Member Since: 13 Apr 2015
Location: Midlothian
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Jacking up a Discovery 4
So to jack up the discovery 4 according to the manual I set it to off road height. Apart from chocking and raising with my new SGS 3 ton jack is there anything else?
I have had a good look in the search engine but it threw up delights such as leaving the tailgate open.
Going to try and swap the summer tyres off and get the wintracs on tomorrow.Better to be late in this world than early in the next.
25th Nov 2015 12:20 am
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
I don't worry about the suspension height. If changing wheels I just put the jack under the control arms and lift.
25th Nov 2015 1:02 am
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
plenty cups of tea and cursing
25th Nov 2015 2:17 am
Mr.Tom
Member Since: 01 Jun 2014
Location: St Neots
Posts: 1641
You don't need the tailgate open, hazards on or any other voodoo that is mentioned.Sill protection - LED internal lights - LED reverse lights - boot liner - Dog Guard - Rock sliders
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25th Nov 2015 7:19 am
dlgis
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
If I jack up one end on a ramp to take say the 2 rear wheels off, are there any sensors that would need resetting?
Thanks
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25th Nov 2015 8:37 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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No, the suspension will sort itself out when you start to drive it.
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Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
Great thanks Robbie.
How about tracking, does the steering need to be re-set after recentering the steering wheel?D4 GS 12MY
25th Nov 2015 1:28 pm
olf
Member Since: 08 Nov 2014
Location: Reading
Posts: 4
I tend to drive the car back and forth between sides of the car when swapping between summers/winters. Seems to get the vehicle back into balance and makes jacking easier. That's my only tip!
8th Dec 2015 5:46 pm
Brian_DL13
Member Since: 25 Aug 2013
Location: Teesdale
Posts: 1418
Explain please ?
8th Dec 2015 6:31 pm
olf
Member Since: 08 Nov 2014
Location: Reading
Posts: 4
When replacing all for wheels I find that if you jack a wheel at a time on the air suspension vehicle the wheels can get a bit skewed. This means that the car can jolt when you jack it. So a quick shunt around gets everything lined up properly again.
8th Dec 2015 6:49 pm
geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
Posts: 8531
just jack it up and change the wheels , no need to shunt, wiggle or twiggle
8th Dec 2015 9:22 pm
LaserTam
Member Since: 31 Aug 2015
Location: Essex
Posts: 831
Glad you said that Geoff - because thats what I did at the weekend to swap all 4 wheels to another set for the first time. I was a bit worried because the suspension was at all sorts of odd angles - but was all fine after I started her up and it all leveled out.MY2012 D4 HSE Nara Bronze with some extra stuff
I don't worry about the suspension height. If changing wheels I just put the jack under the control arms and lift.
can you point out where exactly please? --
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