Good to know. I haven't thought of it, but I would be a little nervous that the tow hook wasn't strong enough to hold the weight.

 

yeah, I guess I'll find out.

the tow hook is strong enough to pull it out of the mud with a yank though.

 

I'd guess that it was designed for pulling horizontally, instead of vertically.

 

Dad got me a high-lift for X-mas back in September when we were in MI. Haven't had to use it and, honestly, it's still in my Legacy's trunk. I tried to get it to fit nicely in the back but it just doesn't. I assume you have it on an angle to use the cubby, which I have, but I'd like it to fit neatly and out of the way... Roof'll work! Also got some old GI gas cans (4) that I'd like to have mounted.

 

nope, the narrow end fits into the cubby, and the base sits between the rear wheel well and the back hatch.

although the black widow basket is in the works...

 

Yeah, I'm one of those crazy symmetrical people, so the mere fact that it would be on an angle, not straight across in the back, would drive me nuts. Perhaps I am nuts?!?! I did notice it fits neatly on the hump between the rear center cup holders and rear seat, but it would be loose and able to fly around in the event of a rollover. That would be bad.

 

Thought I was the only Symmetrical crazy dude out there. Glad to see I'm not That would drive me bonkers too. The basket is the only way to go.

 

Good to know, thanks for posting!

Do you have the RRO sliders, and if so, are they sturdy enough for the hi-lift?

 

Check out the "More Power Puller" hand winch ("27 pounds of iron and steel!" 2 ton dead lift rating), which successfully got my 1500 Ram pickup out of a Utah clay sand trap 20 feet from the edge of a river crossing ( saturated soil even away from the bank, the front end just went 'whump' and there I was stuck as can be, still 20 feet from the water ). I also needed to have a "Pull Pal" land anchor connected to the cable since there were no trees around. The combination worked, but it got to the point where the land anchor was pulled totally underground and was slowly going deeper and deeper before the truck itself actually started to move. By that point I was standing over the hand winch and pulling really hard on the handle one click at a time with a second or three rest in between each single click.
When the truck was out, I had to dig out the land anchor with a shovel. This was probably an hour long process, but it saved me the multi hundred dollar tow bill for a rescue in Capital Reef National Park...

 

Even better, the 48" Jack-All high lift jack fits crossways in the trunk, so long as you don't have the Boston acoustics woofer in the little cubbie hole back there.

Wouldn't the jack fit in the trunk right behind the seat? That's where I was planning on storing mine, if I happen to get one.

(I've been debating between a come-along and the jack with myself. I can't really see myself jacking my Jeep up with that, what with all the plastic parts on it and all, so the probable method of use would be as a winch... And a come-along would probably be better for that. On the other hand, the jack could be used in other ways to, say, move an obstacle from the way. Decisions, decisions...)

With the RRO lift on an FDII, the factory jack needs a pretty hefty piece of wood under it. I just didn't like the instability.

Hmm. When I changed my winter tires I had my RRO lift, and I used the stock jack. Granted, I did have a piece of 2x4 underneath the jack, but it did not feel too unstable to me. Not sure if the stock jack will have enough lift for when I get my new tires, though... But everything I've read has pointed towards it being a much, much better idea to use another jack and not a High-Lift for changing tires.

 

Wouldn't the jack fit in the trunk right behind the seat?

Tried it. There is a lot of plastic on the sides right behind the seat that doesn't allow for a 48" jack to fit neatly in without having the seat backs vertical, or maybe even slightly forward...

The other thing to consider is accessibility; ya don't want to HAVE to unload all your gear, potentially into the mud, to get your jack out. Of course, you'd have to do this for the stock jack, but whatever.

I'm thinking the best situation would be to have a full size spare (real full size) and the jack on your roof rack and your gear inside the back which would have more room with the stock spare removed.

 

it wont fit behind the seat, as it needs to tuck into the cubby hole on the passenger side.

Unless you get a 36" jack, which would be plenty high for the Pat!

I don't have the sliders, and don't like idea of using them to jack, because the jack would be prone to hit the body.

Tony, wait till you try the stock jack and a 2X4 on a rough road, or in the snow.

 

A high lift seems a little "extreme" to me. Wouldn't it be just as easy to purchase a beefier standard jack to keep in the back at all times?

 

the bottle jacks I was looking at didn't go high enough, and I can't be bothered to hunt high and low for a scissor jack that's tall enough.

ps - that's X-treeeme to you mister.

 

PPS - $50 off craigslist, and it doubles as a winch

 

Like this guy:

I cashed in some of my "Thank You" Points on that guy a few weeks ago!

 

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/hilift/indexmain.shtml

a crap load of Hi lift information.

 

Great info there Heckler.
I've used my hi-lift a couple of times on my old Rubicon... but I know nothing compared to what that guy was talking about.

 

1 for sale in ireland /uk if anyone wants one.

let me know...unused

mark.