Hi lift on a stock gen 3

With all the plastic on the bumpers I don’t see any way to use a highlift Jack. I’m thinking of buying a lightweight aluminum floor jack to use instead what’s everybody else using?

 

If you have the money to spend check out Pro Eagle: https://www.proeagle.com/

Possible GB: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/feeler-pro-eagle-jack-group-buy.647819/#post-22487112

 

Not much use for a high lift on a stock truck other than a manual winch. I'd way rather use a good floor jack than a hi-lift for working on a vehicle in my driveway. Just make sure you get one with the longest lift. My old harbor freight jack only works in a few locations and I still have to be careful where I put my jack stands or it won't keep the tires off the ground. I'm looking into getting longer of both.

I do keep a hi-lift in my truck. I've got sliders and accoutrements to use it as a winch. I really use it more for outside chores and I used it once to change a trailer tire. Never used it on my truck though.

 

Damn if that ain't the jack I need. The price is a bit much though.

 

If you can wait, hold off until Amazon day. Smoking deals on floor Jack's.

 

I just got a welder, I have some 2x4 steel tubing.... I'm starting to wonder why I just don't buy another regular floor jack and weld an extension on it for the prices being asked.

I could even get a smaller lighter one to add the height too. It would be way easier to push around and take up less floor space.

 

Haha liability.

I considered the same and just moved on haha

 

That CO2 Jack from pro eagle is such a rad design. Brilliant actually.

 

That CO2 jack is $400 I think I’m gonna go ahead with the harbor freight aluminum floor jack

 

Yeah just make sure to get a coupon and get the lightweight aluminum. They last forever and you can use it both at home and in the garage/driveway. With the money you save you can even get the fancy aluminum skid plate plus mounting points for the floor jack from dmz or others.

 

I'm not saying I'd buy it. But it's still bad ass.

 

What's dmz?

 

A off-road shop in Corona, CA. They do fabwork, motor mount gussets, frame boxing, etc. Really nice work and products IMHO

http://dmzfab.com/product/jack-skid-plate-for-harbor-freight-2-ton-racing-jack/

 

Yep I think a floor jack would beat a bottle jack. If it’s lightweight I could try and wrestle it with the handle.
I have yet to stick the truck but have been practicing with the motor home.

 

You can also buy a pro eagle head from SDHQ and retrofit it to a harbor freight jack so you can use the accessories! I documented it in my build thread below. Pro Eagle jacks are def better quality, but a lot of the desert race teams I am around all rock the HF stuff just fine.

 

What liability? I'm the one that is going to build it and use it. I'm pretty comfortable that I can make this work.... Or I will be before I do it.

 

I think you can comfortably make one, just find a bunch of pictures and go off proven designs and you should be gtg

 

Check the extended height. I've got the basic steel floor jack and while it works, it just barely does. I don't remember the size, but it's over 2 tons, it might be 3 tons and it looks like they don't sell it anymore.... they probably just rebranded it.

 

Ah gotcha. Didn't know if you meant to sell.

 

Sweet! I don't need mine for offroad. I just need something easier to work with at home.