Thread: High Lift Jacking for D3

Mine is in the shed 20 years on.
Only used around the yard.

I might have missed the way these hooks work...
So you have a flat tyre and attach the hooks to the wheel- jack it up- then what?
How do you get the wheel off?
If you’re using it on uneven ground for bogged or wheel “packing”
There’s a better than average chance of panel damage.

Originally Posted by strangy

Mine is in the shed 20 years on.
Only used around the yard.

I might have missed the way these hooks work...
So you have a flat tyre and attach the hooks to the wheel- jack it up- then what?
How do you get the wheel off?
If you’re using it on uneven ground for bogged or wheel “packing”
There’s a better than average chance of panel damage.

I'm pretty sure the idea is to lift the wheel out of a bogged situation.

That's all I would have used it for.

Thinking about this thread over the last few hours, I couldn't really see a need for a high lift on these vehicles. They could potentially lift themselves high enough to clear the body from a bogging. If that wasn't enough I'm sure your a bit more stuck than a high lift could help with.

No way in hell would I use one to change a tyre on any vehicle!

Il admit I haven't had a ton of experience with our D4 in different recovery situations, but the ones I have- I lifted it as high as possible, cleared a path in front and behind the wheels and then drove out.