Hi Lift Jack hood mount idea

[Texaninmass]

I am taking off the tire on the hood...Tiffany won't drive with it on there...BUT I plan on using the holes for my new Harbor Frieght Hi Lift.
I'm going to do a version of this installation which I thought  was pretty smart..

http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?t=67913&mode=linear

[the colonel]

Ummmm... I would seriously like to object to that sir.  heres my reason.  If, God forbid you got into a head on accident, could it have ANY possiblity of dislodging from the bonnet and into the windshield? and worse..... into your face?  I would say NO to that idea! Keep the tire.  That way if it hits you, it will just roll off your head!

[Texaninmass]

Though I appreciate your thoughts for my safety, I am unbelievably amazed at how scared people are of both the hood mounted tire and this high lift jack.

The only way mounting the tire on the hood in the first place was possible was the fact that I have reinforced the hood under the bonnet. It has two very large pieces of 3/4" square steel tubes, slightly arched metal tubing that are about 3(Feet) long running across the hood.
I remember when I was doing my amazing hill sliding (Not climbing) on Ethan's hill, that someone said that the tire was pushing in the hood...that was not because the tire was to heavy, it was because the square tube that I used on one of the pieces was not curved enough and pulled down the arch of the bonnet.

If anyone hits me with enough force to dislodge either the tire or the Hi-Lift, believe me the least of my problems will be the jack coming at my head!:)

I love you to Tom:)  

Notice how I have learned to stay out of that political threads!?!?

Love Tex

PS I like those Jeep sites, those crazy bastards have already forgot more crazy mods than I have ever even thought of!

Gavin pay attention:)

Follow up post:

Hey... wait a second.....35 pound tire vs. 10 pound Hi Lift!!!

Tom you evil bastard!

[the colonel]

Though I appreciate your thoughts for my safety,
I love you Tom:)  
Notice how I have learned to stay out of that political threads!?!?
Tom you evil bastard!

Tex, I did notice, I kept my head down and scurried from the thread only to come back and watch Duane defend himself from what i call the killer bees!  P.S. I took the best parts of your last post and quoted it as a statement!   I am evil!      Tom

[KevinNY]

The problem with a Hi Lift mounted anywhere on the outside of a vehicle is that it most likely won't work when you need it.  Best bet in a disco is on the floor behind the seats.

[Daniel]

Well; At least you won't back into a wall and bend the Hi-Lift so bad that it can't be used anymore... LOL! I still need to take mine off the bumper and run it over to try to straighten it out...