New Jack option.

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Originally Posted by dirvine

I cannot understand why a bottle jack on the arm is unsafe or unstable, and it seems to me when looking there, that it is the logical place to put a jack which will quickly raise the wheel off the ground.

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Not sure where anyone has said the suspension arm was unsafe or unstable? :confused:

I (and others) have stated that a 2t bottle jack is at its maximum extension when using the chassis rail.
It is obviously nowhere near its maximum when using the suspension arm.

Cheers,
Scott

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Let's just say. With a flat tyre you have little to no chance of getting a jack under the arm once that corner hits the deck...

A small lift enerpac type ram would fit (hockey puck type) but then wouldn't give sufficient lift to get a fully inflated tyre on..

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I carry a couple of blocks and drive the flat up on to a block to give a bit more space to get a jack under there.

Dirvine I know your pain of which way to turn on this issue given that there a lot of choices out there and none of them work at all well. It really does need to be put back onto the manufacturer for a fix. I'm thinking that for future design they could you the air suspension in reverse so you can lift the car up, put a support or jack underneath, lower car on support, then lift the wheel up. All done with a few button pushes on the dash.

BTW to get a trolley jack underneath the suspension arm without another jack you could always drive the flat wheel up onto a rock, jacking plate etc and once you've lifted the car up, chuck the rock away and put the new tyre on.

When I brought my D3 the previous owner had a 12t jack in there. I was planning on using something smaller and lighter, but I think I'll just stick with it :D

Maybe this 3 Ton low profile trolley jack is the go Trolley Jack Aluminum Garage Floor Rally Race Alloy NEW Blue LOW Profile CAR 3T | eBay minimum 95mm to 500mm. surely 95mm should fit under the suspension arm and 500mm should be enough to get the wheel off clear off the ground. Only disadvantage is the 24 kg weigh.

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Originally Posted by Garfield

Maybe this 3 Ton low profile trolley jack is the go Trolley Jack Aluminum Garage Floor Rally Race Alloy NEW Blue LOW Profile CAR 3T | eBay minimum 95mm to 500mm. surely 95mm should fit under the suspension arm and 500mm should be enough to get the wheel off clear off the ground. Only disadvantage is the 24 kg weigh.

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Ha ha ha :) are you supposed to sacrifice one of the seats to stow that thing or carry it around on the roof rack ❓

Cheers, Babs :D Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

Errrrr, seriously.
Don't we all just call Land Rover Assist?

I speak on behalf of all the newbie D4 owners like myself reading how the supplied jack is useless and then following this thread spiralling deeper and deeper into greater confusion on what would be a good solution. Can someone pleeeeease tell us what to get to lift the behemoth safely to change a tire. TIA :)

The trolley jack Rovertech have is much smaller than that one just pictured.
I will get more details when I'm up there in the next week or so.
Andrew

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Originally Posted by LandyAndy

The trolley jack Rovertech have is much smaller than that one just pictured.
I will get more details when I'm up there in the next week or so.
Andrew

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Would still be useless if on a soft surface...

The 2 stage bottle jack works fine - tested mine tonight in the workshop whilst doing lower arm bushes.

Just remember to chock the vehicle so it doesn't move...

BTW, Llams is extra beneficial when a flat is had!!!