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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: ianhwood on June 26, 2009, 15:17:17
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Ey up lads
I've got a V8 D1 and have seen people with Hi lift jacks on the rear door.
I cant see how they could be used to jack up the vehicle (am i stupid :oops:) or
do brackets need fabricating.
Help please
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To use a Hi lift on a Disco you need either a winch bumper with "lifting" points built in to it or rock sliders also with lifting points.
You will also need a Jack adapter. This fits onto the Hi lift jack and slots into one of the lifting points.
wizard :twisted:
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Thanks Wizard,
I thought somthing like that would be needed :?:
:help:
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highlift jacks=hate! :evil:
i nearly broke my jaw with one! lucky escape and i was using it incorectly but its not impossible to happen again.
the stability they offer is non existant too! would rather buy a manly bottle jack!
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But you can't use a bottle jack to winch/shift other stuff around/etc. I've used mine to lift tree trunks enough to get a chain around them for example.
They aren't suited to workshop use, and I wouldn't use one to change a wheel as they cannot be left unattended with a load on. But for what they're intended for they're a very handy piece of kit.
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But you can't use a bottle jack to winch/shift other stuff around/etc. I've used mine to lift tree trunks enough to get a chain around them for example.
They aren't suited to workshop use, and I wouldn't use one to change a wheel as they cannot be left unattended with a load on. But for what they're intended for they're a very handy piece of kit.
agreed!
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Boss is a real man ........
Didn't read the destructions :lol: :lol:
I have changed a wheel by jacking the back of the car with a hi lift on the tow hitch then adding stands before removing the wheel..
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300 Discos and Softie RRC have a Hi-Lift socket inside the over riders on the fornt bumper, similar to those included on the Defender. At he back you can buy a socket for the towbar or stick the foot of the jack under the towbar.
As siad aboe though, they are about as stable as the Windows operating platform, more so if used unwisely.
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Ey up lads
Im not buying one, ive got one i use with the series 111. Most usefull thing ive got.
i use it for pulling stumps, winching caravan up hills, getting out of ruts as well as jacking in mud (not nice with a bottle jack)
it just seems silly not to be able to use it with the disco.
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Well as I said, the 300 Series have a reciever inside the over-rider or you can buy a bumper adapter for the high lift, a wheel adapter, rock sliders and a towbar mount.
You can also buy jack-mates that bolt tot he chassis at the fornt and provide recovery eyes, hi-lift points and even a front tow-bar.
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Boss is a real man ........
Didn't read the destructions :lol: :lol:
I have changed a wheel by jacking the back of the car with a hi lift on the tow hitch then adding stands before removing the wheel..
im a real man and just lift the car up! :lol:
there pretty good for evereything other than jacking up cars.
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I'm not sure where the Hilift jacking point in the front bumper over-riders is on a 300TDI, I took the plastic off mine and all I found were two rounded-edged lumps of metal (the over-riders) with a couple of small holes in them, which were definitely not big enough for a hilift. My new winch bumper has proper Defender-style jacking points, just need to get it modified to fit properly so I can use them without it tilting upwards :shock:
My fault for trying to enlarge the holes in order to level it. At least I think I've figured out a way for the local garage to sort it without it taking too long or costing too much. I'll end up with thicker mounting brackets but that'll just make it stronger.