A few questions about recovery

[dchild]

Yea I've heard a hilift can be kind of hit or miss. I've heard with bolt/weld on sliders they can be really useful cause you can lift from the middle as opposed to the wheels, but as I don't have sliders or aftermarket bumpers, I feel like I'll just end up damaging my 4Runner lol.

I can see a hi lift being more useful with sliders for sure, but the advantage to lifting the wheels is that you don't have to jack all the way past the suspension travel to get something under the tire. This thing will let you do that without body damage.

 

[Krayziekid]

I can see a hi lift being more useful with sliders for sure, but the advantage to lifting the wheels is that you don't have to jack all the way past the suspension travel to get something under the tire. This thing will let you do that without body damage.

Thanks for the pointers. Looks like a hilift should go on the list eventually. I think I'm just gonna stick with my initial list, and then if I ever get a roof rack, or maybe Gobi ladder, I could whip up a mount and buy a hilift.

One last question for ya that is completely unrelated for hilifts. What's the best/easiest way to store recovery gear? Just a small duffel bag?

 

[nevada]

Yea I've heard a hilift can be kind of hit or miss. I've heard with bolt/weld on sliders they can be really useful cause you can lift from the middle as opposed to the wheels, but as I don't have sliders or aftermarket bumpers, I feel like I'll just end up damaging my 4Runner lol.

they can be used a winch also. its slow, but it works.

I can see a hi lift being more useful with sliders for sure, but the advantage to lifting the wheels is that you don't have to jack all the way past the suspension travel to get something under the tire. This thing will let you do that without body damage.

to prevent the suspension from dropping, run a ratchet strap from the axle, up to the frame.

Thanks for the pointers. Looks like a hilift should go on the list eventually. I think I'm just gonna stick with my initial list, and then if I ever get a roof rack, or maybe Gobi ladder, I could whip up a mount and buy a hilift.

One last question for ya that is completely unrelated for hilifts. What's the best/easiest way to store recovery gear? Just a small duffel bag?

that will work. be a good idea to find a way to secure it to the vehicle though. you don't want 50 odd pounds crashing into the back of your head of something happens.

 

[wadle5]

Yes a hi-lift for winching so don't forget a tree saver strap and MORE chain.
Also I am fully behind the maxtrax or poor mans version Tredz. I got in on a group buy, and for me I do more logging roads, back roads, and not necessarily rock climbing. Our 2 week trip took us all over utah, colorado, tetons, and yellowstone. The tredz were a lifesafer. Also take into account knowing your area. Would suck to have a winch, but nothing to hook it up to. Good luck and keep us updated on your bag of gear!

 

[Krayziekid]

Yes a hi-lift for winching so don't forget a tree saver strap and MORE chain.
Also I am fully behind the maxtrax or poor mans version Tredz. I got in on a group buy, and for me I do more logging roads, back roads, and not necessarily rock climbing. Our 2 week trip took us all over utah, colorado, tetons, and yellowstone. The tredz were a lifesafer. Also take into account knowing your area. Would suck to have a winch, but nothing to hook it up to. Good luck and keep us updated on your bag of gear!

Thanks for all the advice! Yea I'm thinking more "advanced" stuff, like the hilift and maxtrax and stuff will come later down the line. Seen some nice mounts on roof racks, so maybe once a roof rack comes in down the line, then this other recovery gear will come in. Now I just need to find a small duffel bag to strap down in the trunk to hold all the gear!

 

[CXS]

Hey everyone, so as my 4runner begins to come together and I start experiencing more and more off-roaring, recovery and knowledge about it becomes more important.

I'll add one more comment since you're getting in to off-roading. Get out with a local group or individuals with experience. Learn the techniques from them, it's always better to know what to do to avoid needing recovery than it is to have all the recovery gear.