So, Will a stock factory jack for an 80 series fit a Hi-Lift jack base?

[Bud_Dude]

After my last debacle with a flat tire on the way to Coyote Flats where my hi-lift jack worked well enough for the rear tire, when I got home I tried to use the hi-lift for a front tire. No way, no how, not happening with a ARB bumper; no where to set the jack that will allow a high enough lift to get the tire off the ground. Hmmmm... Will a stock factory jack for an 80 series fit a Hi-Lift jack base?
Survey says - Yes, yes it does...

Too bad no one has an saddle adapter for the factory jack to more safely engage and jack the axles... An easy project with some chunks of pipe and a welder.

 

[Bud_Dude]

Looks like @LandCruiserPhil has adapters for safer jacking on his website... Land Cruiser Products - LCP - Jack Adapters - https://sites.google.com/site/landcruiserproducts/jack-adapters

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Looks like @LandCruiserPhil has adapters for safer jacking on his website... Land Cruiser Products - LCP - Jack Adapters - https://sites.google.com/site/landcruiserproducts/jack-adapters

Thank You!

 

[Outsane]

They are good parts and can fit on top of the bottle jack for storage.

 

[chap79]

After my last debacle with a flat tire on the way to Coyote Flats where my hi-lift jack worked well enough for the rear tire, when I got home I tried to use the hi-lift for a front tire. No way, no how, not happening with a ARB bumper; no where to set the jack that will allow a high enough lift to get the tire off the ground. Hmmmm... Will a stock factory jack for an 80 series fit a Hi-Lift jack base?
Survey says - Yes, yes it does...

Too bad no one has an saddle adapter for the factory jack to more safely engage and jack the axles... An easy project with some chunks of pipe and a welder.

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Does the bottle jack fit with the base plate when there’s no air in the tire?

 

[Bud_Dude]

Does the bottle jack fit with the base plate when there’s no air in the tire?

Dang! Good question!! Gonna be close that's for sure! I'm gonna have to get the jack back out and see what the clearance is between the top of the jack and the bottom of the axle. That distance needs to be more than the rim edge to the outside of the tread... maybe minus an inch or so to account for the thickness of the rubber to the rim.

 

[RET2]

Dang! Good question!! Gonna be close that's for sure! I'm gonna have to get the jack back out and see what the clearance is between the top of the jack and the bottom of the axle. That distance needs to be more than the rim edge to the outside of the tread... maybe minus an inch or so to account for the thickness of the rubber to the rim.

Drive up on a rock or board, tire's already flat.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Dang! Good question!! Gonna be close that's for sure! I'm gonna have to get the jack back out and see what the clearance is between the top of the jack and the bottom of the axle. That distance needs to be more than the rim edge to the outside of the tread... maybe minus an inch or so to account for the thickness of the rubber to the rim.

factory jack in the back with our Jack Adapter on a 100% flat tire

 

[Bud_Dude]

factory jack in the back with our Jack Adapter on a 100% flat tire

Cool, but will the factory jack still fit when perched upon a hi-lift jack base in the sand?

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Cool, but will the factory jack still fit when perched upon a hi-lift jack base in the sand?
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Looks like it would be close with our Jack Adapter on a hard surface but on a hard surface, I dont see any advantage or need when using a high lift base. With that said sand would not be a problem with a little hand excavation.

Pictured below - Using the factory jack and our Jack Adapter this was surprisingly very stable.

 

[Bud_Dude]

Dang! Good question!! Gonna be close that's for sure! I'm gonna have to get the jack back out and see what the clearance is between the top of the jack and the bottom of the axle. That distance needs to be more than the rim edge to the outside of the tread... maybe minus an inch or so to account for the thickness of the rubber to the rim.

So, on hard ground, with the jack on the high lift base it’s 4” to the bottom of the axle. My Nitto Grappler tires are 7” from tread to rim. So in the event of a flat tire the axle will likely drop 5-6”. So, no, the jack and hi-lift base combo would not fit and as Phil noted, if in sand or soft dirt, some excavation is going to be required.