Re: Car lift for your shop
[Re: bobs69]
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Got one of each in the garage, 4 post is generally used for storage or minor maintenance like oil change and great for front end alignment.
2 post is used for major work...I love those lifts. Wish I would have bought one earlier but did not have the room for it.
Tony
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Re: Car lift for your shop
[Re: bobs69]
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07/03/16 08:25 AM
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I'm lucky to have two 4-post lifts in my garage. Perfect for storage as the suspension doesn't hang on the extended shocks like on a 2-post. Perfect for wrenching under the car as you have 2 long sturdy "tooltrays" to store tools and parts. Have never wished for a 2-post in all my years of wrenching on cars. Also get a little nervous seeing how instable some of these things look. And with most of my cars being 4500+ lbs fullsizers, I don't want to torture and flex their body-seems with a 2-post all the time. Besides, with a 2-post lift you gotta get on your knees 4 times positioning the arms...
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Re: Car lift for your shop
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07/03/16 03:14 PM
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I have a two bay shop and each bay is 20' wide by 40' deep with 14' ceiling height. It has 18" thick concrete floors, so I could use a 2 or 4 post lift. At the moment I don't have either one, but when I buy one it will be a 4 post. I have more than one project to do and I will opt for the rolling jack tray and other accessories to do servicing. I am too old to be rolling around on the floor positioning lift arms.
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Re: Car lift for your shop
[Re: bobs69]
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07/03/16 05:43 PM
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One odd point is if you can I would get the 14' version. The cylinder rams hit the top of the posts before you hit the header stop - but the car is usually high enough at this point. I planned on that (14' version) but not sure it will fit because my shop has a 14' ceiling and the literature says "For ceilings OVER 14'" So I'll need to get some clarity on that one before I order. I also don't know my exact ceiling clearance yet because the floor is not poured yet, should be done late this week. I also plan to go with the wide stance setup.
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Re: Car lift for your shop
[Re: bobs69]
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07/05/16 12:15 AM
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Have had a 4 post for about 8 years. Have not had many problems with access during my Charger's restomodding. I am 6'3" and have knocked a knot onto my head a few times. Very stable, have no worry about leaving the car raised for months at a time.
It is a 10k rating, and I paid less than 2k delivered with casters and lift shelf.
Bought it from a company in the Fort Worth, Tx area.
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Re: Car lift for your shop
[Re: bobs69]
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07/05/16 11:34 PM
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If you watch CL, used Mohawk lifts show up time to time-at good prices. An A6 will meet the needs of most home shops in rated capacity and height restrictions.
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Re: Car lift for your shop
[Re: J_BODY]
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07/06/16 04:08 PM
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If you're headed down the 2-post path, make sure your concrete floor is thick enough to handle the anchors needed to hold the thing down. Most garage slabs are only 4-inches thick at best. This really is not thick enough for a concrete anchor to support the weight of a loaded lift. 4-post is best especially if the lift is an after thought.
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