Dave, how often do you go up to tellico? I've got family in Robbinsville,
took my dak up there a few weeks after I got it.. BTW, I saw you a couple
of weeks ago on Avent Ferry, was on the way to school or I woulda ran ya
down :-)
> Our club also suggests a hi-lift, and rightfully so, we hit a lot of rock
> fields at Tellico NC mountain trails when we go there. I am preparing my
Dak
> for just that trail, its the grandaddy of trails on the eastern USA.
Because
> of the huge rocks in the trails, most club members have fabricated custom
> steel bar rails on the lower sides of their vehicles, or "rock rails" if
you
> will. I had a buddy fab me up some as well out of 2x2 steel tubing that I
had
> powder coated and welded to the frame. They effectively serve as a barrier
> against the lower body panels getting smashed on any onstacles. they also
> double as a lifting point for the Hi-lift jack, and since they run between
> the wheels from front to back, I can jack up the truck anywhere along the
> sides (or on the back bumper)...haven't figured out a good lift point for
the
> front yet.
>
> ____________________
> Dave Kilian -- Clayton, NC
> '96 Dakota CC 4x4 3.9L 5-spd, 4" TM susp. lift, 2" Body lift, 33" BFG MT's
> etc...
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/8/00 12:40:04 PM, jcbrandon@yahoo.com writes:
>
> << Do you use a Hi-Lift jack with your truck? How?
> Hi-Lift makes an adapter that is supposed to work with
> curved bumpers. But the owner's manual for my 2000 4x4
> specifically says not to use any sort of bumper jack
> with the truck. What do you do?
>
> I've considered trying to lift the truck by jacking
> under the reeiver hitch but that does limit my
> options. It also means I'll need to put a hitch on the
> front, which has its own plusses and minuses.
>
> My local off-road club requires a Hi-Lift to go on
> organized events. Seems silly to buy one and carry it
> around if I can't actually use it.
> >>
>
>
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