Mr.Alex

I became the owner of my 964 not too long ago, and its my first 911. One of the odd things about it is when jacking it up there is so much weight in the back.

To get a jackstand by the rear I'd have to jack up at the front position to a huge amount and almost have the wheel on the other side contact the quarter-panel under compression.

The problem was what if I needed to get more than one stand how would I go about that and how would I do it. I've read many other alternatives but none that made me feel comfortable enough.

Accidently I came across Liftbars and saw they have a set made for 964's and I gave it a shot.

Review:
The bars themselves look very sturdy and have a little bit of weight to them but not much as I had expected. They fit with no issues into the jacking plates and one side of the car is up in no time. To get the other side takes a bit more patience but my first effort took me 30min to get all four sides up, and that time includes getting all of the materials out, etc.

The best part is the room. I set the stands under the second slot and had a lot of space to move around and explore the car a little bit. Overall I'm very happy with them and would recommend them to anyone who had the same "issues/fears" as me.








Lastly, a "cool" picture I thought it made, the details.

GC96

I've been considering getting a set of these bars as well. Did you have any issues with the square shape of the bar and how it sits in the top of the jack stand while jacking up the second side?

GC

jimq

It takes me less than 5 minutes with my lift

paa502

Thanks for the info. And very funny thread title.

Andy Roe

I'd be really interested in this. Where did you get them from?

Edit: found them at liftbars.com

touque

I have a set from when I had my 928 - they are awesome and really made lifting the car much easier and much quicker.

Mr.Alex

I read about this issue when I was researching them.

Lets say you jack up the driver side first, I place the jackstands closer to me so that when the bar sits on them, the corner facing the passenger side is a bit down. So when I lift the passenger side, that corner that was a bit down begins to level out. You know what I mean, I could draw a picture if thats too confusing.

Rub it in why don't you

FeralComprehension

Looks pretty cool...

Can you tell me what the outer dimensions and wall thickness of the tubes are?

Mr.Alex

You're probably better off asking the guy who makes them, email is on the site:

http://liftbars.com/

FeralComprehension

No way; I want to make a set as the cost w/ shipping is too high and I have access to a welder.

GC96

Thanks, a picture would help. I think I understand but am not completely certain I do.

GC

Mr.Alex

Crappy drawing, but let me know if this is better.

GC96

Thanks, that helps.

GC

hamah

This would be simple to do. I'd bet a 5 cm box section tube with a wall thickness of around 6 mm would support the car (the total weight is what? 1700 kg?) The hole center distance from front to rear jack points is 1245 +/- 2 mm. What I don't know (or have access to, as my car is in storage) is how much overhang on each end (5 cm?) or what the exact dimension of the lift point and hole is.

newsboy

I made some a few years ago. Used 2" 1/4" wall square tubing, with a 3" x 3" 1/2" metal square welded on each end to match the location of the jacking poinst. Glued some rubber on the squares.
Low profile jack fits under them. I raise the car in steps to get to the full height. Work great.