Ok, first thing I did was take it all out and inflate it without a load, just to see how it all worked. Only took ~ 2 minutes to get it out of the bag and ready to inflate..
Holding this thing up to the XK 5.7L tailpipe does suck due to the angle and cut, was very difficult to get a good seal.
Next up was to try and lift up the vehicle. After 2:47 inflate time (I stopped the clock for re-positioning) I had to stop. Running back and forth trying to position the jack, it still angled forward, and even with my e-brake on and in Park it rolled forward on me (i purposely did not chock the tires)
I then tried it again with the tires chocked and payed more attention to carefully position the jack. In my first attempt I didn't want to go crazy... figured in an offroad situation you're not going to be working with perfectly even ground so just throw it under there and see what happens.
This time I gave up after 2:17 of inflation time. Once the jack started to firm up (about 1:30 in) it was taking a long time and it was really hard to keep the cone on the exhaust without losing air. Once I did get a good seal, air would leak out of the weep hole in the muffler which also slows down the inflation.
It probably would have eventually lifted it... but it was taking so much effort to "push" the cone onto the exhaust I decided to bail a bit early and try the OBA next.
Ok... time to break out the OBA!
I really like this, especially with my 400P-Auto that starts/stops as I inflate. It inflated relatively quickly, not much slower, if at all than the exhaust. I was also right next to it so I was able to continuously adjust it with ease. You'll also notice another reason why it was as good ideal to change the gauge on my VIAIR inflator!
After 3:00
The xjack started to really firm up and was lifting the body (extending the suspension). I decided to stop in 1:00 intervals to keep an eye on the pressure since you're not supposed to exceed 10psi in the jack.
After 4:00
Tires weren't off the ground yet, but close. The jack really was taking the form of the jeep. On a side note (no pun intended), this is a place where the S.A. sliders would really help out! You'll see why in the pics
Last edited by Matt; 01-07-2012 at 09:28 AM.
After 5:00
Tires a few inches off the ground. You may be thinking "oh man, 5 full minutes?" but let me tell you something, the 2+ minutes that i was pushing on that exhaust cone trying to get a seal... that felt like 10 minutes and the jeep wasn't even lifted yet!
After 5:34
Now i was just playing. I wanted to fully inflate the jack which came to another 34 seconds. I still didn't reach 10 psi but thats because the weight didn't require it.
Cleanup
This took 4:45
FROM:
TO:
Conclusion:
Initial setup = 2-3 minutes
Inflate with OBA = 5 minutes
Cleanup = 5 minutes
So roughly 15 minutes said and done for a full recovery... not bad!
Great write up
PJMJR508
(Happy Jeep)
That is friggin sweet Matt!!!! Great write up and yes I can see where the SA sliders would be more beneficial.
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Sweet bro another great review and yes I can also see the benefit of having the SA sliders.
S.A. Sliders + VIAIR 400P-Auto + XJack.... you'd be set!
Sal, you're 1/3 the way there!
Matt. If i get a flat next weekend im using your jack okay haha
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