Garage lifts and doing damage to suspension

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Originally Posted by Ccmano

What are you guys using to lift a car that’s on the 4 post. Like when you need to remove the wheels. I have two jack trays and don’t really want to buy one of those expensive jack tray jacks the lift companies sell.
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I have a lightweight, low profile, aluminum floor jack & some small NAPA jack stands that I use for brake & suspension work too. It's all what you get used to I think.

Maybe I wasn't specific enough above, but I use the jack & small stands on the 4 post runners. Occasionally, I will use a small bottle jack on the bridge & also keep several blocks (2"x6"x abt 8") in the bridge to put under the engine or suspension to protect from jack marring. I don't find this any more cumbersome to work around than those screw jack stands used with a 2 post.

I'm not working against a flat-rate time like a real mechanic, so if it takes a little longer, so what. I know 2 post lifts must be safe or they wouldn't be so popular, but I just feel safer underneath a car on a 4 post. Plus... those runners come in pretty handy to lay tools & stuff on too.