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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: mud-club-matty on January 10, 2006, 18:18:28

Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 10, 2006, 18:18:28: ello just seen were the best plase to mount your hilift on a defender 90
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: Jake on January 10, 2006, 18:59:00: On the rear using the rear step.
opposite side to the number plate.
You see them a lot there.
This picture came from the scorpion website
http://www.scorpionracing.co.uk/
:D
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: landraver on January 10, 2006, 19:26:29: I welded a bracket & bolt to the swing-away wheel carrier, and secured it with wing nuts

Jeff
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 10, 2006, 19:32:28: This has been covered previously somewhere.... but can't spot it right now!

The only problem with mounting it outside is corrosion if it's left on all the time. Mounted mine along the side of the RH box in the back. A bit more trouble to get at it, but it just sits there all the time and I don't have to keep spraying it with oil.
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: Bob696 on January 10, 2006, 19:33:03: I lopped 2" off with a grinder and mounted it inside along the wheel arch.
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 10, 2006, 19:35:22: Quote from: "Bob696"
I lopped 2" off with a grinder and mounted it inside along the wheel arch.

Ah, yes..... forgot about you longitudinally challenged 90 owners :wink: :lol:
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: rollazuki on January 10, 2006, 20:10:48: If you choose to keep it inside, for gods sake fasten it down REALLY well.
If you ever roll the car, it'll beat the hell out of you.
Rollazuki
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 10, 2006, 20:25:25: so wot do i need to make it stay on
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 10, 2006, 20:37:46: in here on the 90
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: Porny on January 10, 2006, 21:10:13: Here's mine... well at least before I stripped my 90 in to a 100 bits!!!

Did also have it mounted across the bulkhead when it was a hard top, but when I changed it to a truck cab, spare wheel went on the bulkhead.

Didn't need to cut it down to fit - but it 'just' fitted

Brackets are a standard part avaliable from any HiLift Jack stockist... e.g. Arbil in Coventry, John Craddocks, BLRS etc etc.

Ian
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 10, 2006, 21:12:34: so can u get qwick acses to it
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: Porny on January 10, 2006, 21:14:17: Just undo the two wing nuts (and the padlock) and it's out....
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 10, 2006, 21:18:26: ok might put it in the back then
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: Porny on January 10, 2006, 21:24:11: Is the red defender yours too???
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 10, 2006, 21:26:53: yer was up for grabs but desididen not to to much fun lol just dont no were to put the high life got the rock sliders on it
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: Porny on January 10, 2006, 21:28:59: I prefer the 50th Anniversary.....
Title: were is best to mount your hi lift
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 10, 2006, 21:30:32: i do but it is two nice to offroad lol