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RAISING THE BAR

At the age of 70, my wife and I have found that on our overland trips, changing a wheel on our Isuzu is becoming harder. To move the wheel around is still OK, but to remove and fit the wheel on the studs is becoming difficult.

To resolve the problem, we came up with a mechanism which I think is very simple but very effective. We are happy to share it with 4x4 readers, as I think we are probably not the only “older people” who still do 4x4 trips.

From the attached photos, one can actually see how the system works. I have also attached a sketch with dimensions to give an indication