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Looking at purchasing a jack and was wondering what everyone is using or any bright ideas that people have...

Option One

The trusty Ol' Skool bumper style jack. These seem to be making a comeback from what I have seen. Can be had at junkyards, but can be bought new for little bucks


Option Two

Ol Faithful... the hi lift jack. Multi-purpose but is crazy in the weight department... Why doesn't someone make one from aluminum
A little more than a bumper jack, but still reasonable


Option Three

This one reminds me of the camper jacks... A hydraulic jack that seems pretty fancy. These are about $350.00


Option Four

The big boy, King Jack. An impact wrench jack... very nice. These will set you back $700.00 to $800.00 and that doesn't include the battery operated impact wrench

I plan on keeping my eyes out for a used high lift jack. They come around every so often....

Keep you eyes out for the one with the cast steel parts. It's stronger than the kind with sheetmetal weldments.
That's what I'm after too. Jeep guys make all kinds of neat bumber mounts for them...

DG wrote:Wait a minute while my jack recharges!

Nice thing about the High lift/Farm jack/ X-Treme jack is that it will lift a bunch of weight, reversing the top piece can push as well as lift.

Bad things are have to keep it clean and oiled (sand collector) and when it drops it drops.

But of all those that would be my choice, along with a square or two of 3/4 plywood to put underneath it, it will drive itself right into the ground if soft.

By the way I have a bent one here that you can have, wasn't easy but it wasn't a vehicle either.

I have the old worm gear for my bus, looks like option three but with a crank instead of a pump, and it worked pretty well, went up and down a hell of a lot faster than any ohter jack I have ever used, but it was a bit limp untill the bottom hit the ground, so you needed to get the hang of it. I put two holes in the foot, and had a matching piece of plywood that I could drop pins thru when it was in dirt, for stability and to keep it from sinking. Didnt bolt it on so it would still fit in my smugglers compartment. Worked great, till my jackpoint snapped in half. Never thought of welding points onto the buggy so i could use the same jack for both.

why not just use a floor jack for its bigger footprint? Mine wouldn't go high enoug hfor one of your cars with rediculous ground clearence, but it just cuts it on the bus.

Here's something to think about....you could make something similar to that King jack. It sure in the hell won't look as cool, but there's really not a lot to it.

I also use the bus crank jack... welded a bugger foot on to it.

I don't like the farm jacks as they're unpredictable.

The company I work for makes aluminum tube clamps with brackets that are designed to hold hi-lift jacks.

DesertGuy, with your build, and motor choice, you are just now starting to get concerned about weight?!

Skidmark wrote:DesertGuy, with your build, and motor choice, you are just now starting to get concerned about weight?!

Yeah your right Skid, probably too soon to worry 'bout stuff like that...












No really, all of you guys need to take this comedy act on the road... it's brilliant!

Ive got a couple of high lift jacks lying around, but I'm looking for the best way to mount one. anyone got some pics of a slick set-up for a baja?

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/pr ... 6&cat=8193

That will keep the handle from droping on your head while you are bending over to pick up a FRICEKEN tool on the ground!

Leatherneck wrote:That will keep the handle from droping on your head while you are bending over to pick up a FRICEKEN tool on the ground!

Safety device good idea

2gr8dgs wrote:Ive got a couple of high lift jacks lying around, but I'm looking for the best way to mount one. anyone got some pics of a slick set-up for a baja?

Mine has two posts welded onto the engine cage that go thru the jack frame and one post welded on for the handle. This is the best pic I have.

Here is a video I found of a air bag jack at work. This is a long video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfthZpXFBHA