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danchapman2k2

danchapman2k2

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What do you recommend guys??

I dont have any way of changing a tyre/wheel if i was to have a puncher while driving.

Do you recommend carrying a:
Bottle Jack
Small Trolley Jack
Or Hi-Lift Jack?

At home i tend to borrow a mates so that i can get axle stands under it straight away (alot safer in my eyes)

What do you guy recommend as i need to get something if i dont im going to be stuck!
 
couple of bottle jacks and some short lengths of scaff to prop under the rails or to spread the load if on soggy ground

disco jacks or merc sprinters jacks are ideal - throw the standard depender jack away (if you have one)
 
I use a high lift but I have got a lift and big tyres plus its useful for other 'repairs' so I like to keep it around, a decent bottle jack is all you really need and as has been said a board of some sort for soft ground...
 
danchapman2k2 said:
its 320mm from the bottom to full height - just thought it wouldnt be high enough or am i wrong?
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remember you'll possibly only need to lift a few inches if on a hard flat road with standard tyres - using some packing underneath the jack etc .......

the head on that new ebay is tiny - the disco/merc types have a curved contact head

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yer jack has to be short enough to fit under the axle with a fully deflated tyre, and have enough lift to be able to get a fully inflated tyre on. measur the heigh of yer tyre sidewall to get the figures that work for you.

a short jack that meets these criteria and some blocks of wood is far more use than a tall jack that wont go under when youve got a flat tyre.
 
Is the reason you don't like the original Defender jacks, that slide in the holes in the chassis, because the car seems to rock on them, when its off the ground.
 
Ham Salad said:
Is the reason you don't like the original Defender jacks, that slide in the holes in the chassis, because the car seems to rock on them, when its off the ground.
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something along those lines - not that you'd want to be lifting the chassis to change a wheel
 
Sean said:
something along those lines - not that you'd want to be lifting the chassis to change a wheel
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Sorry numpty question coming. Where would you place a jack

I will need to know this, on my old defender I used the one that came with it. Until it fell forward one day. Now I just call the breakdown people :eek:
 
suew said:
Sorry numpty question coming. Where would you place a jack

I will need to know this, on my old defender I used the one that came with it. Until it fell forward one day. Now I just call the breakdown people :eek:
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axle - hence using a jack with the curved head
 
I carry a hi-lift, small trolley jack and a disco bottle jack in my landy.

If using the original defender jack and your landy is getting on you'll most likely find that instead of lifting the landy it will merely rip out the sides of your rear cross member.
 
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