Date:         Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:07:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: anyone have any experience w/ Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift Jack??
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <3a5.3275e1e.322f0c9e@aol.com>
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Hi,


I  have a Jack-All (which is very much like the high-lift) that I use
on my van. I modified it by having the part that goes into the jack
point on the stock jack cut off and welded to bracket that then fits
over (and is bolted) to the Jack-All.

I would say you DO have to do this modification otherwise the high-
lift will rub and scrape against van body when in use. The high-lift
type jack makes the stock jack look like a toy, its much much better.

This kind of modification to jacks is not my idea, The Land Rover
crowd do it, Google it!


Alistair (just back from road trip where i did use jack to even up
van when camped)



'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/

On 5-Sep-06, at 10:23 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

since the '85 model year Vanagons have got the highest ground height
clearance of any year 2wd vanagons, and now my '85 Doka is riding on
215 75 16"
tires/wheels (thats right - on a 2wd '85 with NO suspension mods and
stock
shocks/stock springs...and there is NO rubbing)  i really need a jack
that will lift
the van as the stock jack doesnt cut it anymore..  i was thinking about
Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift jack:

http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?
pa=p&p=276054337&pct=1456550857&
ct=1435197293

anyone have any experience with it?  who makes it?  and does it fit
into the
stock jack holes as well as the OEM jack?

TIA..
chris