High Lift Mounting... Where and Why?

Bonjour.

I've just managed to get my grubby little hands on a nice new 4 foot high lift jack and one of these...



I was planning to mount it on the rear pillar (next to tailgate) but it won't fit!

Show me your mounts

good question...

i'd like a rear wheel mount, but canny find one anywhere...!

all the ones ive seen are either in the boot/roof rack/spare wheel

Mr Noisy said:

good question...

i'd like a rear wheel mount, but canny find one anywhere...!

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How far did you look ?

Hi Lift jack rack for Land Rover Disco 1 or Defender on eBay (end time 16-May-10 10:02:39 BST)

Norledge said:

Show me your mounts

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Here's mine

Mine ...





Am I having deja-vu? I thought I'd already posted on this thread, or have you asked the same thing twice?

No not a repost.

Didn't really want to mount it on the spare, as thats where my cycle rack goes...

A friend's Defender rear door keeps shattering the glass because the spare weight twists the frame when off-road. I wouldn't add a hi-lift's weight as well on a Def. The Disco 2 door is apparently a bit stronger but still, the weight can't help? I've seen Discos with the door dragging on the bumper from just the spare.

There is a nice swing-away carrier for the Defender that can take all the weight and also provide a holder for a hi-lift up the side. But on a Disco, it seems that would require a new bumper plus a swinging spare mount just as a start - £££.

Bullbars are illegal now but some people mount a hi-lift across a bullbar when offroading. Or across the front or rear bumpers.

I had one mounted on a Defender 110 roofrack and that's OK but adds to the roof weight, where you don't want it.

It depends on what you intend on doing, I suppose. If it's constant use then you want it to be readily available. If it's only in-case-of-trouble, I'd try fitting it inside. Keeps it cleaner, too. Mine never works with some WD-40 and a bash from the wheel wrench as the mechanism gets gooped up.

My 5ft HiLift is inside, keeps it MAINLY clean.....
Mines a 3dr (Not sure if that makes any difference?)...if you imagine sitting on the back seats its strapped down (onto the bar the seat hinges on)just behind the backs of the knees...
If strapped tightly, its out of the way, doesnt move & stays clean(ish)

Down here we either fix it to a roof-rack (down one side out of the dust/mud), or fix it to a cargo barrier. There's a few people who attach it to their spare wheel and don't find any issue with it over the harsh corrugations...so long as you're not hammering over them like a tool, I can't see the slight extra weight being any issue mate.

thanks for finding that ebay link Panzer, i had looked on ebay, but for whatever reason found nothing!

as far as weight is concerned, i would have thought it would be ok on a disco at least because they have that v shaped locator above the latch, which takes the weight.

i have a rear ladder for when the roofbox is on and the door is quite sturdy

however, i was at parkwood last weekend and spotted a brigade of disco owners with the spare wheel carriers removed, a sight at which i scratched my head and wondered what i was missing out on...

the other problems are the fact that your jack gets weathered outside, and may get nicked. my disco always seems to get caked inside when we do pay n play days, so i try to carry minimal gear - but for trekking etc it could live happily inside with the rest of my gear.

it also looks cool outside, is nice and accessible, and wont get in the way.

the wizardbilt one also has a locking option, which is handy.

anyway, cheers

mburton2 said:

My 5ft HiLift is inside, keeps it MAINLY clean.....
Mines a 3dr (Not sure if that makes any difference?)...if you imagine sitting on the back seats its strapped down (onto the bar the seat hinges on)just behind the backs of the knees...
If strapped tightly, its out of the way, doesnt move & stays clean(ish)

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Oooo that sounds spot on... doesn't it get in the way of rear passengers though??

Got a pic?

Norledge said:

Oooo that sounds spot on... doesn't it get in the way of rear passengers though??

Got a pic?

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My mum (who likes to come off roading!) who finds it hard to get in'n'out (despite the small folding plastic step, on a bit of string so it can be retrieved from the floor, whilst in the seat ) doesnt find it gets in the way at all...doesnt touch her feet/legs/nuffink....

I will try to get a pic tonight & post.

mburton2 said:

My 5ft HiLift is inside, keeps it MAINLY clean.....
Mines a 3dr (Not sure if that makes any difference?)...if you imagine sitting on the back seats its strapped down (onto the bar the seat hinges on)just behind the backs of the knees...
If strapped tightly, its out of the way, doesnt move & stays clean(ish)

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Never thought of that, have to have a look how to do it.

Here's a couple of pics of my 5ft Hi-Lift strapped down inside..

As I said, none of my rear-seat passangers have ever said its got in their way....

What have you used? Velcro straps round the set tubes or bolts through the floor? Think mine might get re-located here, it just gets too crudded on the back ..

Straps around the seat tubes....Not sure what/where I got the straps from, but a kinda non-elasticated version of:
Elastic Straps Pair- 35cm | GO Outdoors

Awesome looks perfect. Is that part of the floor (the angle from the floor to the seat base) drillable and boltable? Thinking i can use the clamp the jack came with to hold it in place?

Norledge said:

Awesome looks perfect. Is that part of the floor (the angle from the floor to the seat base) drillable and boltable? Thinking i can use the clamp the jack came with to hold it in place?

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From memory, yes....but slide under the motor first, just to double-check!

Norledge said:

Awesome looks perfect. Is that part of the floor (the angle from the floor to the seat base) drillable and boltable? Thinking i can use the clamp the jack came with to hold it in place?

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That's what I'm thinking ..

I don't mind mine being on the spare wheel mount, but it does get awkward to use and remove when it cruds up ...