Thread: 48 or 60 inch?

Iv'e only ever used them a few times in 33 years of 4x4ing but when I did it was in the worst rutted mud filled goop imaginable so personally I would go for the longest one

You probably have an electric winch, but if you had to use the high-lift as a winch the longer the better (just less re-hooking the chain).

Is this the mounting kit you where thinking about?
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If you do mount it that low, I'd suggest you put a cover over the jack mechanism to protect it a little from dust and mud build-up...

Thanks for the replies. What about a vertical mount?...off the body rather than attached to the wheel? Is this possible on a defender?

Places like kaymar do one that could be adapted to the spare wheel on the back of the door, 60 inch one might be a bit big for that though.

When I use my 48" jack on my winchbar's front jacking points, I use up most of the travel on articulation before the wheels leave the ground, with only around two inches left beyond when on a flat surface. I'll probably need to get a 60" bar when i extend my County's wheel travel.

Originally Posted by GEK064

Thanks for the replies. What about a vertical mount?...off the body rather than attached to the wheel? Is this possible on a defender?

Quite a few of the British accessory suppliers do a vertical mount for the rear cross member. Basically a base plate fitted to the rear cross member like the front runner, but it does require you to drill a hole through the body capping below the RHS small window to fit the shaft receiver.

Yip, I had one on my last Defender and you could probably make something like that at home... (just 2 brackets with a bolt that goes through the jack)



I was told to remove it a few times as it's 'blocking' the light, so keep that in mind when you fit one..