lift externally for extended periods of time(myself included) has regretted it. Being mounted outside where it's constantly exposed to the elements causes the mechanism to become very finicky. A can of spray lube usually fixes this, but then you have to carry a can of spray lube I resorted to leaving mine at home until I went 'wheelin and then just mounted it outside for the weekend, or however long I was gonna need it. Maybe you won't have these issues in SC, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

Ary

PS Nice tires

 

[Gold Finger]

High lift Jacks are often a pain to store on a vehicle, I had my jack mounted at the front of a LR 101FC for years with no problems however it was just under the front screen and way out of harms way which leads me to ask you about pedestrian safty in the event of a collision and the extra damage that it will course them to suffer. Are younot conserned about this and the litegation that may follow as there Lawers may sugest that you showed a lack of care and consideration to there safty. could it not be mounted in a similar way on the rear fender?

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

High lift Jacks are often a pain to store on a vehicle, I had my jack mounted at the front of a LR 101FC for years with no problems however it was just under the front screen and way out of harms way which leads me to ask you about pedestrian safty in the event of a collision and the extra damage that it will course them to suffer. Are younot conserned about this and the litegation that may follow as there Lawers may sugest that you showed a lack of care and consideration to there safty. could it not be mounted in a similar way on the rear fender?

Pedestrian safety!? You're serious too. I think if I hit a pedestrian with my 80 series they're gonna have bigger issues than the fact that I had a hi-lift mounted up front. And what about all those people with those nasty bullbars *gasp*! Sorry, not trying to be a jackass.....ok maybe a little but come on......pedestrian safety? Next thing you know they'll be wanting me to strap pillows to the bumper

Ary

 

[Gold Finger]

Pedestrian safety!? You're serious too. I think if I hit a pedestrian with my 80 series they're gonna have bigger issues than the fact that I had a hi-lift mounted up front. And what about all those people with those nasty bullbars *gasp*! Sorry, not trying to be a jackass.....ok maybe a little %$#@^ but come on......pedestrian safety? Next thing you know they'll be wanting me to strap pillows to the bumper

Ary

The Transport and Road Research Laboratories in the UK have just conducted test involving dummies and produced surprising results, contrary to what was expected it suggested that pedestrians were less likely to sustain serious injuries compared to normal cars. This was because the body tend to flex about the middle when in collision with a 4x4 and does not tend to go over the bonnet (hood) and then get catapulted in to the road in front of the vehicle so allowing the pedestrian to be run over unlike a normal car. Bumpers or fenders are designed to be pedestrian friendly allowing deformation.

In the UK and the rest of the EEC there are moves afoot to ban bull bars because of the unnecessary injuries caused by them to pedestrians. Many insurance companies insist on you declaring if they are fitted and then charge a higher premium, failure to declare the will result in the insurance company not paying out in the event of an accident so making you liable to a private suit against the car driver which the insurance will not pay out. There is no or little need in Europe for the bull section on bumpers and I suggest that they may be perhaps little use for them in the US. In Australia where Kangaroos are considered a danger, the authorities are considering banning them also.

I am not suggesting that you remove them that is your concern but I would have thought that that litigation in the US is a serious matter as it is here.

 

[Texus]

Ary... agree with ya... also look where he is from... the ARB is an issue over yonder... true, a jagged peice of steel will rip the skin more than a stock bumper... but a hit is a hit with 6k lb truck ya know... no matter what the hell is on it... (well OK, bad example...) I like where the jack is... it'll slice deer up better... those are the creatures to worry about, and external elements??!! If my jack got trashed cause of weather, I'd never buy one again... that's what these were made to do!!! unless your sunbmerging them under salt water!! sorry, jut ranting... I'm waiting to get on the plane to Whistler (well, seattle, then BC...) I need to ski Damin-it...

 

[MoJ]

I am not suggesting that you remove them that is your concern but I would have thought that that litigation in the US is a serious matter as it is here.

Not an issue in the states -- well, until some trial attorney hears about this European BS.

 

[mooker82]

Yeah...here pedestrain safety is not a big litigation concern yet...In SC we do not have bumper height laws... I am thinking about buying the cover to protect it from the elements... We dont get snow so there is no salt to make it rust....as far as in a collision I dont see where it would cause that much more damage...the bumper would be trashed but it prob would be anyways... I dont think it would push back into the fenders...I wanted to mount it across the back cross member but that did not work....I try to stay out of the mud especiilay in this one...I just use my 97 to hunt in.... My main reason for the hi lift is as kind of a come along... I use it to pull on fence posts more than anything

 

[CDN_Cruiser]

Slick work.

You didn't mention if you are just using the style of mount off road or all the time. For off-road, likely no big deal, except for it's hard to get whem the truck in in a nice hold up front.

For the street, I'm not sure it's all that great. If you had a front end collision, it would likely shear off - if you're lucky, it goes under the truck, if you're not, you may be wearing it in the front seat. I have similar reservations for any kind of top-mount on an ARB in on-road situations - as this is a direct line to the windshield.

Cheers, Hugh