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64FalconF-16
Gearhead Posts: 230
From: Republic Of Texas!! Temporarily living in KY
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 01-10-2003 07:55 AM
   
I just (finally) got concrete poured in my shop. Now I am wanting a car lift to put in it. I am looking at the two post lifts. Does anyone have one of these? If you do I have a few questions before i go out and buy one. Any input on these would be appreciated!! Rick ------------------
Rick Austin 64 Pro-Street Falcon
351C 4V 8.1s in 1/8
79 Ford Bronco 4 X 4
400 9.9s in 1/8
2000 F-150 XLT 5.4L
1932 Ford 3 window Coupe
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brockjoe
Gearhead Posts: 961
From: Sioux City, Iowa
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 01-10-2003 12:50 PM
i think you need a above ground type, and i belive most are the same. the one i use is a rotory and i have lifted everything from a suburban to a geo with good luck. get the extentions for the pads if you plan on lifting big stuff.------------------
Joe
71 Coupe
302 w/2x4
73 Coupe parts car.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 44921
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-10-2003 06:07 PM
What kind of overhead space do you need for a lift like that? ------------------
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brockjoe
Gearhead Posts: 961
From: Sioux City, Iowa
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 01-10-2003 07:45 PM
quite a bit cars like tempo's and mustangs go all the way up i can stand underthem but vans and suv's you have to stop before the roof of the vehicle hits the bar across the top. i'm not sure how much room at the top but i think about 12 feet i'll mesure the lift in the morning.
the main reason for above ground is EPA in ground hosts are bad news most of the shops i have worked at have removed all the in ground and replaced them with the above ground rotary type. i'd check with the rules before putting one in.
as far as it goes though i have used all kinds four post, twin drive on, twin swing arm, twin slide under, single swing arm and my favorite kind is the twin post swing arm nothing in the way underneath the whole car is accessable. the four post and drive on type are ok but the wheels are on the ground and that can suck------------------
Joe
71 Coupe
302 w/2x4
73 Coupe parts car.
Boycott NASCAR
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 44921
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-10-2003 08:58 PM
A place I worked at had a twin post lift. I hated that SOB because the front and rear had two different controls and the posts went up at different speeds. I always felt like I was going to drop the car as it would seesaw up in the air. Once I got senority I took over the single post lift we had and only used the twin when I had no choice.------------------
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brockjoe
Gearhead Posts: 961
From: Sioux City, Iowa
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 01-10-2003 09:22 PM
that must have been a twin with one post for the front and one for the rear axle, right? i'd have to agree those are dangerous and junk. once we came back from lunh and the dam thing bled all the way down, front only the back was still all the way up. hated that hoist.------------------
Joe
71 Coupe
302 w/2x4
73 Coupe parts car.
Boycott NASCAR
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 44921
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-11-2003 03:48 PM
Yup, that's the monster. I swear they wanted to kill us.------------------
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