Thread: New Jack option.

Originally Posted by Babs

Russ, so where does that leave us ❓

Does that mean the two tonne doesn't reach either ❓

Cheers, Babs Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

I'm going to try exchange it for a two stage one Babs. Think that's where i went wrong. Go to page two .....

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

I called into Rovertech yesterday,they had what looked to be a mini 2.5t trolley jack in a carry case,I think it was $130+GST,the card on it said a must for D3/D4/RRS owners.
Andrew

Andy, I bought one of those jacks from Kevin recently and lifted up the wheel with it underneath the suspension arm no problems. I have not yet tried it with a flat tyre but the height of the round jacking point is 140mm above ground level. I was on trip with Gordon German recently and the lads used the factory scissor jack to lift the car a bit and then a small trolley jack (a similar one to what I have) to go the rest of the way.

Originally Posted by rocket rod

Andy, I bought one of those jacks from Kevin recently and lifted up the wheel with it underneath the suspension arm no problems. I have not yet tried it with a flat tyre but the height of the round jacking point is 140mm above ground level. I was on trip with Gordon German recently and the lads used the factory scissor jack to lift the car a bit and then a small trolley jack (a similar one to what I have) to go the rest of the way.

Trolley jacks are always my favorite. Just didn't think id find one compact enough. That one looks good.

Originally Posted by Russrobe

Trolley jacks are always my favorite. Just didn't think id find one compact enough. That one looks good.

But just remember not to circumgyrate your handle when using it


Cheers,
Scott

Note the maximum lift is 400mm for the trolley jack shown.
This is slightly less than the bottle jacks mentioned in this thread.

My summary:

All of these jacks will be capable to lift a wheel using the suspension arm but they will struggle when using the chassis rail, unless a jacking plate and/or wooden block is used as well.

The 2t jack from Blackwoods (Omega branded) can get a wheel off the ground from the chassis rail using just a steel plate under.
However, it is a close run thing, with the jack at its maximum extension and on a lean.

There has been mention of two other bottle jacks that have more extension in the various threads:
- Mercedes Sprinter
- D2

These can be a bit more difficult to source and I don't know how much extra extension is they have.

Cheers,
Scott

D2 jack isn't sufficient.
Sprinter jack is taller closed so a PITA when it's down.

I am now totally confused. Being new to the Discovery, all I want is a jack that works. It seems to me the OEM is not stable, so I do not want to use it as the 1st option but rather as a back up. 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. As a back up I guess you could also attach the OEM for added security. If thats the case, then it would appear to me that we dont need jacks that have to raise in excess of 410mm or be lower than 185mm. Am I on the right track? If so then all I want to purchase is a jack that will fit under the arm with a flat tyre. How would one go about this and what jack would be suitable to do this sort of "operation"

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..