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Ichibod
Member Since: 26 Aug 2008
Location: Muscat, Oman
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For those of you that use a Hi-Lift jack or equivalent for recovery, what do you use as lifting points? You'll need some sort of rock-slider installed to bear the weight - are the Land Rover issue sufficient or do I need to go 'after-market'.
Rich
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 27th Oct 2008 5:01 am |
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Jamo
Member Since: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Esperance, Western Australia
Posts: 1170
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Hello Rich,
I have And ARB bar at the front and a Kaymar bar at the back plus Offroving sliders down each side. It all cost a packet, but all are capable of being used with a Hi Lift.
But.. mine stays in the shed now. It's too temperamental and requires too much effort.
I've gone back to using my airbag. No lifting points needed. Have a nice day!
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| 27th Oct 2008 2:16 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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I know someone that used their tow-bar to lift the D3 with a hi-lift last weekend. It worked perfectly, but not to be recommended  2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
2007 Golf GT DSG
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| 27th Oct 2008 2:48 pm |
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Ichibod
Member Since: 26 Aug 2008
Location: Muscat, Oman
Posts: 44
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Jamo ...
Doesn't the Hi-Lift look really cool when mounted on the roof-rack and you're parked at the supermarket?
I talked to someone else who recommended using a airbag instead; what do you use to bung the exhaust?
The other gadget I have is the 'Lift-Mate' which is a set of hooks that attach to the jawa of the jack and the hooks fit nicely into the spokes of the wheels, so you lift the wheel directly. I haven't used that in anger yet.
Rich
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| 28th Oct 2008 4:20 am |
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Discoeast
Member Since: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
Posts: 800
 
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Ichibod,
IMHO a ' Lift mate ' is a good idea, but not to be used with a
high lift jack. If you have ever used one you'll see what I mean. One
slip and you can do some serious damage to your truck. Secondly
you will still need to place a support of sorts under the lower control
arm/chassis to get the wheel changed.
I would support the views for the air bag, no bungs, just a good
compressor, a lot cheaper than rigging the truck for high lift jacking
points.  D3 bullbar-spots-roof rack with spots-ladder-long range tank-swing out spare wheel carrier- upgraded tow bar-dash console-internal water tank-duel awnings-drawer system & T T.
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| 28th Oct 2008 8:32 am |
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Ichibod
Member Since: 26 Aug 2008
Location: Muscat, Oman
Posts: 44
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Discoeast ...
I did a test jackin' with my Lift-mate; what worried me most was that with the 19" wheels, the body of the 'Mate' applies pressure to the tire near the bead - I feared it may deflate the tire.
I'm thinking of this mainly for recovery in sand - just lift the wheel and get something under it if you're in a real pickle, but the air-bag seems to be the easy option if you're sufficiently stuck to have to resort to lifting. Just sit in the car in AC'd comfort and up you go. None of this manual labour business - but then again, I do have a hand-winch as well.
Rich
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| 28th Oct 2008 8:50 am |
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Discoeast
Member Since: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
Posts: 800
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Smarter = easier  D3 bullbar-spots-roof rack with spots-ladder-long range tank-swing out spare wheel carrier- upgraded tow bar-dash console-internal water tank-duel awnings-drawer system & T T.
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| 28th Oct 2008 9:23 am |
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