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I had to get my High Lift out of the back and up on my roof basket. I went to the only 4x4 shop around and they wanted $35 for a High Lift brand mount.
Well, me being the cheapskate I am, I said, "FUHGETABOUTIT"!
I thought I could figure out a cheaper way. I was rummaging through my junk at home, and stumbled across a pair of U-Bolts I had got for my leaf springs.
HMM? What can I do with these? Than I found a set of unused rubber bushings from a set of shocks. HMM? What could I do with those?
Sooo..the thought hit me like a sledge hammer upside my noggin! A quiet set of mounts for my High Lift!
I ran the u-bolts thru the lift bar, perfect! Than I seen the metal rub on one side of the bolt against the lift bar. Looked around for some rubber hose, but I didnt have any big enough to use. So..I used some 3/8" convoluted tube. I made 2 mounts for the jack.
Here is the parts for 1 mount:
This is the U-bolt size, works perfect for the width of the holes in the lift bar, and fits the shock bushings nice.:
The shock bushings:
All assembled:
I have a Coleman roof basket, but this should work with most any roof basket with spaced bars.I tightened the nuts till I compressed the lock washer. Here is the mount attached to the basket, I didn't have it evened up in this pic, but I did later on:
Side view:
Rear view:
I will probably cut the studs down some at a later date. I thought about reversing the U-bolts, but than I wouldn't be able to reach the nuts from the ground, as it is, I am stretching a bit to reach them now. I shook the truck as hard as I could, NO NOISE! took it for a spin on some rough roads, NO NOISE!
Finally, peace of mind! Out of the cargo area, and mounted securely on top of the rig.
Well, me being the cheapskate I am, I said, "FUHGETABOUTIT"!
I thought I could figure out a cheaper way. I was rummaging through my junk at home, and stumbled across a pair of U-Bolts I had got for my leaf springs.
HMM? What can I do with these? Than I found a set of unused rubber bushings from a set of shocks. HMM? What could I do with those?
Sooo..the thought hit me like a sledge hammer upside my noggin! A quiet set of mounts for my High Lift!
I ran the u-bolts thru the lift bar, perfect! Than I seen the metal rub on one side of the bolt against the lift bar. Looked around for some rubber hose, but I didnt have any big enough to use. So..I used some 3/8" convoluted tube. I made 2 mounts for the jack.
Here is the parts for 1 mount:
This is the U-bolt size, works perfect for the width of the holes in the lift bar, and fits the shock bushings nice.:
The shock bushings:
All assembled:
I have a Coleman roof basket, but this should work with most any roof basket with spaced bars.I tightened the nuts till I compressed the lock washer. Here is the mount attached to the basket, I didn't have it evened up in this pic, but I did later on:
Side view:
Rear view:
I will probably cut the studs down some at a later date. I thought about reversing the U-bolts, but than I wouldn't be able to reach the nuts from the ground, as it is, I am stretching a bit to reach them now. I shook the truck as hard as I could, NO NOISE! took it for a spin on some rough roads, NO NOISE!
Finally, peace of mind! Out of the cargo area, and mounted securely on top of the rig.