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Vehicle & Technical => Jeep => Topic started by: cherokeegraham on July 27, 2006, 20:23:30

Title: High lift jack
Post by: cherokeegraham on July 27, 2006, 20:23:30

At the moment my jack is mounted on my front bumper, but it's slightly vunerable there and reduces the aproach angle. It won't fit neatly anywhere inside, and I need the roof clear for my kayaks. Can anyone sugest a new mounting place for it.

Title: High lift jack
Post by: thumbs on July 27, 2006, 20:44:35

spare wheel mount

Title: High lift jack
Post by: mytj on July 27, 2006, 20:52:39

Team wrangler have one mounted on the bonnet, where the windscreen rubbers are.

Title: High lift jack
Post by: MK1 on July 27, 2006, 20:56:11

Have a look here, there are a couple of options and mounting brackets.

http://www.birtydastardsjeepclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3283

Title: High lift jack
Post by: Cherry Bomb on July 27, 2006, 22:30:03

Humm.........

On a Cherokee, the options are limited if you don't want to put it on the roof.

You could try making some brackets to mount it oposite the spare in the boot at an angle.

Most people I've seen either mount them to the roof bars, or to the side of a proper roof rack.  The rack option might be the best for you since you need to put kayaks on the roof.

Title: High lift jack
Post by: cherokeegraham on July 28, 2006, 10:45:36

Cheers guys, how do you recon it would look mounted on the bonnet like the wrangler?

Title: High lift jack
Post by: Cherry Bomb on July 28, 2006, 19:07:16

It could work, but you'll make the bonnet very heavy to lift.  I'd check how it effects your forward vision too.

On Wranglers and CJ's they mount them to the bonnet hinges, not on the bonnet itself.  S'a shame the scuttle panel on an XJ is plastic, cos that would be an ideal place for it.

Title: High lift jack
Post by: cherokeegraham on August 10, 2006, 17:40:53

Decided to mount it on the bonnet nearest to the windscreen. Made up some brackets and on it went, no problem. Doesn't make the bonnet any heavyer to lift as it's in line with the hinges, and I think it looks pretty dam good!

Title: High lift jack
Post by: cherokeegraham on August 10, 2006, 17:41:48

Another pic

Title: High lift jack
Post by: Jake on August 10, 2006, 20:37:34

Nice tidy job.
Easy to get at too
 8)

Title: High lift jack
Post by: LandRoger on August 10, 2006, 22:33:55

Thats a better place Gray,will keep it fairly clean as well,good jobM8!

Title: High lift jack
Post by: cherokeegraham on August 11, 2006, 08:46:11

Yea, it did get fairly grubby on sunday!