using a highlift jack to install a body lift

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Sep 6, 2011 | 08:01 PM

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using a highlift jack to install a body lift

Would it be unsafe to use my highlift jack to install my body lift? i dont have a floor jack.

Sep 6, 2011 | 08:10 PM

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Yeah, it would be pretty unsafe to use. I'd recommend you get some bottle jacks or something similar to lift & secure the vehicle.

Sep 6, 2011 | 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jtjk

Would it be unsafe to use my highlift jack to install my body lift? i dont have a floor jack.

That is how we did one on a YJ. We just took out the body bolts on one side at a time and had the other side just loose.

Sep 6, 2011 | 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by genesbro

That is how we did one on a YJ. We just took out the body bolts on one side at a time and had the other side just loose.

yea this is how i was planning on doing it.

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