Reply With QuoteIf you have a set of recovery tracks you can "Stack" them and drive onto them to raise the truck
iam looking at buying a set of car ramps just to make it easier to get under my Disco2 to do the odd job, what size and weight rating do i have to look at for lifting the front up, i see thy come in 1000kg would something like that be ok
OldBushie
SupporterIf you have a set of recovery tracks you can "Stack" them and drive onto them to raise the truck
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SubscriberWhile I'm probably just being paranoid, the ones I've seen for sale recently look bloody terrible but hopefully you've found some decent ones? I used to have a nice home made set but sold them years ago. I find for 4WD, a couple of bits of treated pine sleepers under each wheel - one a bit longer than the other so driving up into them is easy - get the vehicle high enough.
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Swaggie
D2 is about 2000kg tare, 3000kg gvm.
That's about 750kg per wheel.
The ramps should be fine (unless made in China, their specs cannot be trusted).
A Keeper of the TGO
i can't remember the front axle weight on the D2 but the Defender is 1•3 on the front axle(with bull bar).Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
Like Homestar the ramps I've seen don't look strong enough and I also use timber blocks.
Mine are red gum fence post off cuts, lesson here- don't burn off good bits off timber
LordRover
SubscriberI changed the gearbox on the D1, twice, on two pairs of ramps with no worries. However, both pairs were of Australian make, quite old, but sound.
Don't ask me about the twice thing.
JayTee
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YarnMaster
SubscriberHave you thought of using axle stands?
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that's the way
LordRover
SubscriberFine, if you have a very good jack.
JayTee
Nullus Anxietus
Cancer is gender blind.
2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
OKApotamus #74
Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.
Master
Will the budget stretch to a floor jack [ not cheap crap] and 4 stands if you are young its a good investment over your lifetime but you will need a concrete slab or a sheet of 19mm ply to use them.
I have ramps and jack and stands and only use the ramps for washdowns.
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