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Article and
photos by Jim Bacon
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Hi-Lift®
jack is essential for any rig that has put on a
significant lift. You can pick up one at your local 4
Wheel Parts shop or online. They do have varying
heights of jacks, so I picked the 48" because of my size
lift which is 4". Now that you have the jack, where do you put it.
Well, there are a couple of areas to choose from with the
4XRAC; front bumper or rear bumper. I chose the rear
bumper.
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What You Will Need
• Hi-Lift jack
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• Hi-Lift 4XRAC kit
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• Drill and Drill bit
• Socket wrench and open end wrench
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Hammer
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• Punch
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• Duct tape
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Grease pencil
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What's included in your 4XRAC kit
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• 2 mounting brackets
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• 2 mounting bracket
caps
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• Velcro strap for
securing the Hi-Lift's handle
• Mounting hardware
Installation
Installing the 4XRAC is
very straight forward, but I suggest just doing a quick scan
and get after it.
1. The instruction say
install the jack onto the 4XRAC.
2. After the
4XRAC is on your jack, place against your bumper to see
where you will want to have it mounted.
3. The
instruction suggest removing your rear bumper, but since I
have a receiver hitch installed, this would entail removing
more pieces then I wanted, so I went ahead and installed the
4XRAC with the bumper still on the jeep. Having an extra set
of hands is good to have at this time since the bumper is
not going to be taken off, but since I was solo, just using
my knee as a prop, did the job, but as you will see, these
Hi-Lift jacks are stout.
4. Once you
have found the location to mount your bumper, grab your
grease pencil and mark through the holes on the 4XRAC to the
bumper of the four areas to be drilled.
5. After
marking all locations to be drilled, grab your hammer and
punch. Punch each mark to help making the drilling
portion allot easier. Grab your drill and drill bit
(can't remember the size bit) and drill each mark.
6. Once you have all 8
holes drilled, grab your duct tape and lock nuts supplied
with the kit. In figure 1, you can see how I used the
duct tape to hold the nut, because you have to try and reach
behind the bumper while installed the bolt. Once you
get it started, use your socket and wrench to secure each
bolt.
7. Now that
all your bolts and 4XRAC is secured, reinstall your Hi-Lift
jack to the 4XRAC and your done.
8. EXTRA:
Since you just bought about $80+ dollars worth of
equipment, you want to make sure it is there when you need
it. The carriage bolt is already predrilled so that
you can add locks to secure it to your rig. But hey,
if someone really want to steal your jack, they will; this
deters the average walk by thief. I bought these 2
locks while grocery shopping, gotta love those little
hardware sections in the store. They were only $2.60
each, so well worth it, since the jack cost's around $50+
dollars.
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PRODUCT INFORMATION
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Hi-Lift Jack Company
P.O. Box 228
Bloomfield, IN 47424
Fax: 812-384-4592 |
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