Demolition_x

I want to mount my Hi-lift and a shovel and an ax on my backseat. I wanted to know how strong the backing of the seat is and what material is it?

I was thinking about using wood screws originally but I wanted to know how strong the back part is.

Any ideas?

Diesel

Carboard under carpet with metal bracings every couple inches.

Gee oh Dee

Is it a full skeleton? If so, you could possibly run bolts through one of the braces.

Diesel

Its like what you find in a mattress, you cant bolt anything to it because the wire is small

Gee oh Dee

In that case if you really wanna make something strong you could fab a skeleton frame to put against the back of the seat. It may cost more than its worth, though. Someone on here mounted shelving units in the back of their XJ, you could look into what they did.

Diesel

Exactly

Gee oh Dee

Oh snap, I just thought of something. I used to have a "wall" that went in the back of an old Explorer. It was meant to keep our dogs in the back.

You could pick one of those up and use it. It had two vertical posts that were threaded rod with feet on both ends, you'd spin them to adjust height. The horizontal bars were also adjustable on the ends to conform to the contours of just about any interior. The thing was actually pretty sturdy for what it was, and it would not take much at all to make it more solid. You could mount tons of crap to that thing, and if done right it could be really easily removed.

CAEMI

My backseat is flimsy. When I got it, I took the back out of the car and stomped on it to straighten what passes for a "frame" inside it. IMO, they're junk...I wouldn't mount anything on them.

BTW, having a Hi-Lift inside in an accident is like having an unguided missile in the car. Too much excitement for me...

dukie564

this guy did it without issues. Check out pages 17 and 18

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/2...6/index17.html

jmm0122

Or if your lazy like me and dont want to fab stuff:
http://www.desertrat.com/products/?id=5953

Gee oh Dee

So is anything else that isn't held down tightly. Tools, cellphones, all of that misc crap that is in the back of someones Jeep. There is an entire thread dedicated to what people stuff back there. Anyone of those items could potentially be dangerous in the event of an accident.

EVcherokee

The backrest on my 90 XJ uses a solid 16-18ga pan that covers the entire back. The foam sits in the pan and the skin covers everything and has masonite riveted to the cargo area side underneath. So the layers on the back of my seat are carpet, masonite, metal.

The bottom cushion pan is also one peice, and made of ABS plastic. Same thing, the skin holds the foam on.

If you secure it back there do it good, because a hi-lift flying 60mph at the back of your head willn't hurt, just make you really, really "special".

buckshot500

That's a good idea, I'm gonna look for one of those.

buckshot500

I googled "SUV dog screens", & this was at the top of the list;
http://www.mightypets.com/General-Ca...-Barriers.html

If you scroll down, they even have a screen to go with it.

Demolition_x

I think the best solution is the rack made for it that is 60 bucks. I don't want it to fly around in a collision. I like the pet barrier idea but i don't know how strong that would be and might cause the roof to dent up for how much tension it would take to hold the jack.