Hi-Lift Hood mount with lights ???

Jeep4Fun · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:41 pm

so ive owned a wrangler for years and can always find an accessory for whatever i need ... just bought a 06 liberty renegade and am wondering how to mount my hi-lift to the hood like i had on my yj ... i know theres no hinges to mount to but im curious as to if the liberty's hood is strong eoungh to mount to ... maybe if i reinforce the mounts someway ???

any suggestions on how to get this done ??? or if yal know of a premade mount for the liberty give me the link

thanks yal

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:58 pm

Better place in the KJs is under the back seat
if you have a 48 inch Hi Lift
fits great, won't rust up, out of sight,
just another option
There is bracing under the hood which may hold it,
but the hood may not stay up with the extra weight on it
I can think of better places but.....
I have big holes in my hood
so...drill away :wink:

4WheelAholic · **Posted:** Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:01 pm

I've been considering this myself.......I really like the look, I just haven't got around to figuring out how I would want to accomplish this.....post pics if you do it I would love to see how it turns out.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:14 pm

I've seen them on bull bars, front bumper area, coming off the spare tire, on a swing arm on the rear bumper, and in many different ways for the roof rails, but not the hood. Good luck, I hope it works out great.

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:58 pm

make sure if you put it on the hood, your going to have to look out for the hi lift not to rust onto the paint on the hood and ruin the hood paint...just my :2cents:

805gregg · **Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:48 pm

I've got a All J's rear rack and the Hi Lift fit perfectly in the front of it.

Jeep4Fun · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:24 pm

just so yal know ... im def going to mount to the hood ... i will post pics when i have the money to do it ... trying to sell the wrangler first ... then ill have the money to put into the lift , tires , and lights ... maybe even that 1000$$ bull bar i want

we'll see

Jackson02 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:26 am

i would think that mounting it on the hood would block your view out the front. i would just stash it under the seat. no rust, no vision ploblems, no theft, no hood falling on your head from the extra wieght on the struts,and no holes in your hood that may not work in the end. But its your Jeep , and if it makes you happy.

bunkermonkeycw · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:28 pm

Been looking at this.

http://www.jeep4x4center.com/product-information.asp?number=SB-2740

teckman02 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:13 pm

i found this looking for some stuff for the grand but i bet that it would work on the libberty

http://www.saguaro4xcomponents.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=39

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:17 am

that product that bunkermonkey posted looks like it would work well with my carrier setup which has a square steel bracket that mounts behind the tire and protrudes from the center which holds my license plate

Jeep4Fun · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:00 pm

letting yal know i bought the parts the yesterday ( kind of expensive but i have this gut feelinig it will give me the look i want perfectly when its all said and done with ) and am waiting on them to arrive ... will post pics soon ... thanks for the replies :JEEPIN:

STINGN · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:53 pm

bunkermonkeycw wrote:

Been looking at this.

http://www.jeep4x4center.com/product-information.asp?number=SB-2740

thats on my list...looks sick!

Jeep4Fun · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:06 am

so i did it ... installed it this evening ... someone tell me how to post pics on this thing so i can share ... i have yet to figure it out

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:39 am

have to upload them to Photobucket or something similar then link them via the IMG tag url it gives you on photobucket

Jeep4Fun · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:44 pm

here she is ... i really like how it turned out ... and knowing im the only Libby to have done this makes it that much cooler ... feel free to ask questions ... i will be lifting the suspension 3 inches next weekend and putting 32 or 33's under her ... other accessories to come as i get more time and money

looks mean right ?!?!?

heres the view from inside ... slight visibility reduction but not that noticable

KJWildman · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:10 am

Looks OK ... I guess. Like to see a couple more pics, maybe it would grow on me. Which brand brackets did you use. I actually looked at a couple different ones myself a while back. Unless you plan on swapping gears and actually cutting ( not just trimming ) fenderwells stick to the 32's at the MAX. I had to cut EXTENSIVELY on my fenderwells and put on 1.25" Spidertrax to keep mine from rubbing. Even then, I almost totally lost the use of OD with the 33's. Unless I was going downhill, over 65 with a tailwind it wouldn't hold OD.

Zack A · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:57 am

I'm with Wildman. It might grow on me HOWEVER complete props on having an idea and actually going threw with it. Its nice to see what people come up with

I'm adding that thing for my spare tire on my list.

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STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:13 am

whats it look like with the hood up

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:48 am

If you are going with 3 inches of lift 32 are going to rub in the front wheelwells front and rear
Also if going to 32's you'll need to regear to 4.10s if you ever want to use OD again

the hood mount, if you like it that's all that counts isn't it :wink:

for me it would bug the H out of me having to look over and around it all the time plus the extra weight on the hood

Hi-Lift Hood mount with lights ???

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