pdx-rubicon

There are some trailer hitch mount options as well
https://www.ebay.com/itm/151724663582

mr72

That would actually be perfect if it weren't for the fact I also need the hitch carrier on this trip.

Maybe I'll just mount the jack to the hitch carrier.

Jonathan_JK

I use the bolt mount. Easy on the back to remove. Comes with a lock that pairs to your Jeep Key. They make it in Red or black. Left or right side. Just google Bolt Hi lift jack mount.

patricks99

A buddy of mine mounted his similar to this pic. pic is from desert rat, I believe he diy'd his.

Emoto

I don't have one of these jacks (yet) but someone told me they can fit under the rear seat. They may have been talking about a JKU.

MotoJeeper

I have a Tuffy enclosure in the back of my 2 door, so I put it on a hood mount on top of the Tuffy box. Keeps it out of the elements and easy to get to, and I used it to mount my Krazy Beaver shovel, air tank, air manifold/solenoids, and ARB twin, which is on the inside to keep the noise down. Keeps my tools safe when I go topless, too.

mr72

Yeah I built mounts like that, but it won't work with a soft top. You can't fold the top down because the jack interferes with the top frame, not to mention in the picture the jack is exactly where the folded top has to go.

mr72

I discovered that even a 48" hi-lift jack will not fit behind the seats on a JKU. The space between the fender wells is about 44". So that won't work.

I got some 2" conduit clamps and was all ready to mount to the roll bar near the tail gate and quickly discovered that this mounting is not compatible with the factory soft top. You can't fold down the top with a jack there because #1 the jack is in the spot where the top needs to rest and #2 the jack itself interferes with the functioning of the top frame. So I took that $7 worth of hardware and filed it away with the ton of other stuff I have like it.

I also thought about using the same conduit clamps to attach the jack to the bull bar on the front bumper. This would work great except for the fact that it totally blocks the headlights with the jack mounted up. To mount it low enough that it would not completely block the headlights but instead completely block the turn signals would require bolts about 6" long and I think a 40+ lb jack dangling from a pair of 6" 5/16" dia bolts sounds like a terrible idea.

I wound up reusing my old U-bolt mount setup that I made to go with the factory front bumper tow hooks, this time mounted in the D-ring attachments on my new bumper. I had to remove the D-rings to make it work, of course, but I figure if I don't need the jack, I don't need the D-rings, and if I remove the jack I can put the D-rings back.

I don't really like this mounting location but it'll have to do for this weekend. I'm going to eventually have to come up with a more permanent/long-term solution. Maybe the spare tire all-thread mount is the way to go.

ReconJeep

I've been contemplating one of these. Can you adjust the height you mount the hilift? Does it rattle or shake on rough trails?

"Ex Umbris Venimus"

Jonathan_JK

Yes you adjust the Height of the Jack Just pick the holes and attach it. I Keep mine low due to garage clearance issues My Jeep is 76" at the highest point on it the snorkel (excluding the CB antenna I have to take it off before entering). It will not rattle its attached to the A Pillar bolts.