Thread: Hi lift jack points - D4

Why would you get a high lift jack?

They might be OK for old yanky trucks but no good on a modern 4wd.

For the weight alone of a HL Jack,, they're not worth it. Although they can be used as a winch, but not much good for lifting a D4,, unless you have all the steel bars, including the rock sliders. I would suspect your "side steps" are probably alloy based, and therefore not strong enough for a lift anyway.

I would advise having some thing like Treads, or MaxTracks for use, and if you travelling with someone, a snatch strap. The D4 without a trailer behind it will be exceptionally capable on its own. However, as I found out doing Googs Track last year, a trailer greatly diminishes its versatility so to speak if your doing sand hills.
You can hit sand dunes doing quite fast speeds to start with, which will get you over most times, but for me, between the trailer and 20" rims, I struggled big time.

Hope this helps

Lemme guess - the person suggesting it is a Cruiser/Patrol owner

No need for such devices, a pair of Tred Pros and a good shovel will be far more useful.

Add a compressor and tyre gauge and your good to go (almost)...

Yep leave the hi-lift jack at home......

Tyre pressures
Compressor
Long table shovel
Maxtrax if ya must

Get No. 1 right you won’t need 3 and 4

Another vote for shovel/Maxtrax/compressor being far more useful in the desert.
A better option for jacking is to get a good bottle jack with 200mm extension.
Add to that a solid jacking plate of say 300x300 for the sand.

Scott

I wouldn't put a hi lift jack under any vehicle I own. Leave it painted orange or yellow and bolt it onto something to look tough, like your garage door. Now let your tyres down properly so you dont get bogged and if you need to jack it up for tyre change , buy a good hydraulic bottle jack that weighs the same as the hi lift and a good lump of timber to support it...it'll still take up less room.Trying not to be too facetious here but I don't like the things.

Originally Posted by Chops

For the weight alone of a HL Jack,, they're not worth it. Although they can be used as a winch, but not much good for lifting a D4,, unless you have all the steel bars, including the rock sliders. I would suspect your "side steps" are probably alloy based, and therefore not strong enough for a lift anyway.

I would advise having some thing like Treads, or MaxTracks for use, and if you travelling with someone, a snatch strap. The D4 without a trailer behind it will be exceptionally capable on its own. However, as I found out doing Googs Track last year, a trailer greatly diminishes its versatility so to speak if your doing sand hills.
You can hit sand dunes doing quite fast speeds to start with, which will get you over most times, but for me, between the trailer and 20" rims, I struggled big time.

Hope this helps

Chops , when did you do Googs? I did it last year last week in August , north to south.