jacks

I tend to agree, I have never use a hi lift jack though. I have however used my exaust jack alot and have never seen the need for a hi-lift. Price is not a lot different and they are much easier and safer to store IMHO.

never used an air bag but used a high lift a few times check out post 24690 for pics one of a high lifts uses it also demonstrates the effectiveness of hublifters

I've got an exhaust jack, and have found it rather useless. Its very hard to find a suitable place under the vehicle, given you can't put it under the fuel tanks or exhaust, and the chassis rails often have those body bolts right next to them - thats where hole #1 came from. And the exhaust jacks are just as unstable as a high-lift.

Never had a problem myself Phil, I just whack it under the chasis rail somewhere with a couple of the thick rubber floor mats from inside the car between the bag and the rail, never put a hole in it yet. It really speeds things up if you have a manual throttle control too, the old petrol ferzoa (the car I had when I first got it) didn't have a manual throttle so I used to wind up the plastic screw for the air con idle up, worked a treat! LOL

hi, thanks for the replies everyone. I do have a bullbar but its just the standars Nissan alloy type the same with the side steps so I wouldn't trust these. I mainly want something thats will do the job quickly however should the vehicle become stuck at any stage like a crevice etc the lift jack may come in handy. Its just a shame it lacks places to lift by.
An exaust just though I might look into.
Cheers.
Shaun.

I agree they should not be used for tyre changing under normal circumstances. I have used Hi lifts a few times but never a jacking point off the bar as they have the disadvantage of being too high and you have to lift the suspension before the wheel meaning you have to use the top 3rd of the jack to get any liftat all were as the same lift can be achieved around 50 cm lower on the jack with hublifter. That said I dont think Nissans have hubs that are compatibale with hublifters (will stand corrected if wrong) Give hublifters a go - you probably wont use your jacking points again!

From what I have seen there are hub lifters to suit the nissans but only for the front wheels. To me this is a waste of time if its the back you need to lift and not the front. Priced up some exaust jacks today........
WOW!!!!! these are expensive compared to some hi-lift style jack I've seen.
3 Ton $180.00, 4 Ton $225.00 and 6 Ton $273.00.
Does this sound right? They say to to look at 4 ton or even 6 ton to be safer. Any thoughts??????
Somehow my wife is gonna think I'm nuts or just wasting my money with 4x4 fad I've got. LOL.

I'll have to have a look, I bought mine about 5 years ago and it was deffinatally under $200. I'm pretty sure mines the 4 tonne but maybe I'm mistaken...

Taylortribe,

If you do go for the exhaust jack, I'm in Adelaide, and would happily sell you my 4Ton ARB one for say $100. It has one repaired hole (from a bolt)(see post above).

I've set up my truck with hilift jack points on all 4 corners, so dusted off the hilift and have no need for the exhaust jack.

Cheers
Phil

Hi Phil, appreciate the offer mate, I'll have to leave it for now but when my tax return comes in I will consider it. While I'm at it, does any know where I can get a roof console from for a gu. I want to put my 27mhz and tx3200 in there plus a few other bits n pieces. Most places I've been to can give prices but dont have pics to show what you are buying.
Cheers,
Shaun.

Hi Shaun,

No worries.
ARB make a hi-lift adaptor that hooks under the bumber. Might be worth paying them a visit on South Rd and asking whether that adaptor is suitable for your alloy bar. I've seen them in action and they're not bad, but not as stable as a fixed point. Its pretty easy to get a bracket welded to each side of your towbar for the rear. To put a hilift into the square hitch is very unstable, although sometimes I use it as a beadbreaker there.

Cheers
phil

phil, grab a hub lifter, I got 2 for nothing théy are not dear you wont use anything else afterwards. The vehicles we took out bush did not have jacking points ´coz they had hublifters and didnt need them - light years ahead for such a simple cheap item

Hi Phil, some good points there. I usually try to avoid loading the car at all as everything goes in the trailer with the heavy items being over the axle. I find this evens out quite well. Looks like the exaust jack is the way to go. I've never trusted lift jacks, too many bad experiences in the past with normal cars. I need something thats going to do the job quickly plus with our four kids (hence the taylortribe !!!!) something thats going to be safe. I know its not something you use all the time, but when the time does come, safety for my family overides everything.
Most dirt roads that I don't know I usally don't go over 60 kmh as I like to look at the scenery at the same time, plus I don't know when the road could change so why take chances. People with experience is a different story but me, I'm learning. I must get some repair kits though. Keep for getting them. Glad you reminded me. LOL. Only other thing now is air. Still deciding between onboard air or portable.
Cheers.

Thanks Muzz, thats something I hadn't thought off, Storage and weight.
I've seen a couple of 12 and 20 ton bottle jacks on the net, although these sound overkill a bit, for between 40 and 80 bucks or there abouts I think they are pretty good value and just use an exaust jack for emergencies like beach or uneven grounds etc.
Cheers,

Shaun.

yea but a high lift looks alot tougher hanging off the back than an airbag under the seat (LOL)

This is true, Mmm, wonder how far this could go, bullbar off a Kenworth, twin stacks, truck horns on the roof etc etc... hehehehehe