haydenlewis

I WILL HELP YOU!

F18Rep

A little update on this since I got a few emails asking about it. I think this one pic pretty much tells the story of how I transported and unloaded the lift. It is definitely a load but my old 3/4 ton truck was up for it and unloading was pretty simple with a hoist. I got it unloaded by myself and parked out of the way for now.

The next step was thinking through where it would be placed and any complications. Since it is an older model (no upper crossbeam) and I need to situate it right near a seam in my garage's concrete; we're thinking we will cut the concrete and poor 4 foot deep pilings for anchors. Thats a big hassle but I don't want to be worrying about it....Bruce

Reimu

And here I am changing oil pan gaskets in the dirt on a gradually sloping hill

MUSSBERGER

Oh...a lift. I was afraid you had totaled your car.

Sentinelist

Fantastic addition- I too would second guess the space restriction, but would probably do it anyway. AL indeed.

*goes off to comb Craigslist*

Chunkerz

That's what I thought too!

We recently purchased a lift as well, but haven't found the time to install it. The garage needs to be cleaned up a bit too before installation.

docwyte

You don't need 4 foot pilings for that. 6 inches should be fine, if you want to go with 1 foot as overkill you'd be good. 4 feet is just insane...

Congrats on the purchase!

acorad

Yup, 6" of concrete is all that's needed according the official instructions that came with my lift. My lift also does not have an upper cross member.

Near a seam is not good, you should cut the concrete out where you're mounting and re-pour. According to my lift's instructions, anyway.

Does your lift manufacturer have a website or phone # to answer some questions?

Mine also suggested to drill the swage bolt holes all the way through the slab, so if/when I need to remove the lift I can just easily pound the bolts down through the slab and they're gone.

f1rocks

Just bolted mine down this weekend. Had one when I lived in Minnesota, missed it for the last 4 years. Re-invigorated to work under the car again!

75ohm

Easy there fella... no need to be talkin' non-sense now.

User 52121

That's my problem too. I was set to buy a MaxJax when a GP was posted here a year or two ago but discovered that I have way too many strain reliefs in my garage floor. It'd require cutting out the concrete and pouring new footings. The building department in my town are a bunch of ****'s and I don't want the hassle of having them question why I'm cutting/pouring concrete (they regularly cruise the neighborhood at 2mph and inspect everyone's homes)... plus just the expense of it all. Not to mention, I'd *barely* have enough room to open the car doors with the lift in place... and I think a 2-post is gonna have to wait until my next house.

NCporsche

I was hoping this thread would correspond with my up coming project. After a 3+ year absence from Rennlist and the 944 being on jack stands, she is soon to be resurrected.

My meuro-psych doctor has told me to stay off the racetrack but she did not say anything about AX.

NC (still with some left peripheral blindness from a TBI)

IGROWL

We just installed a 4 post lift. Best of both worlds with the ability to store a car and work on a car. We added another Pcar to our collection and knew it was just a matter of time before the HOA started getting complaints about how many cars we have. 5 total cars with 3 being Pcars for a household of 2 people.


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Fintro11

is it smart parking a 944 over anything? how much oil is dripping down

IGROWL

The lift came with 3 large drip pans that fit into a slot the length of the lift. You can place them under the car where you like. Currently the 944 has no drips.