I gota learn how to weld this year.

Wow,

Nice job..

I guess the old adage if you have the right tools you can do anything...

 

Well not only will it snag somewhere on the trail but I like having my doors off when I go off road and it would get in the way of my mirror relocation kit as well as people have mentioned the their off road lights on the hood. It's a good idea if you machined it your self but maybe get back to the drawing board with this one since people have trouble with mounting the lift jack.

 

Just my two cents, but I've been searching this forum all over to find a place to mount the Hi-Lift. I respect the creativity on this idea, and actually think the nerf bars are great. But I just bought a 48" jack, and decided that since I couldn't find a "good" mounting spot on the forum (in my opinion), I better just get the jack and then toy around with where it might work (I don't have a tire carrier on the rear and didn't want to drill my PJ front bumper).

Well, much to my surprise, putting the base of the jack just against the back seat on the floor in the cargo area, and the top of the jack upwards against the rollbar where the contours just behind the rear most rollbar/backseat seatbelt bar, works like it was made for it.

It practically is secure as is, given the weight. But for safe measure, I bungee'ed it to the base and the roll bar and the loop at the bas of the back seat.

Anyway, I can't speak for the 4 door, but my point is that I suppose it depends a lot on whether you want the Hi-Lift permanently mounted and/or visible to others, or do you just want a good spot to hold it when you wheel and might need it.

I feel like such a donkey. Now I know why it was so hard (at least on 2 door) to find a thread on where to put the jack. It was so easy I didn't think about it: Just throw it in the back (Add abungee cord for good measure).

Edit: I just realized this was probably posted on the wrong thread. I think he has a 60" jack, which would make my argument for simplicity totally useless."

 

I'm glad this thread was brought back to life. I have a question. How is this jack mount any different from a snorkel going up the SIDE of your Jeep? In fact, I bet the jack is mounted way better. Just a thought.

 

Damn.. you definetly come prepared. haha

 

Here tough stuff has been making hood mounts for years for the hi lift jack and have one for the jk, it mounts to the hinges where the hood is strongest

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=40521

 

This is why I love my Jeep and being part of this community: I love it when people go out and create their own stuff for their Jeep.

My opinion is two part: 1) looks like good workmanship and quality. Welds look solid and beefy. I like that you left the threaded hole on the bracket for a light(?) I would use a bigger gauge bolt to hold the jack though. 2) Usability and design: not sure that this is a safe design for driving. I think that you may run into serious issues with long term use.

Rockrails look good. You need to go out and bang ‘em up now!

Keep trying new ideas and posting them here!!!