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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: BigSi on November 30, 2007, 19:37:26

Title: Jacking
Post by: BigSi on November 30, 2007, 19:37:26

When you use a jack in either the rear/front bumper or side runners, to change a tyre. When you jack, if the vehicle has great articulation, then wont the wheels still stay on the ground?  :-k  :-k  :-k  :-k

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Post by: MudRat on November 30, 2007, 19:58:26

Yep! they move eventually, i always carry a bottle jack to use on the axles (if it goes under)

Title: Re: Jacking
Post by: Disco-Ron on November 30, 2007, 20:04:54

Quote from: "jeep94"

When you use a jack in either the rear/front bumper or side runners, to change a tyre. When you jack, if the vehicle has great articulation, then wont the wheels still stay on the ground?  :-k  :-k  :-k  :-k

You just need a really long jack...!!!   LOL!!!

Title: Jacking
Post by: Saffy on November 30, 2007, 20:41:15

Or strap the spring coils.

Title: Jacking
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on November 30, 2007, 21:11:38

you can get straps that attach to the chassis, and clip onto the radius arms to stop the travel.


They used them on a 4x4 was born if i remember.

Title: Jacking
Post by: clbarclay on November 30, 2007, 23:27:49

If you have dis/re location cones like the Gwyn Lewis versions (http://www.gwynlewis4x4.co.uk/page45.html) then you can prevent them dis/re locating by just putting bar (breaker bar, wrench, jack handle what have you) through the spring and the gap in the middle of the cone. Its crude, but effective.

I have an old RRC rear centre seat belt which works quiet well for going round axle and the top spring mount.

Title: Jacking
Post by: thermidorthelobster on November 30, 2007, 23:53:04

Don't people just jack the diff or under the radius arm front joints?  That's what I've always done  :?

Title: Jacking
Post by: L90OOK on December 01, 2007, 00:32:55

Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"

Don't people just jack the diff or under the radius arm front joints?  That's what I've always done  :?

You can't do that with a defender jack or high lift  :D
I always carry a hydraulic jack...& a highlift  :roll:  :lol:

Title: Jacking
Post by: Litch on December 01, 2007, 14:53:00

Never see the point of lifting the whole vehicle when jacking under the axle makes it a much quicker & easier operation.

Title: Jacking
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on December 01, 2007, 14:55:16

if youve only got the one that comes with the car, then there is no other way...

You have to use the front chassis or the rear xmember.

Title: Jacking
Post by: extreme90 on December 01, 2007, 15:07:06

i have to use a ratchet strap on my comp 90, put it around the axle and spring seat, way to much suspention travel, i run out of highlift jack before the wheel is thinking of lifting  :evil:
dan

Title: Jacking
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 02, 2007, 04:00:03

On  standard Defender you will  jack the body/chassis up until the damper is fully extended, then the wheel will lift from the ground.  I don't know which type of jack comes with the Defender though but don't they have the round sockets for a hi-lift style jack as standard?

When you modify for better articulation then one of the issues to address is how to change wheels (if you have any sense it is) and I accept that whilst 9/10 of the time a bottle jack is an ideal solution, as a trolley jack might be that there are occasions when it isn't.

So to answer the original question, yes, with great articulation you risk running out of jack.