Hi lIft JAcks and what do i need?

There is an accessory called a Lift Mate which attaches to your wheel. The jack is then used to lift the vehicle by the wheel.

ARB stock them.

Lift Mate

have you considered an exhaust jack?

I cut two T-slots into my steel bullbar.

I have made jacking points for the rear, but thats probably easier to do on a traytop.

Think seriously if you really need one, never used one or been with anyone who has used one in 5yrs.

2 or 4 good jacking plates are a good idea, 1inch thick by 30-40cm sq blocks. as big as you can fit in the space in the car :)

Most you see bolted to the car driving round the city never come off.

I made a fitting that I can use in place of the tow bar tongue for rear lift. ie approx 50mm x 50mm of 5mm thick tube 150mm long. This section went into the Towbar fitting on the cruiser and held in with a bolt/nut. A large piece of tube also approx 150mm long was slid over the the last 50mm of the tube that fits into the towbar and welded and a slot cut into the end (underneath) to fit the vertical part of the jack step. The jack held in place with a bolt/nut.

For the front I used a 100mm (h) x 50mm (w) and 100mm (d) piece of tube with a plate on the end with a T hole cut out for the jack step. Cannot recall the thickness of the tube but suggest it would need to be at least 3mm thick

Stability. On the bottom of the Tube welded a section with a hole in it to bolt onto tow hole underneath the ARB bull bar. On the top section welded a U section to fit the bullbar upright on either side of the radiator. (One fitting does both sides)To keep the Jack from coming out of the tube, when ready to do a lift, a bolt from either side of the tube thru a hole underneath the jack step.
About 1hr of effort, if you have the tools, steel and motivation + painting time.

OK a picture is worth a thousand words, but I am not into digital transfers as yet.

Is it worth it ? It looks tough but... you still have to make/buy the fitting for a hi lift jack say on your spare wheel, and in 5 years of carrying the jack around I have never used it. I would only get this setup if you go bush on your own. (Which we do sometimes)
Peter

Jacking up the middle of the towbar won't help a lot as its probably the most unstable place to jack from. I had a Prado with plastic bumper - I welded up two highlift jack points and mounted them each end of the towbar.

I use 50x25x3 steel and cut a gap in the bottom half, so the jack slips in nice and tight and stable.

Thanks all. it would appear that that for the money i probably wont get a lot of use out of one.

I also dropped into a 4x4 shop today and asked the same question. The sales person was actually honest and said basically with my vehicle that really there wasnt any real jack points therefore a highlift jack wasnt an option.

He suggested i was better off with a exhaust jack. He must have been honest as he didnt have any to sell so he wasnt just trying a line.

Once you add up all the accessories such as some where to mount it, a exhaust jack makes more sense financially. You can also use it sand, where i tend to be more often.

Thanks all for your input.

Alan

Alan, I agree with your assessment, largely ornamental,heavy &
dangerous. I use one on farm with bulk bins, tractors etc but dont take it touring. I suggest a trolley jack is more useful than an exhaust one. Still works if engine dont...oldbaz.