High lift jack mount positions

Here's an alternative. It isn't my original idea, but one I copied from another Defender in the Brisbane LR Club. I thought it good and copied it.

The two brackets are made by Kaymar and intended for their roof rack. However, the holes line up with existing holes in the rear chassis cross member (at least they did with my 300tdi) and it's a simple, if fiddly job to bolt on. Those handles have to come off first - but I've never been able to understand what they're for anyway. The result is shown in the picture.

The brackets cost me $90 from ARB which I thought a bit on the expensive side, but they are well made.

Now to find out how badly the jack suffers from dust.
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Mate those "handles" are bumperettes. You know...to protect the car from a collision :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

I suppose you could use them and a mate to lift the car out of a bog though :lol:

Well, they may call them bumperettes, but I wouldn't like to bump anything with them. They're made of soft aluminium or possibly old cornflake packets. They weigh almost nothing! :)

Dolium have similar brackets to what Vin Rouge has used. See LR Def Jack Mnt Horizontal - Dolium Pty Ltd.

Cheers
KarlB

First question to ask is do you have suitable lifting points on the Disco to make use of the Jack? :wasntme:

Trying to work out a good spot on the 130 :eek:

Currently - no roof rack (possibly looking at importing a roll cage, which means if that ever happens I'd be happy to fit it along one of the gutters to the cage)

Don't particularly want it in the cab,
Or in the tub (not easily accessible when fully loaded up)

Was going to mount it on rear cross-member, but am now probably going to add a NATO Pintle, so that's no longer an option :/

May have to see if it'll fit between the bullbar and front grill, then make up some custom brackets if it will.

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Originally Posted by bond

Trying to work out a good spot on the 130 :eek:


May have to see if it'll fit between the bullbar and front grill, then make up some custom brackets if it will.

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I connect mine to the bullbar of my D2 using stainless u-bolts, threaded thru the ho;es in the jack, and connected to the bullbar, between the bar @ radiator. Before doing that, I grease the working parts of the jack, and wrap it in an old towel, keeps dust and most water out. An unexpected bonus, when travelling to Karumba last year, was it kept most of the grasshoppers out of my grill. Bob

Biggest problem with all this gear is weight!

Often the extra weight is what causes us to get stuck or break down in the first place :)

Whilst spares and heaps of recovery gear make us feel all warm and fuzzy it's often by the nature of carrying these same items that we find the need/requirement to use them ;)

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130's are meant to carry more :p

On some trips its pretty unavoidable - i.e. Simpson crossing's where you've got to carry an extra 100L of fuel and water.

A Hi-lift with a couple of accessories can be a very useful multi purpose tool.