hi-lift on front bumper?

[fishguy]

Ok I need to get new bumpers. I'm pretty sure I will end up with a rovertym front and I am wondering about how secure the bolt-on mount's are to put a hi-lift jack on it. I'm not just talking about keeping someone from stealing it (although I'm interested in that as well), but how they hold up to bouncing around? I drive safe but sometimes like to go fast(35-55) through desert terrain and am wondering how well the mounts will stand up to that. I would rather not deal with my jack slipping into my hood from being bounced around. Anybody with front bumper mounted jacks have anything to share? What about welded on bracket's from rovertym? Will they do that?

Thanks,

Tim

 

[rovercanus]

I made these and have been running them for over a year with no issues.

 

[garrett]

keeping it up front is OK. mine is currently there, since i am not driving a truck without a rack. the only issue i see with keeping it up there is salt/road grime. but seeing that your from a sunny part of CA, this might not be an issue.
you can mount it on the spare tire, but there are some people that have had issues with the extra weight putting extra stress on the door.
there is also the option of mounting it on the floor just in front of the back seat.

those are pretty Mr. Canus.

 

[Roving Beetle]

I made these and have been running them for over a year with no issues.

So in that second pic.... are those my *new* springs? :victory:

What shocks were you running? Just curious. Thanks again for the sale, I'm anxious to put them on but without the extra weight of the TDI and bumper - I may have to wait as the truck will look like a freakin' "pre-runner" with the 2 inchers in the back and your old 3 inch in the front!! :ack:

 

[RichardS]

See my post #18 in this thread for what I did. If you do not have access to a welder maybe you could get the RTE guys to seld some bolts in for you when they make the bumper.

 

[rovercanus]

So in that second pic.... are those my *new* springs? :victory:

What shocks were you running? Just curious. Thanks again for the sale, I'm anxious to put them on but without the extra weight of the TDI and bumper - I may have to wait as the truck will look like a freakin' "pre-runner" with the 2 inchers in the back and your old 3 inch in the front!! :ack:

Yup, those are the springs. Those are ProComp =2's in that picture. I'm now running Bilstien 7100 10" shocks.

 

[fishguy]

Thanks for the reply's so far, Rovercanus I'll keep that in mind.

Tim

 

[craig]

I did more or less the same thing as Jamil but with off the shelf parts from Lowes and Coleman Racing. I wrote it up in my blog.

 

[fishguy]

keeping it up front is OK. mine is currently there, since i am not driving a truck without a rack. the only issue i see with keeping it up there is salt/road grime. but seeing that your from a sunny part of CA, this might not be an issue.
you can mount it on the spare tire, but there are some people that have had issues with the extra weight putting extra stress on the door.
there is also the option of mounting it on the floor just in front of the back seat.

those are pretty Mr. Canus.

I do frequent the Salton Sea area but I need to rinse the whole truck regulary. My guess is that the soil down there is wayyy more corrosive than most areas that salt the roads. And we don't even want to talk about " Wister Mud" My wifes dog has taken to eating the stuff (It's so salty) that falls from my truck. I swear... his days are numbered because of it. But seriously, I am concerned about mounting to the spare tire, it already seems way overloaded and I am surprised that my door is still working ok. In front of the back seat may be an option, though from what I here from back there, the seating arrangement is already a bit funky. Also, How much is it going to sink the front end if I do a RTE bumper,winch and the jack compared to the stock bumper? I have the RTE 2" HD springs, Would I want to think about getting the 3" at least in the front to even it out? Please let me know if you have any experience with these concerns.

Thanks,

Tim

 

[craig]

Tim,

The RTE HD 2" springs will be fine.

Another alternative for storing the hi-lift in a DII that works extremely well is to:

- remove the base (held in place with a cotter pin)
- fold the back of your 2nd row seats forward a couple of inches
- Place the hi-lift in the back of the truck behind the seat back on one side (it will still latch in place) and sits diagonal going across.

Here, I found a picture.

 

[Trog77]

Here's what I did for mine. I had kept mine on the roof rack, but it was such a pain to get to. A friend of mine had some of these made for him, so I decided to copy his.

 

[drsus]

I got a set of Rovercanus.sss clamps for my front bumper, they work and look great, very happy.

 

[rovercanus]

I got a set of Rovercanus.sss clamps for my front bumper, they work and look great, very happy.

Ah! You're the one! Glad you like them.

 

[ajh]

No matter what you do remember that thing is heavy, so are those pelican cases in the back. You might want to track down the Mythbusters episode about being killed by a box of tissues on the rear ledge of a vehicle during a crash. I now firmly bolt down anything heavier than a walnut in the back. If you use the tube type mounts you probably also want to safety-wire them somehow so they cannot become loose on their own, and probably pin each side.

Oh, speaking of pelican cases, what do you tend to use to attach those to your roof rack securely? I was thinking of fabbing up some mounts like the jerry can ones with a base and cross over strap so they can be locked in place and hopefully remain secure even in a minor collision. Anyone sell something like that? I'm a bit paranoid about traveling in 3rd world countries with a loaded up vehicle with anything not locked down, I'd never want to be away from the vehicle. I'll be fitting some external lock hasps before heading to Mexico next month as well.

 

[rover4x4]

A friend of mine just took delivery of a RTE slimline, steve sourced him some high lift mounts that are close to what Rovercanus posted.

 

[Discojunky]

I went to the tractor supply and got some long eye bolts and a long pin that has a hole in it for a clip and some rubber stoppers and mounted mine for just a few bucks. You can oversize the hole in the pin and put a lock on it as well.