They look really useful, the hardest part normally when jacking a car up to work on it is finding somewhere to put an axle stand when you've used the safest point for the jack.1972 Range Rover Classic 2 door V8
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4th Aug 2017 10:00 pm
Marmoset
Member Since: 28 May 2007
Location: Cheshire
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Why has that not been thought of before! Great idea.2011 D4 SDV6 HSE
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4th Aug 2017 10:47 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10363
How stable is that when u go jacking the other side
5th Aug 2017 8:32 am
mick_n3
Member Since: 19 May 2017
Location: Kettering
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They've been around for a while here's on from a few years ago
Don't know if I'd trust in with the weight of a Disco though
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5th Aug 2017 8:48 am
M3DPO
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It would be even better converted for standard a Disco scissor jack!It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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5th Aug 2017 9:35 am
BrettKaz
Member Since: 11 Nov 2013
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Posts: 209
This would suit all commercial garages and Gary's D3. You have certainly put some work into that beast of yours.
5th Aug 2017 10:31 am
dgardel
Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: Greater Venice
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I have a couple of this and IMHO are the best and useful
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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BrettKaz wrote:
This would suit all commercial garages and Gary's D3. You have certainly put some work into that beast of yours.
many thks
liked the concept and just thought it was an interesting video, suprising how people come up with different designs to simply do the same job
has indeed been a lot of work, orginally bought it as a project i knew there would be challenging times ahead, but really enjoyed solving problems and the rewarding feeling when resolved
best feeling was when i resolved the air bag issue, now that was a challenge, lol
got a few things left but know i've gone through the entire landy with a fine tooth comb and reaping the rewards
then when finished am looking forward to finally get in some off roading , coming from a freelander i wish to see how it drives using the terrain response settings etc , to see the difference of a disco in alternating terrains
5th Aug 2017 12:46 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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dgardel wrote:
I have a couple of this and IMHO are the best and useful
also bought a set of those, wouldn't be without them, i always use them before i even remove the wheel
used a scissor jack many years ago whilst changing a front tyre on my old series , came off the jack and onto the floor
so from that day forward i swore never to use one again , so a lesson learned
5th Aug 2017 12:53 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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M3DPO wrote:
It would be even better converted for standard a Disco scissor jack!
think like most of us, i hate those scissor jacks , should be banned
they should at least come with a large steel base that's fixed to the scissor jack so they can't tip over
Related subject ... I picked up an extra set of wheel chocks from Screwfix, only a fiver or so. Label says for 16" max. wheels but compared them to the LR ones and they are same size.
Added some strips of foam to them as otherwise they make great castanets and I didn't fancy that racket going off in the boot 🙂.
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5th Aug 2017 2:37 pm
BrettKaz
Member Since: 11 Nov 2013
Location: Canberra
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I must say I am not convinced by this system. I have a set of those cheap ones with the single upright (nothing as flash as DG and GS). I found I had to 'worm' around them to get under the car to do certain jobs E.g. Downpipe, Bell housing. As I have gotten older I am less 'worm' and more 'sea lion' and with the stand having a bigger footprint there is more to 'sea lion' around.
Also if I want to jack up the front I jack up under the front cross member and place 2x stands either side whereas this system you need to jack up each separately.
I do need to upgrade to the flash ones with more stable bases (as shown by DG) but this means spending less on my car and more on tools which may never happen
6th Aug 2017 9:32 am
Pete K
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