High-Lift, Highlift, High Lift, Hy Lift, Jack

[levi20AE]

I have one and it has saved me twice now. The Go Westy adapter does not work since the vanagon jack point accepts a larger diameter tube. I found that out and ended up welding on a proper sized tube.

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20th AE VW GTI - 369hp 340tq @ 26 PSI
1982 Rabbit Pickup - German AAZ 1.9TD - daily with lots of MPGs

[Tcash]

The Go Westy adapter does not work since the vanagon jack point accepts a larger diameter tube.
Thank you.
Tcash

[Brian]

Exactly what I needed to hear. Time to start welding
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[Kirk]

Guess I'll stick with my harbor freight light weight aluminum jack instead. Interesting info.
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[benandmj]

[levi20AE]

I used one of the following mounting kits and installed a few nut-serts into the upper beam.

http://www.amazon.com/Hi-Lift-4X400-4XRAC-Mounting-System/dp/B000CMHNY2

BTW I finally got that bumper project finished

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1973 Campmobile http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=524511&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
20th AE VW GTI - 369hp 340tq @ 26 PSI
1982 Rabbit Pickup - German AAZ 1.9TD - daily with lots of MPGs

[Hoody]

Colin prefers a bottle jack. The fact that MADMAX who has seen more extreme situations in more Continents then ANY of us can ever imagine and does not think these are a good idea.....well that's all that I had to read. If your original jacking points are in good shape I don't think you can beat the scissor jack sold by the BD. Much safer then the cheesy one supplied by VW.

[Wildthings]

The original VW jack is hinged so that it doesn't bind in the jacking point and rip it right out of the body. If you want to make an adapter to use a hi-lift on a bus it should also incorporate a hinge.

When I used to do a lot of 4 wheeling, I had pipe bumpers and would insert the tongue of the hi-lift into the ends of the bumpers instead of just setting the tongue under the bumper like most everyone else did. This greatly reduced the chance that the hi-lift would kick out and maiming someone in the process.

How is this for an idea? Find a piece of tubing that fits the jack point well and cut it three or four inches longer than the depth of the jack point. Now take a 2" ID lifting ring and weld it beneath one end of the tubing in such a way that the tongue of the hi-lift can stick into into the ring. Now you can lift by the jack point with the jack further from the body and have it so the jack can not kick out very easily. The adapter will also function as a hinge.

https://www.carrlane.com/catalog/index.cfm/2802507...5352435A5F

[benandmj]

I like the look of those brackets, thanks. That damn Hi Lift weighs more than everything else combined. I'm tempted to stick a bottle jack under the bench.

Enjoyed your build thread!
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[levi20AE]

I had a similar idea to the ring once before while getting out of a dumb situation. I was planning to build a set of rock rails with adapters to distribute the load of the jack between both existing jack points and probably two additional braces back to the center frame rails. The really big benefit of the GoWesty style adaptor is that it helps prevent the bus from tilting away from the jack point and punching a hole through your body work with the top of the jack. That leverage adds up fast.
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1973 Campmobile http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=524511&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
20th AE VW GTI - 369hp 340tq @ 26 PSI
1982 Rabbit Pickup - German AAZ 1.9TD - daily with lots of MPGs