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Personally, I'm with ET. Highlift jack.....haven't used one in years.....in fact neither have any of my mates. A complete waste of space....Better off with an exhaust jack as we have actually used one of those a few times.....
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1997 GQ Patrol RX, TB42E. Mods: OME 2" lift, 33" BFG KM2'S, ARB winch bar & reconditioned X9 Superwinch, IPF 900 spotties HID conversion, ARB side steps and scrub bars, Kaymar rear step & spare wheel carrier & jerry holder, Rear 55W LED worklight, Safari Snorkel, 147L LRA tank, Extended diff breathers, dual batteries, GME UHF, Home built drawer and fridge slide, ARB 60L fridge.
That pic is nice and low down, but with my luck, either it would be covered in mud, or somehow become jammed between vehicle and dirt/rock when I wanted to use it.
The more spots on a car you are able to lift with a hilift, the more useful it is. Sure, they're dangerous if you're careless, but so can air bags.
I have my jack on the roof rack with a shovel. Mainly lack of space is the reason.
There is a mount you can get to put a hilift on a spare tyre mount, on a rear bar.
The only other way would be to take it apart, and maybe you could bolt the parts down in different spots.
I had a spare wheel mount adapter but that is a crap spot IMHO as the last thing you need on the large barn door of a Patrol is another 25 Kg or so of weight
I had one of those mounts for the spare wheel carrier and it was actually quite good for carrying my short shovel, the other lived on the side of my roofrack cage .... last thing I'd want is something as heavy as a hi-lift on the spare wheel carrier
2009 ZD30-CRD Patrol ST Wagon. Bullbar, IPF Spotties, Snorkel, BFG285/70R70, 2" OME Lift, Rear Drawers, UHF, Scangauge, VDO Boost and EGT Gauges in an A-Pillar Pod, More bits