Looking for recommendations for a jack... I am not an overlander or big off road enthusiast but I'd like a better jack than the one that comes with the vehicle. I think a High-Lift is overkill.

Any recommendations are appreciated!

 

Also looking for a better Jack which will fit in the rear cargo space and be suitable for off-road use.

You cannot properly (I.e. safely) use a hi lift anywhere on this vehicle, even with sliders. I’m not sure what people have these for other than novelty.

 

Buy a 4tonne+ bottle jack and a jacking plate. I can't recommend any brands in your market but I'm sure the local hardware stores stock something.

 

I carry this jack kit from SafeJack when traveling off road with Defender and when towing the Trailer whether on or off road.

I also carry a 60 inch hi-lift x-treme on more serious off road excursions along with a variety of accessories (lift-mate, off road base also good for the SafeJack, & their general off road kit). The hi-lift is a great tool as not only a jack but a hand winch as well. I'd never use it to change a tire if I had the choice but depending on the rig configuration (jack points, etc) it can work. Fortunately I've never had to use the hi-lift with the Defender (yet? knock on wood). Have used it with my previous Toyota FJC in one instance, and to assist a buddy with a Tacoma. Also used it to pull out some stumps and such at home. The boys often found a use for it on my Uncles farm growing up but I confess brain cells with those detailed memories have long since passed (tensioning fence wire is a recollection). A handy tool to have in a pinch and cheap insurance IMHO. Is it worth carrying on every trip - likely not - but that depends on circumstance and details of the adventure obviously.

Lots of good jack discussion on this subject at this link here in forum - might be others as well.

Hope that helps

Edited for link formatting

 

Get a bottle jack. Get it as big as you're willing to carry. I have a 22-ton and a 12 1/2-ton. I carry the 12 1/2-ton, but I greatly prefer to use the 22-ton, not for the weight capacity, but for the additional height and wider base. I also carry a Hi-Lift X-treme. I put the bar and handle under the rear seat and put the climbing assembly in the tool box (Pelican case). I have a Discovery 1 by the way. Generally, I avoid the Hi-Lift. If I were to just change a tire, I would most certainly use the bottle jack. Thankfully, I've rarely had to use it in the field, I think maybe once in 12 years when I broke a bead in a boulder field. I use the bottle jack at home all the time for maintenance -- like I wrote, mostly the bigger 22-ton and a couple of 12-ton jack stands (again for height). I know many ways to use the Hi-Lift, but in owning it 12 years, I can't think of when I ever needed it. I've only ever used it to test myself on how it operates. I've lifted the (steel) bumpers and lifted on my sliders. I've lifted the wheel/axle with a Lift-Mate. I've winched with it, which was a lot more difficult and impractical than it looks on Youtube. I was able to winch it about 3 feet, but could not winch the wheel over a rock that was smaller than a volleyball. I have a Warn M8000 on the bumper thankfully. If you doubt that you'll use the Hi-Lift, I think you're right to forgo it. Get a good bottle jack. I sought out the Norco brand, which was made in Japan (not sure if they are anymore). I bought the 12 1/2-ton to carry. The 22-ton came with a hydraulic press I found on Craigslist. I bought the press to change all the control arm bushings. Both are made-in-Japan Norco.

Get wheel chocks. If you ever have to jack it on an incline, even just to change a tire, you don't want it rolling off the jack. Wheel chocks should be carried onboard. I use the giant rubber ones at home but you can get folding ones to stow onboard. Jack stands are also essential if you ever need to crawl underneath a jacked car. I don't carry my jack stands onboard, but I sure use them a lot at home.

 

This thread may be what you are looking for. Oldie, but goodie.

https://landroverforums.com/forum/20...-space-109932/

 

If you've got air suspension, a bottle jack alone may not provide enough lift. I added a jackstand with a detachable base ( ) to my bottle jack kit. I now have the option of jacking and setting on the stand, and then extending the jack so as to get the needed height to get those tires off the ground.

 

Ideally, to lift a wheel you put the bottle jack under an unsprung part like a control arm or something. I don't know what is appropriate on a Land Rover because mine has solid axles. If I had to lift the wheel off the ground by the body, it would be ridiculous. The jack would have to go up 5 feet. I can't lift my wheels from the bumper with a 48" Hi Lift. A little bottle jack under the axle works fine though. I also have a Lift Mate to lift the wheel with the Hi Lift, but that's only appropriate when I don't need to remove the wheel (change a flat). Allt that said, jack stands are always good to have. I trust them with my life more than a jack.