is the pressure warning an option or is it factory standard?
may have been the exhaust stack.
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| Author: | moose [ Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:56 pm ] |
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OK, I only had 2 car lengths in front of me, but I this was were a 3 lane I-70 meets with 2 lane I-675 and becomes... a busy 3 lane I-75 - not much choice. Some semi had lost what looked like (I only saw it for a fraction of a second) part of a metal air intake (4" metal tube, 8-10" long), and with the traffic, I could only swerve a little. I ended up hitting the thing and shooting it into the median, but it was a mighty hit - the Tire Pressure light shot on. I merged over to she side of the road and walked around to the front right tire - and it looked OK; so did the back. I drove down to the next exit and pulled into a flat parking lot. By now the tire was almost totally flat. No problem - I got out the trusty DCX jack and took it to it's max. BUT, the jack wasn't designed for a lifted libby - it was at least 1 to 1.5" short! Fortunatly, the guys at Grainger had some extra 2x2 that I used to build a base - the rest of the change was text book. It turns out that the little swerve I did was enough to pop the bead, but not slice the tire - just a scuff! So I plan to air it up again after I have it inspected. The moral of this post is: Until you get a Hi-Lift jack for your lifted libby, put a 2x4 or 2x6 under the seat next to the jack - you may need it. |
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| Author: | O_Dogg [ Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:59 pm ] |
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is the pressure warning an option or is it factory standard? may have been the exhaust stack.
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| Author: | moose [ Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:18 pm ] |
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O_Dogg wrote: is the pressure warning an option or is it factory standard?
may have been the exhaust stack. I didn't ask for it, so it mght have been in one of my packages or in the base - IDK for sure. Exhaust stack - sure, it could have been. I was just getting ready for explosive decompression on the front tire 
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| Author: | Jeepjeepster [ Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:44 pm ] |
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Its stock on 05-06 libbys(maybe only 06 libbys). It doesnt tell you the pressures but will tell you when you have a low tire. Its still an option if you want to see the pressures..
Edit: anyway, I forgot to say that the stock jack doesnt even work on my 1.5in OME lift.. I need to throw a 2x4 in there or something..
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| Author: | O_Dogg [ Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:45 pm ] |
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yeah i see it was avail. on '04 and up. oh well |
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| Author: | white04kj [ Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:20 pm ] |
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Did you try using it under the A-arm? I would have figured that would work for a tire change, but it might not be stable enough. On a side note, the OEM jack is junk, I twisted mine to hell trying to change a tire halfway up a ledge... It barely closed back. I guess I should find something to replace it before I hand the KJ over to my dad... Any recommendations? |
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| Author: | Se7enLC [ Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:35 pm ] |
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Jeepjeepster wrote: Its stock on 05-06 libbys(maybe only 06 libbys). It doesnt tell you the pressures but will tell you when you have a low tire. Its still an option if you want to see the pressures..
Yeah, it's on my 05 liberty, too, and it's included even if you don't pick the tire pressure monitoring system. |
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| Author: | moose [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:17 am ] |
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white04kj wrote: Did you try using it under the A-arm? I would have figured that would work for a tire change, but it might not be stable enough.
On a side note, the OEM jack is junk, I twisted mine to hell trying to change a tire halfway up a ledge... It barely closed back. I guess I should find something to replace it before I hand the KJ over to my dad... Any recommendations? you mean other than a hi-lift? |
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| Author: | Jeger [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:58 am ] |
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I have used the jack only for rotating tires, you can tell it is junk the first time you use it for sure. I didnt know about this tire pressure warning thing, I need to go let some air out of a tire to see if its there, will it work if you arent moving? |
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| Author: | 2006KJSPORT4x4 [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:42 am ] |
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I had it on my 05 KJ RME (the tire pressure system)...I made sure all tires were to air spec and I still had the pressure warning coming on....I forgot to check the spare, it was the spare that was causing the pressure sensor to ding 10 times on my dash...It's a sensor in all of the tires that relays to the computer the pressure within them...started in 05 I'm pretty sure... |
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| Author: | Video Guy [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:54 am ] |
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Thanks for the jack tip. I never even thought of that. I guess that's one little counselation to not being lifted. 
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| Author: | nolakj [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:11 am ] |
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Stock jack, though not great, is still hanging in there for me. I have removed several tires on my lifted KJ with it. You just need to put it in the right place. Under the A arms up front and under the axle tube out back. Be careful up front. The geometry of the IFS can make the jack meander a bit once it gets up a ways. |
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| Author: | moose [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:32 am ] |
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nolakj wrote: Stock jack, though not great, is still hanging in there for me. I have removed several tires on my lifted KJ with it. You just need to put it in the right place. Under the A arms up front and under the axle tube out back. Be careful up front. The geometry of the IFS can make the jack meander a bit once it gets up a ways.
i'll stick to the 2x6 and the skink sliders. with my luck, i'd end up with a rotor through my foot if i jacked on the IFS with the DCX jack... |
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| Author: | white04kj [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:59 am ] |
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I was thinking something that's actually safe, like maybe a large bottle jack. I've only used the Hi-Lift once, and if I have a choice I'm not using it to lift the Jeep. It's more of an emergency tool for me. |
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| Author: | bthomas [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:22 pm ] |
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Bottle jack in the cargo area, and 48 inch Hi-Lift is under the passenger seats. Scissor jack is still under the rear seat too, in case I need to help a mall Libby
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| Author: | Jeepjeepster [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:38 pm ] |
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moose wrote: nolakj wrote: Stock jack, though not great, is still hanging in there for me. I have removed several tires on my lifted KJ with it. You just need to put it in the right place. Under the A arms up front and under the axle tube out back. Be careful up front. The geometry of the IFS can make the jack meander a bit once it gets up a ways. i'll stick to the 2x6 and the skink sliders. with my luck, i'd end up with a rotor through my foot if i jacked on the IFS with the DCX jack... AHHH!!! I dont even want to think about that! 
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| Author: | nolakj [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:33 pm ] |
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Jeepjeepster wrote: moose wrote: nolakj wrote: Stock jack, though not great, is still hanging in there for me. I have removed several tires on my lifted KJ with it. You just need to put it in the right place. Under the A arms up front and under the axle tube out back. Be careful up front. The geometry of the IFS can make the jack meander a bit once it gets up a ways. i'll stick to the 2x6 and the skink sliders. with my luck, i'd end up with a rotor through my foot if i jacked on the IFS with the DCX jack... AHHH!!! I dont even want to think about that! Shoot.... I was torquin' some nuts down to about 100 foot lbs and the crappy little DCX jack stayed in place. Maybe the jackstand I had in place helped too. OR maybe my guardian angel is pulling some OT this week. |
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| Author: | dog_party [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:10 pm ] |
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I'll put in a vote for the bottle jack. Definitely the tool you need for driveway work on a lifted Libby. Just gotta get some hydraulic fluid for mine since it's empty after throwing up in Ugg's garage. 
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