So I made some limb risers today, took some photo's, and thought I would post for you guys.

I used all stainless steel parts except for 2 of the thimble's and the front 2 "p" clamps as I these were the only ones I could find in my size. Also the cable is coated galvanized steel cable. Total cost was around $45 but I am sure if you didn't care about stainless steel then you would do it for 1/2 or less.

I tried mounting the "p" clamps in several different spots to allow me to open the hood without having to take the risers off with no luck. So I just ended up putting them where I thought they looked best, would brush as many limbs off as possible, and didn't rub on my Hella lights. Also, as you can see, the ones I made can come off in 60 seconds or less so its really no big deal.

You will see in one of the photos that I used some thin green rope to test the different angles and get my lengths for the cable. Its 20 degrees outside so I tried to minimize the time I had to spend in the driveway by building them in the garage and just taking them outside once I was done.



Please let me know if anyone has any questions or would like sizes, part numbers, or anything else I can help out with.

 

thats a great idea and looks good. There's only one thing I'd be concerned about. When you hit a really big limb those front clamps might slip enough to cause slack in the line and the cable could take the paint off the fender. How tight were you able to get the front clamps?

 

Very nice! I love home-made projects that turn out well.

 

Some of that looks familiar

 

I was concerned with that as well but I used 1 1/4in "p" clamps and the bar is a 1 1/2in bar so i was able to tighten down extremely tight. But these are just temporary anyway, as Nate at Bottorf is putting tabs on my bumper that he is making for me. Then I might have to loosen these cables and adjust the clamps to the right length for the new bumper.

Good observation though, you are always on the ball, aren't you?

 

LOL - I am sure it does.... The only part that is the same is the "p" clamp you used on the roof rack, other wise I think everything else is different.

I did have a question for you though; when are you going to get this page live http://www.discovery2.co.uk/SD_rack_lighting? It really would have helped me out the other day before I did my roof lights.

THANKS-

 

Its a secret!!!!

Only joking lol, I did only notice / remind myself the other day actually and seeing your piccys etc jogged me memory again and made me think I must do it. It's similar to yours, although theres a few differences as I have a snorkel fitted so the conduit goes up the side of that. "Some" of it is covered in the rear work lamp page, but its only the routing etc, the switches and power source / relays is all under the original roof rack lighting page.

 

I think I just have a knack for seeing what can go wrong on the trail lol. If it was my old grand cherokee I wouldn't care but I'd like to keep my disco looking good and yours its really nice so i'd hate to see it get scratched up unnecessarily.

 

Mine are on the passenger side and the snorkel i am going to get will be on the drivers side. I wanted to run them behind the pillar to keep as much as possible concealed. I did look at your other pages before I did. I always check your site, just in case, before I do anything. LOL

Thanks-

I actually just got home and had to use them (a little). They pushed the low/light branches away just fine. But like I said as soon as my bumper is finished and here I won't have to worry anymore and my permanent setup will be much better.

Here is a couple pictures from tonight:

 

NICE PICS!
That new lift looks so good.