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I'm running out of space and need to consider adding a car lift in my garage. I have a buddy and he is very happy with his single post lift that positions on the pinch welds.
I have questions as to getting a lift that allows to the suspension to "dangle." Does the "dangling" do damage to the un spring suspension? The lift will alternate between the ZR1 and the '04 ZO6. I know there are other "drive on" lifts but the foot print and the awkward lifting has me hesitant Any thoughts? Thanks!
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I would not want to store my car on a two post for the reason you mention. It can't be good for the bushings, But I would love to have a two post for working on them.
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If you have room use a 4-post lift,most of the new 4-post lifts need about 8 ft ceiling. I brought my lift from autolifters back in 1998 6000 lbs capacity. Since owning it i have replaced 1 set of cables and 4 sets of pulleys.With a 4-post you can do most of repairs/maintenance on the lift. Suspension and wheel changes
you have to use a jacking bridge. If you have enough height you could park one on lift and one under it. http://www.zr1.net/forum/picture.php...pictureid=4056 http://www.zr1.net/forum/picture.php...pictureid=4049 good luck what ever you do John 1990 #2546 4l8OE EQ ZR-1 |
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Bill, I too would suggest a four post lift for storage. They are easy to use and can be used for work as well, although you might want to get a jack support (most come with a jacking tray) and bottle jacks. I do not use mine for much work, just simple stuff like exhaust system things, etc, so I do not have the jacks. But I have had my four poster for seven years and it has performed flawlessly with only a tiny hydraulic cylinder leak of a drop or two a month that I don't worry about. Plenty of pictures of mine in my albums section (http://www.zr1.net/forum/album.php?albumid=186). The pictures are annotated with info about the installation and the garage. Mine is a mid priced lift called a Direct Lift Pro Park 8S, a subsidiary of Rotary. While it is undoubtedly more expensive now, it cost me about $3,100 installed by the seller's experts. Comes with casters so you can move it (I adjust its position every few years; does not need to be bolted down, nor does it need an especially thick or reinforced floor). (The pics are older and show the cars backed in due to garage door height which I subsequently fixed and now park front end in.)
I use it to store one of two cars on top while I use the other and park underneath. It takes me about 5-7 minutes to swap cars. Definitely recommend getting light weight Race Ramps and tossing the steel ones. Over the years my wife has been moving me into progressively smaller and smaller garages, and now that she has me in a two car this was my solution to keep a Vette. I have 10' of height which is just enough for a four foot tall car and a five foot tall one. If you have questions about my lift I would be glad to answer them. Here's a current picture--Bob
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I also would not use a 2 post hoist for storage bu that's just my opinion. I have a 4 post & have had them for years, although I would opt for the 9000# lift as it gives you a buffer zone on weight. In the future you may want to lift a truck or larger vehicle & 6000# does not have the extra weight to safely lift the extra weight safely. Hoists are definately a great tool if you are into cars, would not be without one
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Ok for parts and or repair of autolifters 4-post m6 contact this company
sviinternational.com . i used them for cable replacement two years ago, but now they list parts for autolifters . check there web site. Four years ago I used backyard buddy for pulleys as i could not fine any other parts supply. this should help. John 1990 #2546 4l8OE EQ ZR-1 |
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Personally I wouldn’t own a 2 post lift,4 post or nothing.
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Thanks guys for the input.
So, I HATE the "foot print" of the 4 post but absolutely see the safety/utility/sturdiness advantage. Is the center "jack" on a four post pretty good for getting the car off the lift? I think of brake work, suspension and shock messing around with?
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Most of the new models of 4-post lifts have a air or manual jacking bride that slides from front to back. Just check out their web sites. I wish i had brought the sliding jacking bridge for the autolifter 6000 ,it makes working on wheel changes,brakes and suspension a lot easier. There is a company the makes a
sliding jack bridge that would work with the autolifter 6000 but its about $900. from Greg Smith Equipment called Atlas RJ-35 sliding hydraulic center jack. their add says this will work with other 4-post lifts. John 1990 #2546 4l8OE eq ZR-1 |
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