TreeClimber
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Nope. That's Ford power all the way.Prob'ly has an LS in it.
Nope. That's Ford power all the way.Prob'ly has an LS in it.
Depends. When you go to those jeep shows at the mall, do you open the tailgate so everyone can see it or not?I put my hi-lift inside my jeep. Does that make me dumber or smarter?
Hopefully it is attached extremely well. It would be bad to get drain bramage from it in a wreck.I put my hi-lift inside my jeep. Does that make me dumber or smarter?
Why would you do that…. The pins won’t rust and get stuck and you won’t be able to almost take your hand off as your hitting the fkr with a hammer trying to get it to work!!!!I put my hi-lift inside my jeep. Does that make me dumber or smarter?
Umm . . . lubrication is the key to your pin-stickin' sit-chee-yayshunWhy would you do that…. The pins won’t rust and get stuck and you won’t be able to almost take your hand off as your hitting the fkr with a hammer trying to get it to work!!!!
You missed the obvious conclusion of this suggestion.Worst mod- automatic 3.8. Worst thing to try for improving the 3.8 power- anything. Fuck that shit.
And it's covered in shit and rusty. Put it in the cab.Meh, opinions are opinions. Wish I lived a blessed life like you and never ever . . . ever needed a farm jack
Like a heavy-assed spare tire and tools I'd also rather not carry, I schlep a Hi-Lift for rare but real times of need.
Not a status symbol nor a statement in my world, just a heavy piece of shit I'd feel idiotic not having in a pinch.
Mine's out of the way and rattle-free in a vertical receiver I fabricobbled - I never think about it unless needed:
I consider your advice idiotic and will leave the jack where it is, but thanks for telling me to change a setup that works fineAnd it's covered in shit and rusty. Put it in the cab.
All good as long as you carry a can of WD40!I consider your advice idiotic and will leave the jack where it is, but thanks for telling me to change a setup that works fine
Or have any bottle of spray lube, engine oil, P/S fluid, trans. oil . . . hell, you could piss on it to free it up.All good as long as you carry a can of WD40!
Never liked this look...
Never liked this look...
Same here - I'd rock it if I turned a 4-door into a 2-door pickupReally? I think it looks kinda cool.
I could see a two door pickup for sure but if you've seen these from the side they pitch forward so much at the top I just don't think it looks right.Same here - I'd rock it if I turned a 4-door into a 2-door pickup
I dig it because I dig the old J-trucks, but I agree it looks stupid on a non-truckified JK.I could see a two door pickup for sure but if you've seen these from the side they pitch forward so much at the top I just don't think it looks right.
In my area, all JKs are driven by hot chicks in Chicago or neon'd out by thugs
Have you owned a Go-Devil ?You missed the obvious conclusion of this suggestion.
Worst Jeep mod? V-type engines. Go-devil and 4.0L HO 4lyfe!
60 horsetorks of furyHave you owned a Go-Devil ?
Because it's really not that good.
Yep, they're big and heavy and cumbersome and absolutely necessary when you actually need one. Jeeps are small and there's really no good place to put one. I will say there's no way I'd mount mine to the hood, it would bug the fawk out of me having it in my field of view, but that's just personal preference. I can't mount mine inside because that's where the kids and the beer coole... I mean tools go.I dont get the hate on mounting the hi lift on the exterior. Interior space on a jeep is at a premium as is, so to take up more space with a hi lift is not something I want to do. Mine has hood mounts which I am not a fan of but I bought it that way and at least it is up and out of the way and doesn't interfere with anything. I dont see the problem. I have used the hi lift at least 3 times when it was super necessary and the only/ best solution to the problem.
I don't have any pics handy but I made brackets to hold mind right up against the cowl below the windshield behind the hood. Worked great. No more hooking it on branches and it was out of sight.Yep, they're big and heavy and cumbersome and absolutely necessary when you actually need one. Jeeps are small and there's really no good place to put one. I will say there's no way I'd mount mine to the hood, it would bug the fawk out of me having it in my field of view, but that's just personal preference. I can't mount mine inside because that's where the kids and the beer coole... I mean tools go.
I have the larger and smaller sized hi lifts. The big one sitcks up over the roof and I do occasionally catch it on branches or sometimes when it's party time, on rocks. Been considering swapping the smaller one on, but I know as soon as I do, i'll need exactly that much more hi-lift to save my ass.I don't have any pics handy but I made brackets to hold mind right up against the cowl below the windshield behind the hood. Worked great. No more hooking it on branches and it was out of sight.
no I have not owned one yet but I will someday. Dad instilled a love of them in me due to him learning to drive at 5yo on a brand new 1947 CJ-2A. I've also got plenty of experience keeping an old family friend's running who's owned a bone-stock '47 for 3 decades. Yes, they're underpowered, yes, they burn oil with very many hours on it, yes, they don't hold head gaskets well. Don't care. It's the goddamn engine that won WW2, and you can't get me to not love it. And even with it's inherent flaws (many of which most people describe are attributable to it's sheer age and the expectations that the original designers had vs. modern designs) it's still about as reliable as the baby leaning tower of power in my '65 Scout (the mighty 152 slant-4, all 96 gross HP of her. They won't usually leave you stranded, as long as you have a pocket knife and a pair of pliers.Have you owned a Go-Devil ?
Because it's really not that good.
Here's my dad when he was 14 years old driving my grandpa's 1946. I wish they would have kept it.no I have not owned one yet but I will someday. Dad instilled a love of them in me due to him learning to drive at 5yo on a brand new 1947 CJ-2A. I've also got plenty of experience keeping an old family friend's running who's owned a bone-stock '47 for 3 decades. Yes, they're underpowered, yes, they burn oil with very many hours on it, yes, they don't hold head gaskets well. Don't care. It's the goddamn engine that won WW2, and you can't get me to not love it. And even with it's inherent flaws (many of which most people describe are attributable to it's sheer age and the expectations that the original designers had vs. modern designs) it's still about as reliable as the baby leaning tower of power in my '65 Scout (the mighty 152 slant-4, all 96 gross HP of her. They won't usually leave you stranded, as long as you have a pocket knife and a pair of pliers.
Dad said they used theirs for everything but threshing at one time on the farm. Ran it everyday for something until the block broke in 1954 because they didn't drain the water and got a fluke hard freeze early that year (for those who don' know, year around usage of antifreeze was still not common in the late-40's/early 50s). They graveled the roads the year prior so many people felt they didn't have a need for a 4x4 anymore. They never bothered to fix it, and when dad got out of the navy in '63 it was gone from the fencerow it was parked in. He regretted not owning another before he died. I will have one someday.Here's my dad when he was 14 years old driving my grandpa's 1946. I wish they would have kept it.
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