Hi-lift on rear bumper
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High Jack is a useful tool, I don't think its the best idea to throw it on the floor behind the rear seats , if you happened to roll the rig your scull doesn't have a chance
rovercanus said:
Thats funny I go to D Web for the silly factor
The guys in this thread are mostly right though. The high lift will get ripped off your rear bumper in no time if you ever go wheeling. If you like the look then cool keep it there if you want to. Ultimately it is useless for anything but pulling your truck as it sits though. Just my 2 cents
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benlittle said:This is going to end like homeboy who thought he would drive his land cruiser around the world and got to like San Antonio
Actually ben you need to check his progress, he made it through south america and moved on to southern europe / asia.
Man, that was a nice clean white D1. I haven't seen deep, rich, black endcaps like that on a D1 since the 90's. The vintage plastic spare rim cover is in excellent condition too. Why would you ruin all that by screwing on a completely useless Hi-lift jack? Do that poor little Disco a favor and take it off. It's like putting stupid reindeer antlers on your dog at Christmastime. It just ain't right and the dog is suffering. Do the right thing here.
nosivad_bor said:
He's in Iran now, somehow he managed to talk his way past the secret police.
At least one expedition has already driven around the world in a Discovery, It took them over 15 months to cover 40,000 miles:
http://www.drivearoundtheworld.com/longitude.html
Hmm back to mounting hi-lifts...
So I have one as well. It is dangerous, ill suited for most tasks, and cumbersome. But my wife bought it for me for Christmas and I would feel bad not carrying it when I go off or on long trips, as it really is my only jack. I have full RTE bumpers and sliders. I just cant stand having the f-ing thing in the cab with me. It's such a miserable waste of space and high COG weight.
So idea... What about on the frame between the slider and the frame rail? Take it off and have somewhere to secure it when I get into some real terrain where possible loss of access to the underside of the truck is possible.
Hi-Lift alternatives for a D2 on 32"? I haven't seen anything elegant and I would love to see Slee Offroad start making that collapsible off-road jackstand that has been posted on a toyota forum.
So I have one as well. It is dangerous, ill suited for most tasks, and cumbersome. But my wife bought it for me for Christmas and I would feel bad not carrying it when I go off or on long trips, as it really is my only jack. I have full RTE bumpers and sliders. I just cant stand having the f-ing thing in the cab with me. It's such a miserable waste of space and high COG weight.
So idea... What about on the frame between the slider and the frame rail? Take it off and have somewhere to secure it when I get into some real terrain where possible loss of access to the underside of the truck is possible.
Hi-Lift alternatives for a D2 on 32"? I haven't seen anything elegant and I would love to see Slee Offroad start making that collapsible off-road jackstand that has been posted on a toyota forum.
Houston said:
One of the critiques of the bumper placement is that the jack would be bombarded with road crud, shortening the lifespan of the jack. Driving around with your jack mounted beneath the truck would create the same situation. I suppose you could make some sort of burly waterproof bag to keep the jack in. Then you still have to relocate it when the pavement ends- and remember to do so. It would suck to get stuck up to your axles in mud only to realize that the one tool you really needed was buried.
Maybe there is a Russian company that manufactures hi lift jacks from titanium.
That would keep the weight down.
let my people call your people.Tugela said:Maybe there is a Russian company that manufactures hi lift jacks from titanium.
Supposedly land Rover drove the d2 around the world in 1998 .
Go to you tube and search" the new land Rover discovery " its the 10 min long one that they say is rare. Sorry I cannot do links
Go to you tube and search" the new land Rover discovery " its the 10 min long one that they say is rare. Sorry I cannot do links
aliastel said:
It sounds like you've already made your decision. I've done gay shit to my truck too. I have a tan fucking roof rack. I've almost kept it on there out of lazyness/it's a huge joke now.
LRflip said:
Yes. After all the feedback here and on other forums, I have decided that when I carry the jack on trips, I will take the jacking mechanism, base, everything but the bar, and carry it inside. I'll just keep the bar mounted on the rear bumper until I have a better place to put it, i.e. ARB, roof-rack, etc.
Thanks for all the opinions. They helped a lot!
David
a 4-foot Hi-Lift jack rests peacefully on the cargo area shelf in my D1, held down by a ratchet strap, along with the shovel and recovery straps. Takes five seconds to take it out, and ten - to put it back it. Could have been faster if I cared to install proper mounts on the shelf.
I've used it many times, most often - to reseat the rear springs before I installed EE retainers. One time - to walk the rear of the truck away from the sneaky pole at a gas station that was going to rip off my rear bumper.
I've used it many times, most often - to reseat the rear springs before I installed EE retainers. One time - to walk the rear of the truck away from the sneaky pole at a gas station that was going to rip off my rear bumper.