Thread: Dislocation Coils and hi-lift jacking...

Hi folks,

I've got dislocation coils on rear of my beastie now-a-days and was wondering what other folks have done to be able to change a tyre whilst out and about?

I mean if I put a hi-lift jack on the vehicle whilst out bush somewhere because a tyre has been staked, how do I stop the axle from drooping and having to jack the vehicle up 20ft in order to change a tyre? (btw., yes I know this is dangerous and highly NOT recommended however sometimes other options just aren't available so before you get on your please move along)

Is there such a thing as a retaining strap for axle's that you can connect / disconnect in order to achieve such a goal? Surely someone would have thought up something or come up with something....

I've tried google and I've tried searching the forums but I can only assume that - if there is something there - I'm searching with the wrong words...

In a pinch and depending on the design of your relocator you need a piece of rope and an extention bar, track pin, tyre level or other suitable bar.

if you have the hollow type location cones that are basically 2 bent hoops of metal for the rears

place your bar over the spring hanger then with the ends of the rope on either side of the bar drop them down the center of the spring mount, out the bottom of either side of the spring take it under the axle and tie it off, if needed you can tension this by twisting the bar spanish windlass style then using something against the chassis to stop it from unwinding, a screwdriver usually works well enough


If you have the pressed metal dome ones on the rear(like a shocky tower upside down) you will need a second bar to drop into the spring mount to give you somewhere to reliably secure the rope in the same way as the front. Speaking of which

to do the front
pass the rope around the back of the shock tower, drop it down the outside of the spring crossing it over before passing it under the steering swivel ball and tying the rope off. Insert your bar and twist to tighten

What I would persoally do is modify one of the mini dogs by hammer locking 2 small lengths of chain to it one side to go over the shock tower or shocky mount and the other to go under the axle. Heres how it works

pass the chain over the top of the shocky or around the tower secure the chain in the top claw/hook of the dog, lift the dog handle to extend it then pass the other chain under the axle, pull it firmly and lock it into the bottom claw/hook of the dog then pull the handle down and put a safety device on(I drill the handle end and insert a piece of tie wire but theres other options).