What type and where are all you lifted libby's keeping your jacks.I've got a stock jack but with a 2.5 lift I need to upgrade if I get a flat I'm screwed.I do not have a basket.

Low tech 'green' solution:

I carry a couple of chunks of 4x6 douglas fir - each approx. 16" long. I place one under the jack to elevate it, and the other behind the tire as a chock. Plenty stable

Also, you can place one in front of each front wheel, and crawl the Jeep up on them if you need to work underneath the Jeep (yes - I use something else as a chock when I do this).

Other uses include a hood stay for when your factory hood supports finally give out. Sad, but true.

In an emergency they make great logs if you want a fire.

Of course they also work for trailer levellers, and for traction in sand, etc.

The downside is their size - they will fit under the rear seats, however.

TL

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95 YJ 2.5" RE lift and 32's, Posi-Lock, 4.10's with a Tru-Trac up front, M8000 winch, CB, gear and what have you...
RIP: 02 KJ LE

Not a definite solution, but you could get wood blocks to fit under the jack. Wide enough to make a solid base so it isn't tippy.

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2004 Renegade Light Khaki - 4" JBA Lift - Rock Lizard Products: Komodo Dragon Rear Bumper, Prototype Winch-mount Front Bumper, Super Skink Sliders - All J's Super Tranny Skid II - 31" Firestone Destination AT's on Moab wheels - Cobra 75W CB w/ stock Antenna mod

[b]Retired, US Military

Do what I did and make a jack lift and step all in one I took two 12 inch 4X4 s and screwed them to a piece of 2X12 , makes a good thing to set the jack on, have had the front tire of the Kj up on it and then there are those times that I take my parents (who are in their 70s ) somewhere and I then use it as a step for them!! Has worked really well so far!

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

HiLift jack under the backseat fits like it was meant to go there. Darby and a few others pointed that out to me.

A hi-lift is super handy (be carefull using one). People usually use rock rails to lift the jeep with a Hi-lift. If you're carefull you could also use a hitch. Trickier if you don't have either. Oh, and open your doors so the jack doesn't dent them.

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Nanette

03 Freedom with some neat stuff done to it that I learned about here.

has anyone used their hi-lift as a winch yet?

You should be able to go to alocal salvage yard and get a jack out of a smashed up F350 ram ex. Iam sure these would be suitable for the lifted kj. and they will slide right under the rear seat. This is waht iam going totry anyway!

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**REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS GET A HUMMER IN A JEEP.... YOU CAN'T GET A JEEP IN A HUMMER**
2003 Jeep Liberty(KJ) Renegade,235/75/16 Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armors 245/75/16 MTR's,Factory Skids, Selec-Trac,trac lock,Husky Floor Liners,OME Lift,948 rear/926 front,Rusty's strut plate,clevis 2.5 "s, Al's UCA's Gen 4.5.

That's the best solution I've heard so far. Thanks for the tip. I'll put that on my to-do list.

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2003 Liberty Sport
Bright Silver Metallic
Daystar lift
General Tire Grabber AT2 245/70R16

but has anyone used their hi-lift like a winch?

I have. A friend of mine was high centered in a mud hole. Using three straps and the high lift we pulled him off. It was very easy to do. Except someone had to go into this nasty, rank water to pull the handle.

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Now: "07 steel blue JK Rubicon 2dr
4.5" Rubicon Express lift
rolling on 35"x12.5" Xtreme MT's
Warn M8000 winch
On board Air
Ham radios
Skidrow and kilby skids

Former: '05 Patriot Blue CRD. Lifted, locked, and a few other toys.

I need to check on the F350 jack good idea

I have these. I need all the halp I can get

The jack 3 Ton and the 12V Impack wrinch save me every time.

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2002 liberty, Daystar 2.5 Lift, 265/75/16
2005 Unlimited, , 9.5 , BB , 33x12.5 15 , 7" fender flares
2000 S10 PU

i'm a in a sort of shell shock after seeing just how big the 48" hi-lift is (it just got delivered). this is a real dumb question but how exactly does it fit under there?

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2008 Xterra 4x4

1986 CJ7
Lots of custom stuff...

Gone, But not Forgotten...
2003 Sport - 'Fire Engine' Red
Detours KJ Backbone
Skids
Boulder Bars
JBA 4.5 A Arms
245/75/16 Wrangler Duratracs's on Cragar Soft 8’s
Spidertrax 1.25" Spacers
Superwinch LP 8500
Frankenlifted

snaps??? if i wanted to use the hi-lift by myself with a tree or stout object around, the hi-lift would work right?

riptricket you sure can its a bit more work, just a small tip place your straps as close to the ground as you can so you don't lose to much pull as it lifts the straps under the weight. Hi lift have a great chain attachment that can be used to take up all the slack be for you start the pull, works well.

I load mine from the driver's side, base rotated with lift tongue pointed towards the driver's seat, and thread and jiggle the jack past whatever obstructions it finds under the rear seat. FYI, the rear seat no longer folds down with the HiLift underseat. A rear left passenger should watch their ankle on exiting.

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Liberating. 2006 KJ Sport, Pearl blue, lic. plate CACHE EH. Mods: Frankenlift, Boulderbars, Superskid, Rockstar bumper, PS rock ring, ARB rear locker, BS Dueler Revo LT245 10-ply.