Jacks

Don’t get me wrong, I find my hi-lift super useful.


Pulling a rotten fence post & cement.


Pulling fence pillars plumb

 

Nooooooooooooooooooo

I did use it on the trail this weekend and hot damn did it get the job done!

 

Any service jack recommendations? The ones I found @ harbour freight were all too short for my 4th gen SR5.

 

Harbor freight has some tall jacks that lift 23-1/8 in. How tall is your 4Runner lift? lol

 

Ok, I'll have to go check again, I could only find 13", which was too short. No lift even, but still couldn't get the jack in a spot that would get the tire high enough to remove. Ty.

 

Here's the one I have: I don't off-road, but I've used it many times for pulling posts (game changer for that purpose), and other things like holding up downed trees for cutting when I can't get under them with the chainsaw.

My dad uses his for putting chains on his tractor so he can plow the driveway in winter. Guy's almost 78 and can manage it pretty well.

 

This will be very safe and high enough:

 

Has anybody tried these out? I really like the idea.

 

That's what I use (but I think mine is the 6,000lb version?). They work as intended and give that extra sense of security being a 2-in-1 design. I borrowed one from a friend and used the set to install my lift kit.

 

Those look interesting. Many years ago, when I was nursing unreliable cars, my garage had a jack, a stand, and chocks for every corner (plus a floor lift). Vehicles have gotten heavier since then, so I need to replace a few of them.

On a side note, I thought it might be worthwhile to dry-run a tire change with the OEM jack. I'm glad I did. Getting the jack out under duress would have been exasperating without knowing beforehand that you have to give it about 5-10 twists by hand to free it from its bracket. The bracket design is an interesting way to keep the jack from rattling around in regular use, but I don't like obstacles when I have a tire to change.

 

I have the 3 ton version and it works really well. It safely latches like a jack stand and it has a wide base that works well in the dirt.

 

I like the idea and have been on the fence buying one more than a few times over the years. Maybe one day lol. What keeps me away is that I seem to have bad luck with seals on hydraulic jacks. But these would be nice especially to get a rear tire off the ground withough having to lift at the pumpkin first.

 

I have the 6000 lb version, not too useful because the advertised lift range accounts for the 3 holes on the jack insert. The actual hydraulic jack has a small lift range, less than the vehicle's suspension travel. I keep it mostly as a glorified jack stand now.

 

Oh, just saw this mount for the badlands. Might be ordering it very soon!

 

Agree. Just adding that the total lift range is about 6 inches. So if you start at 11 inches you’ll go up to 17 inches. If you extend the jack insert to 15 inches then at max lift it’ll reach 21 inches. The lift range of 11-21 inches is misleading, no you cannot start pumping at 11 inches and go up to 21 inches

 

I have the smaller unijack; it's super handy for service stuff but never found a good spot for it in the rig. Plus it was cheap.



Check out 911 Motorsports for some nice (and much lighter) alternatives to the Badlands lift. I revived my 8+ year old Pittsburgh 1.5 ton with their wheel kit and threaded saddle adapter+extensions. If I was taking it out of the garage I'd add their skid plate and vehicle mounts.

 

Definitely agree on using the OEM jack once at home. Really we should be doing this with every vehicle we have, but it's tempting to use the big floor jack all the time if you have one.

 

I’ve had both my kids do a dry run too. Changing a tire is an important life skill.