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So it wasn’t necessarily simple, but I wanted a way to store my jack on the outside of my vehicle because when it gets muddy, it’s not something I want to have to load back inside.
I used the rotopax mounting holes on my Hammer Built accessory arm and drilled holes into the Pro Eagle Jack mount to match. Before you come at me about the extra weight on the tailgate, the hinges seem to handle the weight just fine and the tailgate reinforcement is holding up with no issues, partly why the Hammer Built tailgate reinforcement is the best one out there (I may be a little biased). The main issues with this are clearance, and weight on the accessory arm. It would fare much better for me to mount the jack closer to the vehicle to alleviate some of the leverage, however I don’t think it will clear when opening the tailgate. My solution will be to add gussets along the accessory arm to prevent it from flexing. My current quick fix solution was to strap the arm to my spare tire to keep it from flexing laterally. I also had to add oracle’s flush mount taillights along with a tailgate limiter to create enough space to open the tailgate to 90°. Limiting the tailgate further caused issues with opening the rear window on my hardtop.
What are your thoughts on this, and how do you think this could be improved upon?
For reference, the weight of the jack (1.5T pro eagle), mount, and extension is about 45-50lbs combined.
I’ll keep you all updated to see if this is a viable solution after I modify the accessory arm and put some miles on it.
I used the rotopax mounting holes on my Hammer Built accessory arm and drilled holes into the Pro Eagle Jack mount to match. Before you come at me about the extra weight on the tailgate, the hinges seem to handle the weight just fine and the tailgate reinforcement is holding up with no issues, partly why the Hammer Built tailgate reinforcement is the best one out there (I may be a little biased). The main issues with this are clearance, and weight on the accessory arm. It would fare much better for me to mount the jack closer to the vehicle to alleviate some of the leverage, however I don’t think it will clear when opening the tailgate. My solution will be to add gussets along the accessory arm to prevent it from flexing. My current quick fix solution was to strap the arm to my spare tire to keep it from flexing laterally. I also had to add oracle’s flush mount taillights along with a tailgate limiter to create enough space to open the tailgate to 90°. Limiting the tailgate further caused issues with opening the rear window on my hardtop.
What are your thoughts on this, and how do you think this could be improved upon?
For reference, the weight of the jack (1.5T pro eagle), mount, and extension is about 45-50lbs combined.
I’ll keep you all updated to see if this is a viable solution after I modify the accessory arm and put some miles on it.
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