CwazyWabbit Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 You could save your rope by using a heavy duty lifting strap of just the right length, ie it's the strap under the car rubbing on the axles etc and your winch rope is just attached to the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackmac Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 another vote for some rims; you only need two, so not a biggy. Alternatively, from your avatar, it looks like you have an external cage; this adds quite a bit of height which you could change to an external/internal cage if you wanted to, mine does not add any height. Also, drop the ride height a bit? daan It adds a lot of height, but rear internal would not be suitable for winch challenges. Funny enough my parents first suggestion was 'just cut off the top of all that tubing, it'll fit easily then'. I would like to go for some softer springs at some point, but not before this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g&t Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Well you can't say that there's a shortage of answers! All that faffing around with wheels/winches would drive me 'round the bend - why not let the tyres down just enough for clearance, creep the car in & then put a jack under each rear corner just to take the weight off the tyres? Re-inflate once the car is out side again, then all that's needed is a couple of jacks (which most of us have anyway) & either a battery powered (assuming no mains supply) compressor or even a foot-pump which will give you exercise as well.........job done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You can get 15inch land rover wheels. ... get an old pr with low profile tyres and jobs a good un..... The reduction from 16 might make the difference between it working or not. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Can you replace/modify the garage door or trim the surround or anything like that? Maybe move the whole thing up behind the opening a little bit and just tack a small extension along the bottom of the door to compensate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B reg 90 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I did the same as fridgefreezer - raised the garage door up by removing the 6" wooden section above, then fastened the wood to the bottom of the door. Then with a little bit of rubbing the 90 drove in. When I sold the house I spent an afternoon lowering the door back down and tacked the 6" wide wood back where it came from. Worked a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackmac Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 No can do unfortunately, can't alter the door/garage at all. As g&t says, there's no shortage of ideas for me to try! I'll get it in there somehow... and let you know which method worked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've got a 6" extension on my garage door so I could get the tomcat in. But now I still have to take the door off to get the ibex in. If it is an up and over door just unbolting it and taking it off will gain you about 4". Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 ok, time for a stupid idea Cut a hole in the floor of the 90 above the rear axle, pass a lifting strap through the hole and around the axle. Then place a trolley jack in the back, loop lifting strap over it and you can jack the 90 lower Told you it was a stupid idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Might need a plank to spread the load, but that's the best yet, I can visualise that easily.... and lets face it an extra hole will barely be noticed ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanger Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 standard steel rims without tyres and a rattle gun works well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackmac Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 It's in! Let some air out of the tyres, and then had a helpful assistant hang off the back of the roll cage which brought the back low enough to get me in with 1/2" to spare. When I have to take it out next time and nobody is about, I'll have to try a different method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 A person hanging on the back would be what 80kg? Have 4 bags of sand in the garage that you can throw in the back to replace the person? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty_32 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Ben was looking at getting some old rims, but putting blocks of wood in the rims so they didn't dig into the ground. Just get some 2x4 and a hammer and your away. Supposedly some plant / fork lift trucks something like that where they are likely to pick up punctures. I have an old disco wheel / tyre that was my spare (it's a little under sized now ) that you can have. It'd get you half way there!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Could be wrong but these would go on Defender wheels.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/four-205-50-16-tyres-/281530096890?pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&hash=item418c805cfa Edit: Tyre place might even give you a knackered set of 205/40's or 50's. They'd probably be no taller than running on totally flat standard tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I've used my front winch to good effect as mentioned before. Very easy and quick. I welded a couple of bits of stainless bar to the underside of each axle for the rope to run over. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackmac Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Got the technique finalised now I treated myself to the twin cylinder compressor from paddocks as it's on offer at the moment. So the way to get it in/out now is put the rear tyres down to about 5psi, then attach a strop to the rear recovery point going under the axles (to save the rope rubbing on them), front winch rope onto that and carefully winch in. The rope just about sits against the drag link but hasn't bent it I want to splice the bit of rope I used back onto the other 'half' of it at some point, and 80ft of rope is a PITA to spool on on your own with only 2ft space in front of the car! So will try and pick up a short length from somewhere, I'm sure Mr Marsden down the road must have a few bits lying around somewhere... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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