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Just bought two of these and did a brake/rotor change with no problem. They are a bottle jack/jack stand all-in-one. Unijack at Mernards.

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The High lift jack is necessary when you're in the outback. Carry a 2' X 2' piece of 1/2" rug covered plywood to put between the jack and the door panel. Hi lift jacks were made to lift tractors, not "cars". Always carry a HD base plate to go with the High Lift jack, otherwise it will sink into the muck. High Lift jacks will **** you if you don't pay attention to what you're doing. Good luck.
 

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I just bought this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009MZIVA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 after I had a bad experience changing a flat with factory emergency jack. I have not even checked if that goes high enough (probably not), but I learned my lesson and carry pieces of 2x6 just in case to put under the jack. I'll try it out and see if what I will need to bring along.

At home as I have 2-post lift, so I have no issues, but the first time I used my Craftsman aluminum floor jack I had to put the jack on two 2x10's to barely get the wheel off the ground.

Does anyone know the height needed to get the wheel off the ground? I'll measure it this weekend when I put the winter tires on.
 

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The High lift jack is necessary when you're in the outback. Carry a 2' X 2' piece of 1/2" rug covered plywood to put between the jack and the door panel. Hi lift jacks were made to lift tractors, not "cars". Always carry a HD base plate to go with the High Lift jack, otherwise it will sink into the muck. High Lift jacks will **** you if you don't pay attention to what you're doing. Good luck.

Amen, brother.

You see so many of them bolted to vehicles running around, and I always wonder what percentage of them have ever been used in "anger".

If they don't **** you, they will at least knock you unconscious or break an arm or two.
 

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Sorry to resurrect this, but did anyone figure out a permanent replacement jacking solution for the scissor jack?

I still have mine as a backup, and would take my 12k bottle jack and 2x4s for off roading. I would really want to get something as a permanent replacement to store in the oem jack storage location. I'm thinking about a 6 ton SafeJack with just the 3" and 6" extensions and some 2x6 or base plate. Wondering if anyone has done this and if it would fit in there.
 

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Not sure if it will fit (I have one) but you’ll need a way to support the truck while you change out the extensions. I was working with Safe Jack to find a simple solution. I couldn’t. I have sliders and use their jack stand and it works fine but for stock trucks with only one jacking point at each corner it becomes a challenge. The air suspension drops when you jack and requires a lot of travel to make the Safe Jack work. How the scissor jack works at all baffles me [emoji2957].

Safe Jack has a new jack stand thing that looks interesting. Haven’t played with it.

Disclosure: I have no official relationship with Safe Jack just like their stuff.


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At home I have some aluminum long reach 3 ton jack from Harbor Freight that was about $80. Works great twice a year for winter tire installation & removal. Definitely not high enough quality for everyday shop use.

OEM scissor jack will be fine if changing a tire on a solid surface like a parking lot. Remember to use the parking brake and block the front tires. Another hint - leave a door slightly open before jacking and the suspension seems to adjust less.
 

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On a related note, has anyone successfully used an exhaust jack? One of the ones that connects to the tailpipe to inflate?

If so, wondering what solution you are using to plug one of the dual tailpipes.

I have been considering adding one to my kit, but need to figure out a good way to plug one exhaust side.
 

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On a related note, has anyone successfully used an exhaust jack? One of the ones that connects to the tailpipe to inflate?

If so, wondering what solution you are using to plug one of the dual tailpipes.

I have been considering adding one to my kit, but need to figure out a good way to plug one exhaust side.

I have never seen anyone succesfully using that type of jack with a dual exhaust system like ours, it's just too tricky to effectively plug one exhaust pipe without the "handmade" plug popping off and flying away when the backpressure really increases (when the air bladder contacts the chassis and you need to rev the engine up to keep filling the bladder and raise the vehicle.) Plus, it's a major PITA to keep the jack's air intake "funnel" attached to the open pipe with your hands when the pressure does increase, the downward angle of the LR4's exhaust pipe doesn't help at all. If you have a strong air compressor in your car, you may have better luck with that - most of these air jacks do include a valve for that alternative inflation method- but it's excruciatingly slow going and without a strong pump it's like watching a palm tree grow....

If you go wheeling with a buddy with a single exhaust in his/her donor vehicle, then you are golden! :) Even then, depending on type of terrain, position and degree of incline you are stuck on, the air jack may not work at the first (or second, or third) try - it may get twisted or slowly slide off its starting position as it rises, so you may need to patiently deflate, adjust and start again. In other words - in my experience at least - it's not always the "miracle solution" it's made out to be in those slick Australian ads although, when it does work as intended, it is indeed pretty awesome and very safe.
 
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