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Heel Lift

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shitpoop
Posts: 667 - Karma: 1,479
This shit is crazy. How do I get rid of heel lift, its really annoying. I can't return my boots either....I don't wanna: go to a fitter, or buy j bars......is there anything else I can do? Like add shit to my boots, sew in heel-pads or something to my socks? Cram in random stuff?
Nov 30 2013 12:57PM
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littlelyonsman
Posts: 181 - Karma: 365
i usually wore more then one pair of socks… but if you have lift then that means the boot doesn't fit you right… I'd return em or get inserts made maybe.
Nov 30 2013 1:10PM
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HWW
Posts: 3084 - Karma: 3,436
Get 6XL tees and just ram them down the boots' throats. Does the trick.
Nov 30 2013 1:11PM
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twatt_chaurus
Posts: 470 - Karma: 1,682
Cant you just go to a bootfitter when you are buying new boots?
Nov 30 2013 1:47PM
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Miomo
Posts: 4302 - Karma: 14,133
Here's a tip:
Don't be a dumbass- buy boots because they fit and not because they're FTs
Nov 30 2013 2:00PM
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ski0
Posts: 2321 - Karma: 5,370
what you should do is buy some boots that fit, and in the future only buy stuff that fits you correctly. Any kind of temporary solution you come up with is going to be annoying and cause lots of problems.
Nov 30 2013 2:09PM
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D_Elgar
Posts: 210 - Karma: 391
Well boot fitter have heel lift to help lock down your instep
Nov 30 2013 10:19PM
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ankhou
Posts: 505 - Karma: 238
J bars or an Intuition liner.
Nov 30 2013 10:25PM
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fragglemuffin
Posts: 3312 - Karma: 444
Get or make some J Bars out of EVA and tape them to your liners and see how that works. If it does, slap them back on with some contact cement.

I got some pretty gnar blisters from heel lift while touring because of the shape of my ankle and lower calf, but some J Bars completely solved the problem.
Nov 30 2013 11:55PM
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james6345789
Posts: 4763 - Karma: 467
???????

How would a garbage intuition liner solve this problem?
Dec 1 2013 12:08AM
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ankhou
Posts: 505 - Karma: 238
Intuition foam is much better at compressing and creating a solid heel pocket than most liners once it's been molded. Combine that with a heel riser and/or J bars and I suspect it would solve the OP's issue.
Dec 2 2013 12:48PM
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Dr.Dickless
Posts: 2620 - Karma: 1,392
You could get a bunch of high density glam and just start playing around with it, make your own J bars, create a deeper heel pocket , add a steeper V in the lower calf etc. what kind of boots and liners do you have
Dec 2 2013 1:16PM
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tomPietrowski
Posts: 7160 - Karma: 17,589
First thing to do is check the instep volume. Quite often there is too much space over the foot and it is this which causes the heel lift. Pads on the instep and general volume reducers can help as well as ensuring you have good custom footbeds. But like most boot questions a fitter looking at your foot in the shell is the only person who can really advise what will work best for you.
Dec 2 2013 2:29PM
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virgin
Posts: 182 - Karma: 91
Where can I get J bars?
Dec 2 2013 2:30PM
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tomPietrowski
Posts: 7160 - Karma: 17,589
A boot fitter will cut them from boot foam. You any really buy a pre cut one as everyone needs a different shape.
Dec 2 2013 2:33PM
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Ray.
Posts: 426 - Karma: 443
I think hes a boarder and talking about snowboarding boots
Dec 3 2013 11:01AM
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SteezyEvok
Posts: 290 - Karma: 109
Don't wanna go to a fitter? Don't want J bars? You're an idiot
Dec 3 2013 11:20AM
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.nasty
Posts: 10582 - Karma: 11,183
although an intuition wouldn't solve his problem the fact that you're calling them garbage shows how completely stupid you are.

Dec 3 2013 11:24AM
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