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Questions about Jack!!

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I have really no jack in my Chero. What with the lift and 33" tires, I am unsure of what kind of jack to get and where to stow it in the vehicle. What kind of jack do you use and where do you put it?? And I don't want a 4' farmers jack.. Thanks for any guidance.. Robin
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The only two I can think of is the hilift jack (farmers jack) or an xjack by ARB

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I use the bottle style screw jack from the full-size Chevy vans and Pickups of the late eighties. Easy to store in the back.
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BCRAWLER wrote:I use the bottle style screw jack from the full-size Chevy vans and Pickups of the late eighties. Easy to store in the back.
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The only things hilift jacks are good for are scratching paint, denting sheet metal and knocking out teeth. I've never seen anyone on the trail have a high lift jack make their life easier, it only happens in the internet.

Like bcrawler I carry screw type bottle jacks and scissor jacks. They have long handles to keep you out from under the truck. You lift the axle instead of lifting the whole truck until the axle is hanging from the springs. They are dirt cheap and most of all, they stay where you set them.

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I disagree, respectfully. I agree the are dangerous, and have to be used with extreme caution but I wouldn't leave asphalt without one. That's me tho

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Yeah snow wheeling in the spring Michael got my Cherokee unstuck with a hilift when a double line pull on his winch could not.

You can use a hilift to lift a vehicle and rock it sideways. Which is very useful.

But for tire changes I would agree that a scissor or screw type bottle jack is best. And cheapest. You can score one and a handle from the junkyard for less than $10. Just test it out first and make sure it gets tall enough.
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Nikkormat wrote:
But for tire changes I would agree that a scissor or screw type bottle jack is best. And cheapest. You can score one and a handle from the junkyard for less than $10. Just test it out first and make sure it gets tall enough.

X2 on the bottle jack from the cheby or Ferd or dodge , I forgot which one, it is stored in the inner right fender IIRC so most people at the yard miss it, the bottle jack even has it own sliding sleeve to keep it secured inside the engine bay. The crank handle is super long as well.
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getting a jack has been on my list for a long time as well. I had always thought about a scissor jack from a lare 90's chevy 2500, they are MASSIVE jacks.
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I know it's useless on a trail but if you're on your street/driveway and have a floor jack, the guy over at bigscaryjeep.com modded his just by welding some pipe to give him the lift he needed.

So if you're confident in your welding there's always that...

EDIT: here's the link. http://bigscaryjeep.com/Jeep_Adapter.html

Not something I'd do but i'm also not the best at welding.
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Thanks for the info, it helps. I have a farmers jack that I keep in the LJ.. Just don't want something that big in the Chero. Prolly go looking for scissors jack... Thanks!!
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rlm2550 wrote:Thanks for the info, it helps. I have a farmers jack that I keep in the LJ.. Just don't want something that big in the Chero. Prolly go looking for scissors jack... Thanks!!
I have a couple scissor jacks in storage that were for military hmmwvs. They are ok but slow. I keep an inflatable jack in my vehicles as well. As long as the truck runs I can lift it. There are usually some conditions where different jacks excel and some that they suck. Hilifts have their place as well. Just tools to be used as intended.


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Scissor jacks work very well as long as they are cleaned and lubricated after use. I carry a scissor style behind the drivers side rear interior panel and a bottle style on the passenger side. The Hi-Lift stays at home unless I am out wheeling/camping. I think each one has it's merits.
Inflatables/Bags are awesome if you have onboard air. I like them because they conform to the terrain and the vehicle plus they work great in sand, mud and snow without you having to bring a base/board along.
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Tatsadasayago wrote: Inflatables/Bags are awesome if you have onboard air. I like them because they conform to the terrain and the vehicle plus they work great in sand, mud and snow without you having to bring a base/board along.
Mine inflates via the exhaust. It also has adapters to use a a different type air device.

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I use bottle jacks on all 3 of my Jeeps. People cry foul they are unsafe... yea ok thats why they use bottle jacks to lift up tanks and houses right ???

The stock jacks that came with the ZJs were bottle jacks i love em. Every repair work ive done on the jeeps i used bottle jacks. Just put a jack stand under if you worry about the jeep falling or something.

I actually traded my 3 ton low profile floor jack for a gas tank skid plate because i hated how heavy that floor jack was.. weighed like 100 lbs and because of that i never used it. In fact if you get the wcrew type bottle jack that screws up vs using hydrolic pressure its actually safer then any floor jack which could potentially lose pressure and go down. With a gear type bottle jack that would never happen
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Bottle jack is the way to go. I carry a jack stand out on the trail with me as well.

I am also part of the 'actually used my hi lift once' club. The jeep had slid just a bit and was high centered. I used the hi-lift on the sliders.
I wouldn't use one to replace a tire.
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A small (2 1/4 ton) floor jack and a piece of 6 inch long 4X4 wood. Fits nice in the Waggy and you don't have to crawl under the Waggy to put it under the axel like a bottle jack. Sears has some great sales going on right now on stuff like this.
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I also use bottle jacks. The two 98 grand cherokees came with bottle jacks and long arm cranks for them. I use those jacks so much to work on my Jeeps i decided to go tk the junkyard and get two for my wagoneer ( 5$ each) to keep the other jacks in the grand cherokees. They arent tall enough for the frame but for the axles near the leaf springs in the front or jacking up on the diff they are great and i can get the wheels like 7+ inches in the air almost with them.. If i need em to jack on the frame i just set it on a big wooden block to give it extra height

I wouldnt get under the Jeep with just a bottle jack though thats why i have 6 ton jack stands. And make sure you chaulk the wheels.. Ive had a bottle jack tilt foward when the jeep moved foward.

I actually traded my low profile 20 inch 3 ton steel jack for a gas tank skid plate for my 5.9ZJ because it was too heavy to lug around and the bottle jacks weigh like 5 lbs and can be stored easily. I live ina townhouse and got tired of carrying a 60lbs jack through the house to just work on my Jeep

For offroading ? Sorry cant help ya there
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