Theft / lugnuts, wrench, jack, air compressor

peytondisco98

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I had the Disco 1 broken into last week, unfortunately.

Along with all my camping and flying fishing stuff, my Ultragague, high powered tire inflator, and other stuff, the guy stole a bunch of pain the ass crap I thought I’d never have to replace. Like the locking wheel nut kit and my damn jack tool and lugnut wrench. Listing out a few questions below. Any recs would be much appreciated:

1)Locking Lugnet set – Guess I should go with used OEM?

2) Lugnet wrench – used OEM, or upgrade? It always felt flimsy to me.

3) Jack tool – I have a 2” lift and will have the 235/85r16s soon. Should I just get a 40” high lift jack and forget about this?

4) High output air compressor – ARB or is there something cheaper/better?

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2) Get a 27mm or 28mm or 1 1/16" socket (depends on your lug nuts) and a breaker bar. Far superior to factory lugnut wrench.

3) Land Rover hydraulic jack is the most convenient jack I've come across. It should lift your wheel off the ground - if not, keep a piece of wood or jack support plate in the truck. Hi-Lift jack is just about the most inconvenient tool to change a tire/wheel.

4) Costco, Harbor Freight, and Four Wheel Parts sell slightly different versions of the same high-capacity air compressor, for about $70 (more at 4WP).
 
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p m said:
2) Get a 27mm or 28mm or 1 1/16" socket (depends on your lug nuts) and a breaker bar. Far superior to factory lugnut wrench.

3) Land Rover hydraulic jack is the most convenient jack I've come across. It should lift your wheel off the ground - if not, keep a piece of wood or jack support plate in the truck. Hi-Lift jack is just about the most inconvenient tool to change a tire/wheel.

4) Costco, Harbor Freight, and Four Wheel Parts sell slightly different versions of the same high-capacity air compressor, for about $70 (more at 4WP).
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p m said:
2) Get a 27mm or 28mm or 1 1/16" socket (depends on your lug nuts) and a breaker bar. Far superior to factory lugnut wrench.

3) Land Rover hydraulic jack is the most convenient jack I've come across. It should lift your wheel off the ground - if not, keep a piece of wood or jack support plate in the truck. Hi-Lift jack is just about the most inconvenient tool to change a tire/wheel.

4) Costco, Harbor Freight, and Four Wheel Parts sell slightly different versions of the same high-capacity air compressor, for about $70 (more at 4WP).
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I concur.

  • I just carry a good socket and breaker bar in my Discos. Much easier for busting loose a stuck lug.
  • I have a Hi-Lift but rarely carry it unless I'm planning on some more difficult wheeling. I've never used on for jacking to replace a tire. But I have used it when stuck ;-)
  • I've found that I actually prefer a 5# CO2 tank. But a compressor is more easily transported between vehicles.
 
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I am so familiar with such pain...
Sorry to hear about your theft by a shameless and selfish bandit.
Did the theft take place while at home or away? Insurance coverage?

Do you recall what wheel locks you had truck?
 
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Lake_Bueller said:
I've found that I actually prefer a 5# CO2 tank. But a compressor is more easily transported between vehicles.
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I am on the fence with that.
For ages, I've been carrying around a 5-lb or a 20-lb CO2 tank - besides airing up stuff, it was great to run a gorilla impact gun when needed.
But... weight- and space-wise, a compressor and a 20V DeWalt impact are more convenient. The latter will definitely outlast an air impact running off a 5-lb tank.
 
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Definitely a metric socket if you are using the factory capped lugs. This is what I use to air up my 33’s after wheeling. Works great!

I can verify what brand mine is if you would like.


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I've always had ARB on-board air, but the truth is that a portable compressor is just as good and...well....portable too. I recently bought a Smitty-Built compressor ( https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/smittybilt-5-65-cfm-air-compressor-2781/_/R-DSBP-2781?ppcfon=1&gp=1 ) for my LR4 but I returned it and bought the same little ARB that I had in my '96 and my '04. The quirk about the Smittybuilt is that it uses proprietary fittings (not standard air chuck fittings like everyone else on Earth).

Go with the 1/2" drive x 18" long breaker bar and the appropriate socket. I always use a breaker bar with the swiveling zero to 90-degree angle fitting, no ratchet mechanism needed, just a straight 1/2" fitting. Use a torque wrench to set the lugs right when done.

Also agree with keeping the stock jack and just stash a thick piece of wood, or steel, to serve as a base plate. Nothing is better than a bottle jack under the axle for getting a wheel in the air. Fuck the Hi-Lift scene.
 
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x5 on the bottle jack.

And if you happen to get really twisted up, enough that your front spring just falls out, good chance someone in the group has a hi-lift you can borrow.

Didn’t think the front had enough articulation to let +3“ springs free.


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The stock LR bottle jack is awesome. The next best one I've seen is the one on the Mercedes Sprinter vans, but I don't know where you can get one.

I have a hi-lift I've used for recovery, pulling metal/posts/etc, and lifting to pivot off an obstacle. Would never use it to change a tire. The nickname widow maker is legitimate. I do use the hi-lift plastic base under my bottle jack if I'm not on the pavement.

I use a large RV 4-way lug nut wrench. Easy to use with 2 hands. A breaker bar with socket is another good suggestion.

Sorry about the theft. Christmas of 2019, some cunt broke into my car and I lost my bail out bag, jacket, tarp, etc with a lot of goodies I'll never get back.
 
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The bottle jack is great. Too much articulation to lift from the body. I've seen some pretty great scissors jacks too. With a long crank rod you can work them faster than the bottle jack, and your a little farther from the truck if it was to slip and fall.
 
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peytondisco98 said:
I had the Disco 1 broken into last week, unfortunately.

Along with all my camping and flying fishing stuff, my Ultragague, high powered tire inflator, and other stuff, the guy stole a bunch of pain the ass crap I thought I’d never have to replace. Like the locking wheel nut kit and my damn jack tool and lugnut wrench. Listing out a few questions below. Any recs would be much appreciated:

1)Locking Lugnet set – Guess I should go with used OEM?

2) Lugnet wrench – used OEM, or upgrade? It always felt flimsy to me.

3) Jack tool – I have a 2” lift and will have the 235/85r16s soon. Should I just get a 40” high lift jack and forget about this?

4) High output air compressor – ARB or is there something cheaper/better?

Thanks
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