Hi Lift Jack? Stock jack with wood base ...

[Aciled]

What are people using? I have read Pros and Cons. I'm running stock height on 16" rims/Duellers.

Ian

[thedjjack]

Hi lift only work if you have metal bumpers or strong bush guards.... They are actually really dangerous for tipping over (a useful function if used properly).

I carry a 1.5 ton hydraulic trolley jack for flats.... I have a hi lift but do not take it unless truly going off road.

Cheers

[jessef]

The best way to get use out of a hilift on an L400 or L300 would be to use the hilift mate.

Other than that, you'd have to fabricate or bolt on a jack point on the rear frame/front frame section.

http://www.hi-lift.com/accessories/lift-mate.html

Lift Capacity: 5000 lbs. (2273 kg)

David (delicat) has one and I'll be adding one to my gear box soon.



As for using a wooden base, I would not suggest it as wood can splinter/rot, etc... can't tell the load rating on a piece of wood.

There are spreader plates you can buy for a high-lift jack that spreads the load on the ground.

http://www.hi-lift.com/accessories/off-road-base.html



Or if you have sliders, you can use this adapter to keep the jack tooth from slipping off :

[Artacoma]

I have never jacked my new van yet I think it will be a good sunday morning project,
I get crane truck deliveries at work that use wood for stabilizer pads all the time , its layers of plywood screwed together.
Could also be used as a handy block to level up the van at a camp site.

[pajerry]

The lift mate is only useful if you become high centered or something. you can't change the tire. Its helpful but if you have a stock delica IMHO just find some good quality 2x10 lumber in one foot sections and stack them to as high as required.

I see lots of stock 4x4's with roof baskets loaded with sparkly clean hi-lift, shovel, roof lights, jerry cans etc. cruising downtown, and they dont even have a point to jack the vehicle!

You can sometimes remove plastic bumper pieces to access the frame rails if you every really need to find a jack point, but again this is not always useful or in a practical position.

[FalcoColumbarius]

I have two four by six blocks of wood that stay with the Miss Lil' Bitchi, This is what you call "ladder logic" for the painter. The original designation for these blocks is to drive onto for chaining up, I have employed them for a number uses like levelling the wagon for camping, &c., they seem just the right size. Otherwise I keep a hand winch (come-along). I have not really seen the need for a high lift jack for a Delica, at least not the L300 ~ quite frankly I'm not sure where it would fit to lift the vehicle. I think the high lift jack would be better suited for a Chevy or a Ford style truck, like the Safari, lot's of steel bumper to latch onto. There is obviously a demand for them, I just don't think they are well suite to the Delica.

Falco.

[jessef]

A block of wood is good to use on level surfaces but with the small metal base on the highlift jack, lifting a 2ton vehicle, there is a possibility of the metal base bitting into the wood on an angle and splitting it.

The best jack for an L300 is a good hydraulic with an extension and a wide base. That way you can jack up from the standard rear axle tubes, rear diff, front trans crossmember or the front side jack points.

Falco makes a good point of have either your own or a natural riser to drive up on so you can work from underneath. If you are doing that, just make sure to always chock the wheels.