Got the Lift, Need a Jack

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PopsSmith

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So the 4Runner is lifted (3") and now I need sometime of jack to replace the stock bottle jack. Did a quick search which lead to the Hi-Lift jack. Not a bad idea but I need something the wife can operate without me. Someone has to have already done this. Any recommendation, bottle jack/scissor jack? Any help would be great appreciated. Thanks.

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Hi-lift is no more complicated than a regular bottle jack:

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It's a bit easier if you have sliders... Bigger question is where you are going to be storing it on the vehicle and if she can comfortably and safely retrieve t from there (my wife will not be able to get if from the roof rack without some assistance.. she's a shorty-but-cutie).

Okki
 
I don't trust the wife with a Hi-Lift. Might just have to use wood. Storage would be in the back with the emergency kit. I would prefer something that isn't too large since we still throw the dogs in the back.
 
PopsSmith said:
I don't trust the wife with a Hi-Lift. Might just have to use wood. Storage would be in the back with the emergency kit. I would prefer something that isn't too large since we still throw the dogs in the back.
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Since I don't carry my Hi-Lift unless I'm going off-roading I carry wood at all times. Three pieces of pressure treated 2x6 cut to 5.5" so they're square. Two pieces glued and screwed together cross grained and one loose. This gives me a stable base and a choice of using 1, 2 or all three pieces for up to 4.5" of height.
 
Ta-da.

Exhaust Jack - Bushranger

This thing just plain works. It can be tricky setting it up using the exhaust when you're by yourself, but it'll work from a portable air compressor too, which makes it easy. It works in sand, it works in mud, it works without excessive grunting and effort by small-but-cute wives, I love mine.
 
KidVermicious said:
Ta-da.

Exhaust Jack - Bushranger

This thing just plain works. It can be tricky setting it up using the exhaust when you're by yourself, but it'll work from a portable air compressor too, which makes it easy. It works in sand, it works in mud, it works without excessive grunting and effort by small-but-cute wives, I love mine.
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+1. I have one of these and it works great. A Hi Lift can be extremely dangerous in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use it properly.

 
Exhaust jack is not for tire changes, thought that was what the OP was looking for since he mentions his wife maybe needing it. I also have a three inch lift and need a good or better than stock bottle jack, but more for tire changing on back roads or front roads also. Maybe wood blocks is the cheaper solution. Probably pick up a better bottle jack anyway and get some blocks.
 
cbreze said:
Someone in another thread said he tried this and broke his metal tech sliders. Not sure I'd want my runners full body weight on my sliders.
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??? So what happens when you use the slider as ... as slider? I've dropped my passenger front wheel into a culvert with the shrockworks slider taking the full hit. scrapped the powder coating, but my truck is still fine... (and so is the slider...)

So since this is focusing on the Mrs ... what about roadside assistance by your insurance carrier or AAA ? If she's not trusted with a jack designed for lifter vehicles (I wouldn't trust blocks of wood being stacked and stable), it may be lighter and easier to carry to give her a plastic card with the Roadside Assistance number :nerd:

Okki
 
cbreze said:
Someone in another thread said he tried this and broke his metal tech sliders. Not sure I'd want my runners full body weight on my sliders.
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Sounds like a perfect reason not to buy metal tech sliders or any other that can't hold some serious weight. At that point just put on OEM running boards so the little ones have a step :)
 
I'm pretty sure the last time this came up someone posted a link to bottle jacks with some extended height like this one 6 - 15T Bottle Jack - Telescoping | Power Team | Product Detail

I've used a Hi Lift to change a tire on the trail and it's fine as long as you know how to use the jack properly. That Safe Jack base looks good for improving the stability of the jack but does nothing to prevent "autojacking" which is where injury or death seems to occur most frequently.
 
Okki said:
??? So what happens when you use the slider as ... as slider? I've dropped my passenger front wheel into a culvert with the shrockworks slider taking the full hit. scrapped the powder coating, but my truck is still fine... (and so is the slider...)

Okki
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Yeah, I hear that. Just saying he said he hi jacked it using the slider as the lift point. Broke it. Maybe it was faulty. I'm not planning on testing mine out that way, then again you probably weren't planning on getting a wheel in a culvert.
 
PopsSmith said:
I don't trust the wife with a Hi-Lift. Might just have to use wood. Storage would be in the back with the emergency kit. I would prefer something that isn't too large since we still throw the dogs in the back.
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Is your wife going to be changing tires on the trail or on roadside? I'd just get AAA so she doesn't have to do a thing.
 
TheeMikeB said:
Is your wife going to be changing tires on the trail or on roadside? I'd just get AAA so she doesn't have to do a thing.
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Unless she gets a flat somewhere with no cell coverage. Around here in the winter there's sometimes an 8 hour wait for roadside service too. Always good to have a backup plan.
 
cbreze said:
Exhaust jack is not for tire changes,
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Huh? I've changed a tire with it twice now, once in my driveway to test it out and once on another guy's truck in the boonies. It absolutely is for tire changes, or anything else you need to lift the truck for.

cbreze said:
Someone in another thread said he tried this and broke his metal tech sliders. Not sure I'd want my runners full body weight on my sliders.
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Again, huh? If your sliders won't support the full weight of your truck, they aren't sliders. They're tube-shaped running boards.
 
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