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chicb Member Since: 27 Nov 2019 Location: Dundee Posts: 34 |
Does it matter what height is selected to remove L405 wheels. Had a search but could not find anything |
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26th Oct 2024 3:55pm |
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pasha0305 Member Since: 09 Mar 2024 Location: London Posts: 9 |
My local garage told me to lock it in access height before jacking it up. |
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26th Oct 2024 11:26pm |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7921 |
I just jack it up
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27th Oct 2024 7:16am |
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Full-fat-Lance Member Since: 06 Feb 2022 Location: Essex Posts: 119 |
Mine does that too |
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27th Oct 2024 10:58am |
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chicb Member Since: 27 Nov 2019 Location: Dundee Posts: 34 |
Thanks for the replies, access height it is |
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27th Oct 2024 11:16am |
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JayGee Member Since: 27 Jul 2021 Location: London Posts: 3188 |
No reason I can see to jack at access height. Let the suspension system do the work for you and jack at off road height. It also means the car is less off level as the jacked corner will be at less of a height difference than the other 3. This can be an issue depending on what jack you are using and the surface it’s on as if the jacking point moves laterally with respect to the ground the jack is on due to the excessive extension it could introduce unstable lateral loads. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322) |
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27th Oct 2024 11:37am |
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chicb Member Since: 27 Nov 2019 Location: Dundee Posts: 34 |
Getting a bit lost here. Are you saying that if I jack it at access height, the body lifts to off road height before the wheel starts lifting off the ground |
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27th Oct 2024 12:38pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35262 |
jack it on the jacking points on the body and that will happen...you will be extending the suspension before the wheel lifts.
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27th Oct 2024 2:23pm |
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JayGee Member Since: 27 Jul 2021 Location: London Posts: 3188 |
Leave a door open to stop it self leveling. You don’t want the self leveling to be active when jacking. The suspension will extend to it’s full length of travel when jacked irrespective of what height it’s set at initially i.e the suspension system can’t lift a wheel / shorten a strut. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322) |
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27th Oct 2024 2:34pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35262 |
thanks John...i forgot to mention that ...i normally leave the tailgate up.. ... - .- -.
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27th Oct 2024 2:36pm |
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chicb Member Since: 27 Nov 2019 Location: Dundee Posts: 34 |
Understand now, thanks for that |
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27th Oct 2024 5:46pm |
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fisha Member Since: 25 Sep 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1350 |
^^^ for me, leaving a door open doesn't seem to work ( door or tailgate ). The blooming thing still tries to level itself out so that by the time I lower it back down, its sitting squatted down.
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28th Oct 2024 10:07am |
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Rambles Member Since: 16 Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 798 |
P243 on my handbook
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5th Nov 2024 3:39pm |
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MPx Member Since: 29 Jul 2011 Location: South Somerset Posts: 583 |
Interesting on the self-levelling and or change of height thing.
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5th Nov 2024 4:37pm |
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