Take a look at this thread on the Rubicon Owners Forum, theres some pretty good info. I like the under the hood option myself HI-LIFT MOUNTING LOCATIONS

GS can you post a photo?
BJ

Not sure where you live but if you have to deal with dust or road salt dust, I like mounting mine on the roll bar. The cost of the mounts is about $4.00 or $5.00 at Home Depot. Go to where the chain link fence stuff is and buy the hold offs (2) (that hold the fencing to the post), bolts and nuts to go with them. Everything is galvanized and mount to each roll bar post in the rear. On rainy days it will be inside your rear window. Or you can spend the big bucks and have it rust up on ya.

i got the 60" long high lift that is longer than the engine compartment..

i just went and held it up to the tire.. it looks horrible goofy being as tall as it is.

i doo like the roll bar idea.

Ive also seen the hood mounts for high lifts. But then with it being on the outside depending on where you live rust could be a problem <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

i have a 48" and i just drilled a couple of holes in my roll bar and threaded them. then i used some old header studs and bolts and tightened her down. the top comes out just above the passenger door, but since i dont have a real top it doesn't matter much, and the bottom rests against the tailgate <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

It's not my idea, but it's a simple one.

Since I don't have padding on my bars I used an old mountain bike tube and wrapped it around to keep the spreaders from slipping down. I mounted it up so I can still get my junk in and out of the back (no back seat). I forgot to mention the large flat washers also. I used 4 of the carage bolts, one to sqeeze the clamps to each post and another to hang the jack on (thru the holes). Your 60" ought to fit fine because my 48" just makes it (I catch the end holes). The base I also hang on one of the bolts before I thread the nut and washer down. I have a short 3/8 dia cable and bicycle type lock and I just lock the whole thing to the roll bar for those days w/o top and doors.

Hope I got it all <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Only pic I could find, none topless.

On my old Hilux, I drilled two holes through the top bar of my bullbar and ran bolts through through the bar and the jack.

It took a bit of trial and error (noise, vibration, shearing off the bolts) until I got it just right.

The order off 'things' on the bolt (going up) are;

Shaped washer (rounded to the curve of the bullbar)
The bullbar
Shaped washer (as above)
Nylock nut (holds the bolt in place)
Old rubber shackle bush (fits over the nyloc nut and provides shock absorbsion)
Flat washer (same size as rubber bush)
Hi-lift Jack
Flat plate (one long and curved to hold the jack handle in place)
Wingnut.

For security, drill a hole through the bolt above the wingnut and put a padlock through the hole.

I used the mounts that Hi-Lift sells and bolted them to the floor right behind the rear seats on my CJ7.

I get by with my 48" hi-lift . . . I wish I did have the 60"! It's probably one of the most useful trail tools I've used over the years. Changing tires, trail repairs, jeep recovery operations . . . that farm jack has had many uses.

I remember one Jeep recovery escape on the South Platte River (the Hackett Gulch Trail . . . way before the Hayman fire). The river was frozen-over, except mid-stream. The river banks were like the sides of a bath tub; the water near the banks, on both sides, was frozen solid. Even with winches, to recover the Jeep that attempted to cross, we had to jack the rear of the Jeep up high enough to clear the ice, and then winch the Jeep onto the frozen ice. I never go wheeling with out the Hi-lift Jack.

Over time, the Hi-lift jack gets "weathered" (rusty); I use a spray-on type industrial lubricant to keep the jack working well and protect it somewhat from the elements. I have a bombproof (or bulletproof . . . whatever the brand name is) rear bumper and tire mount assembly which has mounts for the Hi-lift. It works well for me, and after several dissappointing trials with other rear bumpers w/ tire mounts, I've found this to be the best setup I've had.

I like the idea of getting the Hi-lift off the bumpers --- behind the driver's seat or mounted to the roll bars seems like a good approach. I've seen the rear bumper verticle mounted jacks, they look good, too. I've had a few minor bumper situations where If I had gone with the horizontal hi-lift mount, the jack would have got bent. Lord knows, it can get very exciting working with a bent Hi-lift!