WTF is up with big jacks on jeeps and trucks prominently displayed?

[Benny Profane]

Are these people getting flats all the time? Do they stop and do brake work at rest stops? Or is it just a way of saying, I'm a rugged dude, pussy?

[snoqpass]

It’s kinda like skiers putting stickers over every inch of their car to let you know how core they are

[JongDoe]

Pretty sure it's the latter. Kind of like a big penis.

[MTT]

You should watch some off road video's First time you get high centered on a rock, log, roll over. you will understand.

You use them to lift your vehicle and kinda roll it off whatever your hung up on

[Benny Profane]

You should watch some off road video's First time you get high centered on a rock, log, roll over. you will understand.

You use them to lift your vehicle and kinda roll it off whatever your hung up on

No thanks. I'll stick with porn.

[pfluffenmeister]

You should watch some off road video's First time you get high centered on a rock, log, roll over. you will understand.

You use them to lift your vehicle and kinda roll it off whatever your hung up on

Pffft ... Jack? I get high-centered, I just use my Cock.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

My old Power Wagon isn't even lifted and I need a Hi Lift just to change the tire.

[BlueDevilBrew]

Are these people getting flats all the time? Do they stop and do brake work at rest stops? Or is it just a way of saying, I'm a rugged dude, pussy?

It can be functional or used as a manual winch if set up right. Most are total posers.

[This End Up]

It is car jewelry.

[that dude who did that thing]

If it is painted bright red, doesn't have any scratches, and is mounted on the hood, directly in front of the windshield, it is a penis substitute. Same with a bright red shovel mounted on the side of a roof rack. These drivers wish they could still play with their GI Joe action figures.

If it's scratched up, maybe a little bit rusty, then it's a tool for getting off a high-centering or changing an oversized tire (there's no AAA 50 miles off the pavement).

[This End Up]

oh wait, they aren't jacks, they are AR-15s

[El Chupacabra]

Hi Lift jacks don't work well if rusted from being stored on the bumper or roof. They can be dangerous if not functioning properly.

Most of the ones you see are poser jewelry.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

No thanks. I'll stick with porn.

That's a good line.

[warthog]

Usually poseurs. If they look like they are on their way to a trail ride, then acceptable.

I can't change my tire without one, but I tend to just bring it to the shop. The tires are too big to mess with, and those hi lifts are sketchy to use.

[Underoos]

The jack serves to offset the weight of the light bars.

[BCMtnHound]

Indispensable back in the old days when the trucks were square bodied and the OEM bumpers were solid metal. I have one in the shed that hasn't come out for auto duty since I gave up on my 85 yota 10yrs ago. I have used it to jack up sheds and cabin work though.

[KenJongIll]

It’s an off-road badge of brohood.
I don’t know how to use one properly so I wouldn’t have one till I did. Folks say they can kill ya. Sure as fuck wouldn’t have one mounted on my hood in front of my face driving 70mph.

They are a very versatile and useful tool to those who know how to use...I don’t. And I don’t get off road enough to own one,

[cravenmorhead]

They are also helpful if you're adjusting docks when you're putting them into the lake for the summer. Though I doubt that's what the prominently displayed ones are for.

[Vt-Freeheel]

[GeezerSteve]

Hi-lift jacks are used often used for things other than flat tires or brake jobs, e.g., lifting to put rocks under tires when high centered. They also get lots of use by farmers. It makes sense to mount them on the outside of vehicle when off roading. Like lots of macho stuff, that practice has metamorphosed into a cultural statement for some. I'm more bothered by hipster top knots.

[east or bust]

they're for times like these:







this was simultaneous by the way

note the mismatched tires

[evdog]

It is car jewelry.

Yup, especially if they have the roof top tent, gas cans, maxtrax and shovel mounted up with it and can tell you the brand name of each one along with every suspension mod they've done. And refer to themselves as overlanders.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Yeah, it's a lot like having the shovel handle on the outside of your pack.

Hi-lift jacks are used often used for things other than flat tires or brake jobs, e.g., lifting to put rocks under tires when high centered. They also get lots of use by farmers. It makes sense to mount them on the outside of vehicle when off roading. Like lots of macho stuff, that practice has metamorphosed into a cultural statement for some. I'm more bothered by hipster top knots.

Fuck man buns.

[Conundrum]

Sometimes a good ol' Toyota driving Idaho hick needs a scratched up red one to rescue his Jeep overloading buddies 40 miles from cell phone service when they snap a spindle. Don't worry, I keep plenty of WD40 to get it moving.









Sometimes that hick runs into his own troubles where they come in handy.



I do think dudes that use grade 3 bolts to hold an 80 lb steel missile to their hoods a couple feet from their heads are morons.

PS. They are also good for pulling t-posts.

[Bobby Stainless]

It's funneh when that same off road vehicle has a Salt Life sticker... WTF?