Well, I I can't drive it might as well get the jack on the roof.. The 4Rac brackets seem almost to be begging for this spot! I was going to put it on the side of the rack and make some sort of backing plate tied into the Thule bars to support it better.. But I did not count on how high the 4Rac really is.. So I decided to mount it inside the basket right on the bars themself.. ( Yea, and it was way eaiser too) I love how nice it fits.. I don't think I could of made on to fit this close and tight..


Here is the web page

Oh yea, it is almost flush and hidden from the ground!! only the "up/down" lever sticks ovet the roof.. Yet, I am now nervous about parking garages.. it just raised my truck to about 6' 7" +/-

 

Looks like it was born there Lee.

Very nice job.
Turned out rather well I might say.

 

Here is another cool shot of it..

 

sometimes a thread just never goes anywhere, Eh

 

hmm..it looks good! if i had a nice rack i would mount things on it too!! i had some pics of my maglite mod and i had some shots of it longs ways like that but i lost everything over the weekend! id like to thanks my buddy Silver954runner for helping me!!

 

Nice work lee. Hope my measurements were accurate enough for you. I noticed in the pics you used ubolts to wrap around the thule bars. What are the little silver metal plate things? What are they used for?

 

Just ordered a 4 ft hightlift from Global 4x4 in the UK. Do you guys think the 4 ft is big enough or should i have gone for the 5. Cant wait to get it!

Delboy

 

the hi-lift looks like it belongs there good job. I left a hi-lift outside for a while and when i went to use it it did not work to well all rusted and covered in mud many of times. i hope you dont have that problem keep it wd-40. has any one else had that problem?? does any one have a idea of how to cover that hi-lift jack on the rack from the weather?? hay delboy bigger is always better

 

That's pretty slick!

Pretty soon you will want sliders to stand on while you are working with stuff on the roof.

Where is the base?

 

Firefyter-Emt, It looks almost identical to what I did w/ mine. I drilled through the cross bars that came w/ my Surco & ran I think 1/2" bolts up from the bottom. That way I was able to adjust the height & leave the jack in one piece & still have it fit inside of the rack & not stick out above it. The other thing I did was to drill holes in the bolts above the wing nuts so I could pad lock it.

And like lunatic14r I have also had rust issues w/ mine & do keep it regularly sprayed w/ WD-40 so it will work. They make a cover for them but I have not bought one yet.

Wish I had a Digital camera so I could show pix like everyone else does

 

I forgot. Mine is also 6' 7" tall & I have not found to many parking garages that I can not fit in. Actually I think only once.

 

The base stays in the cargo box.. It rattles when it is left on the roof... I have removed the cotter pin and changed it to quick release ball bearing pin..

BTW, I made it better today.. I fliped the jack around.. Now the levers that were sticking over the top of the rack now point down.. (bottom end of the jack now faces foward) I did not lose any room, just fliped it around.. Now the only think that is above the rack is 1/2" of the bolt for the bracket it self.


Sliders?? ...Oh, you mean like these???

 

Those plates come with the u-bolts.. they are suppose to be under the nuts, but they seem to torque up nice when left under there, and give more hold on the bar... I kinda wanted square ones, but I could not find any that fit...

As for the measurements, I was going to make a backing plate that tied into the Thule bar to support where I mounted it to the side of the rack.. But the rack is a little too flimsey and it amazingly fit so perfect here.. so there is it!

 

Good test of the Hi-Lift Lee.
I have not had mine up that high yet.


Hmmmmmm........



:bounce2:

 

Smart alex... Looks a tad goofy with those angles

 

That's a great setup. Out of the way but easily accessible. I'd put mine in the same location but need all the space in the rack to haul all my crap. As part of my spring ritual, my hi-lift went on the rack today:



I haven't had any problems with corrosion of the jack, but I also keep it coated in wd-40. I keep the base and handle from rattling with a zip-tie.

 

Lee your in a mod frenzy! Looks absolutly great though. I was thinking you could take some flat black paint to those u bolts and nuts so they are un-noticed. :fireman:

 

Yep, that's them. I looked around your site but didn't see them in any pics. My bad.

 

Bwahhhaaaa... I can't keep up with all the mods!! Yea, I have to get a good coat of paint on them now... (Got a lot of painting to do..) I have to paint the Hi-Lift, those u-bolts (Yea, I had planed on doing that...) Gotta do the wheels, sliders...

Ohhhh... maybe if I bring my Hi-Lift parts with me when I glass bead those 5 liter Jerri cans I can blast them as well...


Sad thing is I went out and jacked the truck up just to reply to the post about needing sliders... Good Grief.. I need to get out wheeling!!

 

Some other mouting options on 96-02 4Runners: