Buying a VX and sending to Mongolia. HELP!

[BigSwede]

Unfortunately, there is nowhere on a VX to use a Hi-Lift, but it can be used as a winch!

Good point. I am used to having sliders etc. to use a Hi-Lift on...so I will add a recommendation for sliders and a receiver hitch...so you can use the Hi-Lift.

And/or, get a Lift-Mate http://www.hi-lift.com/accessories/lift-mate.html

[Ldub]

Good point. I am used to having sliders etc. to use a Hi-Lift on...so I will add a recommendation for sliders and a receiver hitch...so you can use the Hi-Lift.

And/or, get a Lift-Mate http://www.hi-lift.com/accessories/lift-mate.html

Sorry for a bit of .

But hey, all ya gotta do is position it at the top of the wheel arch & just jack away...

I actually witnessed a guy doing this a few years back...he was trying to change a flat tire, & didn't have a clue that it would not only wrinkle up his sheet metal, but the jack was in the way when he tried to remove the tire....
I watched in disbelief as the fender wrinkled & crushed as he just kept jacking.
A textbook example of "not think'n it all the way through"...

Don't be that guy...

[Riff Raff]

As previously stated here, a High-Lift Jack may not be the best jack for the VX due to the lack of bumper anchor points and our somewhat very fragile body cladding.

A much better alternative jack for the VX is the "Titan Exhaust Jack". Click-on the "link" below for more information regarding this very cool vehicle jack that is perfect for the VX.

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=16814

[Hybrid1098]

Thanks again for more valuable advice.

I was planning on doing the Hi-lift and adding the Rocky mountain (or something) sliders which can be used as a step too and jack the car on there but those Titan Air Jacks look impressive and easy to carry.

Hey Big Swede, my sister lives in Minneapolis but very close to Minnetonka. Forgot her neighborhood.

Are the Differentials, axles and TOD reliable?

So far I see myself changing the transmission, engine and suspension in the next year or two. On top of that all the little goo balls that go with it such as timing belt and gaskets and window regulator etc.

This sounds like about a $10,000 budget...