High-Lift Jack mount

I had a similar mount as this but the issue I had was it limited how far the swing gate would open due to contacting the tail light. The weight never seemed to be an issue.

Works great. You don't even know it's there.

The Hi-Lift mounting kit included a range limiter for the door.

The range limiter does needs a rivet tool, but it's easy... if you have the tool

I haven't had any issues lifting from the Rock Rails. I recommend using it with door off or open to avoid the Hi-Lift from leaning in and hitting the door.

Yeah, I'll admit that so far I'm cheaping out and haven't bought ARB's $800 - $900 off-roading jack. Although, HF's $300 Badlands Off-Road jack isn't really cheap!

As an alternative to those typical farm or high lift jacks, I do much prefer this Badlands jack - Works great!.

Sure, my high lift opinion is shaded by several sad experiences working with a high lift jack, or in my case no-lift jack or crashing-down-jack. Yeah, we're talking 'bout several frustrating days removing T-post fencing.

I haven't tried the mounting brackets made for Badlands, just throw it in the back with all the other 'recovery' gear/crap poled there. I do have a cargo net strapped in. Every year the cargo pile just gets bigger! Cheers

Should mention couple more points. I read somewhere Ford has a fairly low weight spec for Bronco's tailgate, something just over 110lbs or so. Also, last September I noticed at Bronco Super Cell that Bronco DR has some interesting gear in it's cargo area.

Can't really see everything in this pic, but in addition to some VERY trick suspension and the obvious spare tire. There's also a spare drive shaft and Badlands'like off-road jack. Their jack's similar to Badlands, but made with some exotic metal..


Cheers

The proper place to mount a farm jack is laterally, across the hood, right in front of the windshield. That way, everybody knows you're a real cool off-roader while you let it rust.
A friendly tip from
the Jeepster parked in front of Macy's in the mall.:

BostonBadlands

The proper place to mount a farm jack is laterally, across the hood, right in front of the windshield. That way, everybody knows you're a real cool off-roader while you let it rust.
A friendly tip from
the Jeepster parked in front of Macy's in the mall.:

Mine is mounted up high so I don't have to watch it rust. LOL It does get bathed regularly with WD.

On top works for me. Out of the way and easy to get to when I need it.

Well I'm sure these are awesome suggestions but after I get the bronco lifted off the ground there's that ginormous tire to wrangle off the back ,Auto-club Anyone?

roosaj

Has anyone installed this mount for a high lift jack? Just wondering if the added weight will be a problem.

Yes….yes it will.

LOL - Yeah, that spare is a beast for one person! Actually getting it off isn’t difficult, just keep yourself clear as it falls to the ground. Mounting 100lb on that 2 inch post is very tricky though.

Much easier to heave a flat into the cargo floor and let the tire repair guys take it from there.

Cheers

Maneuvering even the SAS OEM Goodyears onto the lugnuts is tricky, and heavy, both. I found the OEM scissor jack actually worked quite well. After lifting the frame high enough to pull the flat off, I lifted it a bit higher, then lined up the spare with the lug bolts. Then I used small partial turns of the scissor jack, up a little, down a little, until they were even with each other. Then a bit of wiggling and cajoling, and I "persuaded" the spare to slide onto the lug bolts.

Getting the spare back onto the rear gate tire-mount--at my age, that's a two-man job. When in remote areas, I carry a farm jack, and have a 12-inch strap with two large S-hooks sewn into loops on each end. Haven't used it yet, but I can fir the S-hooks into openings on the (flat) tire, and then drape the strap over the jack's lift-point, and jack it up high enough to slide it onto the rear gate spindle.