Garage jack/hoist

Steeler · 06-18-2015, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

I thought seriously about a 2 poster.

The only problem with 2 posters is if you use the space for parking the car, the posts are often in the way for getting in & out of the car.
They are also in the way when working around the car such as when detailing

Yep all this^

inTgr8r · 06-18-2015, 07:11 PM

Bottom line; there is no perfect solution.
It depends on what features are the most important to you.

Efthreeoh · 06-18-2015, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inTgr8r

I thought seriously about a 2 poster.

The only problem with 2 posters is if you use the space for parking the car, the posts are often in the way for getting in & out of the car.
They are also in the way when working around the car such as when detailing

Asymmetrical lift solves the issue.

Finnegan · 06-18-2015, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dbarton62

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

With the budget you have, Atlas makes a 8,000lb two-post list made for 9' garage ceiling. I'd get that instead.

My 2 cents.

That would be my choice too if I had a taller garage, unfortunately only 8' ceiling.

Time to jack up the garage a foot.

Vanne · 06-19-2015, 06:00 AM

I too get scared underneath my coupe when I've got it on car stands.. not something i look forwards to. Id love to get something decent for lifting like you guys..
some of those chines 5t lifts are pretty darn cheap..

inTgr8r · 06-19-2015, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanne

I too get scared underneath my coupe when I've got it on car stands.. not something i look forwards to. Id love to get something decent for lifting like you guys..
some of those chines 5t lifts are pretty darn cheap..

go for it.
One of the best purchases I have ever made.

Steeler · 06-19-2015, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Finnegan

Time to jack up the garage a foot.

funny thing is I debated excavating deeper when I renovated the garage last year.
I drive up a good 2 feet to get into the garage

Twixboy · 06-19-2015, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by dbarton62

funny thing is I debated excavating deeper when I renovated the garage last year.
I drive up a good 2 feet to get into the garage

That's the only way to go if you have a family room over the garage and then the bedrooms over the family room like I do!

Probably easier to just build a new detached garage.

The HACK · 06-19-2015, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

Bottom line; there is no perfect solution.

Actually, there is but it ain't cheap.

If you have a 2 car garage space tall enough to accommodate, install a 2 post AND a 4 post.

If you only have 1 single space, install a 4 post AND 2 rolling 4 post jack:

Steeler · 06-19-2015, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by The HACK

Actually, there is but it ain't cheap.

If you have a 2 car garage space tall enough to accommodate, install a 2 post AND a 4 post.

If you only have 1 single space, install a 4 post AND 2 rolling 4 post jack:

ppppppppppffffffftttttttttt, if I could afford a Ferrari I would not be wrenching myself

Vanne · 06-19-2015, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dbarton62

ppppppppppffffffftttttttttt, if I could afford a Ferrari I would not be wrenching myself

lol i recon wrenching is nearly as much fun as driving… nearly

(obviously depending on what your working on

inTgr8r · 06-19-2015, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanne

lol i recon wrenching is nearly as much fun as driving… nearly

(obviously depending on what your working on

Wenching would be pretty good too with one of those.

Vanne · 06-20-2015, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

Wenching would be pretty good too with one of those.

Haha, I hear ya mate, I hear ya

Just make sure you have the lock in place.

3798j · 06-20-2015, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by The HACK

Actually, there is but it ain't cheap.

If you have a 2 car garage space tall enough to accommodate, install a 2 post AND a 4 post.

If you only have 1 single space, install a 4 post AND 2 rolling 4 post jack:

I went the 4 post and two rolling jacks route. No regrets.

StickMon · 06-21-2015, 11:37 PM

A TR250 and a GT6.
Holy Rats Man!!
Nice stable!!

dschultz · 06-22-2015, 12:17 AM

When I was looking a came across a number of interesting options that could work in a low ceiling garage where a traditional 2 or 4 post lift just won't work.

- QuickJack - portable, 12vdc or 120vac hydraulic, about 20" lift
- EZ Car Lift - similar to the QuickJack but uses a power drill to raise and lower
- MaxJax - low rise two post lift with "portable" towers. You install threaded anchors in the floor and bolt the towers in place when needed. Requires certain minimum slab strength.
- Various scissor lifts.

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