Monthly Archives: February 2002

Next up I believe is changing all the fluids in both differentials as well as the transmission. Hopefully I won’t find any surprises but I really need to be sure everything is ok in there. I’m going to take it … Continue reading →

One final addition to the HiLift jack mounts. I added a $0.79 lock to the one bolt. Granted, a $0.79 lock won’t really stop a determined thief, but it will add one more annoying aspect to a theft that a … Continue reading →

I then drilled a couple of holes in the rear wheel fender wells just behind the back seat. I bolted the jack to the brackets first and then marked the holes. That way I made sure the bolts lined up … Continue reading →

Finally got around to making the mounting brackets for my HiLift jack. They are just a couple of pieces of 1/8″ steel bent into an L shape about 2″ wide and 2″ by 5″ long. I then drilled holes in … Continue reading →

For Christmas I got a real honest-to-God HiLift jack from my Dad. (Thanks Dad!) Now to attempt to solve the eternal question, where the heck do you carry a 48″ high 30 pound jack in a Jeep? Popular options are … Continue reading →