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Lex
Member Since: 21 Jun 2005
Location: Toowoomba Queensland
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| Jacking with a High Lift Jack |
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Can someone explain their technique for jacking the rear of the vehicle with a high lift jack? On the occasion that I tried it the whole rear of the truck seemed about 2 metres off the ground before the wheel came up enough to change it. At this stage the vehicle was so unstable that the slightest lateral force would have tipped it sideways off the jack. I can't recall what suspension setting I started with either. TDV6 HSE Zambezi/Tundra
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 5th Jul 2007 10:05 pm |
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Disco Dog
Member Since: 07 Dec 2006
Location: Chorley, Lancashire
Posts: 149
 
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| Re: Jacking with a High Lift Jack |
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Lex wrote: At this stage the vehicle was so unstable that the slightest lateral force would have tipped it sideways off the jack.
Sounds like my experience of a high lift.
Don't know a way round that. 2006 G4 Challenge Support Vehicle
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| 5th Jul 2007 10:08 pm |
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Gareth
Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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High lifts are unstable with any vehicle. Use them with care. I have an air jack which is better.
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| 5th Jul 2007 10:11 pm |
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simonmd
Member Since: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Port Talbot
Posts: 107
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High lift jacks ARE NOT for changing a wheel with! They are intended for recovery purposes only and are not stable enough for that use.
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| 5th Jul 2007 11:50 pm |
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nwoods
Member Since: 03 Apr 2006
Location: Southern California
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How did you get a HiLift on the rear bumper without crushing the plastic? Do you have a Kaymar bumper?
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| 6th Jul 2007 12:19 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Lex, high lift aside... use off road height, switch off and leave a door open. Should stop her stretching her legs.
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| 6th Jul 2007 12:36 am |
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Lex
Member Since: 21 Jun 2005
Location: Toowoomba Queensland
Posts: 47
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Thanks for the input fellows. With regard to the reply by simonmd saying that high lift jacks are designed purely for recovery purposes what a load of garbage. Over the last 20 years I have changed several wheels using a high lift jack, mainly on Nissan/Toyota trucks which don't have the same wheel travel that we have with our Dicovery's. Providing the jack is located properly and wheel chocks are used it is perfectly safe. Sure you can use the jack as a de-facto winch for recovery providing you have the rest of the day free to do it . I stress again the importance of properly locating tha jack tongue either in a Kaymar slot or dedicated high lift jacking attachment. TDV6 HSE Zambezi/Tundra
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| 6th Jul 2007 6:45 am |
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simonmd
Member Since: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Port Talbot
Posts: 107
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Indeed, but the way it was described, useing the jack on the rear of the car, is NOT the way to change a wheel. Lifting at the front or rear is a recovery technique to get a grounded vehicle out of a hollow, etc. If a HLJ is to be used changing a wheel, then it must only be used at the side so the wheels on the opposite side remain in contact with the ground. Then it is perfectly stable although wheel chocks should still be used. For serious offroaders, side rock slider bars can be fitted allong the sills with built in HLJ mounting points for this purpose.
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| 6th Jul 2007 2:00 pm |
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