Jacking the LR3 with RS Sliders

[Houm_WA]

Okay, so I just got these puppies installed. First of all, WOW! The most impressive part of these units is underneath the vehicle. Talk about holistic protection.

My question is that since my jacking points along the frame rail are now covered, what do people with these sliders out there do to lift up the LR3? Do you have any favorite spots? Can I just put a jack under the sliders and go for it? I have the kind that is like a jackstand built in so the top of it looks like a sort of U-shaped bracket.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[duckdive]

Congrats on your purchase, I use piece of wood between the jack and the slider
so I can jack it up from any point. That said, one end of the slider front or back
are my favorite points.

 

[Houm_WA]

Thanks! Very smart....that distributes the load and avoids metal-on-metal....AND makes a little less vertical distance to jack.

I'm really happy to get my jacked-up running boards removed! Now the LR3 looks both rugged and stylish!

 

[ChesapeakeRover]

Post some pics with the sliders + MT-Rs?

 

[davidfkon]

Houm,
who did the instal? You or a shop?

 

[Neild]

Be very carefull. No knowing the full design of these this may not help but......

You should always 'jack' on the chassis rails rather than the body/sill. All the weight on the car is in the chassis, drive train, wheels, engine, suspension etc etc - you should not 'hang' the chassis from the body, its not designed for that stress.

Why not ask the manufacturer?

 

[Kenjengrif]

I always put the jack right under the frame rails. Using a floor jack (on a piece of wood), I forgot to do that once and the jack was toward the rear of the truck where the slider curves. As I raised the jack, I saw the slider start to bend as the weight of the truck came down on it. Nothing serious, but be careful about jacking up right on the slider without a longer piece of wood for support.

 

[duckdive]

As I raised the jack, I saw the slider start to bend as the weight of the truck came down on it.

Ken,

What sliders are you running? They began to bend? What would happen
if you slid down at an angle onto a rock?

 

[duckdive]

As I raised the jack, I saw the slider start to bend as the weight of the truck came down on it.

Ken,

What sliders are you running? They began to bend? What would happen
if you slid down at an angle onto a rock?

 

[nwoods]

Nield, Horum is using the Rover Specialties sliders. There are no limitations on where to jack and what they will support. They can, and will, support the entire weight of the vehicle along virtually every point. Having said that, I also used a short chunk of 2x4 with my rolling floor jack, and used one of these with my HiLift on my Stage 2's. Obviously, not so effective with my Stage 1's

Congrat's Horum on finally getting proper sliders!