EMBPilot

Fellow midrise users....
i would like to solicit suggestions as to what support accessories you are using in addition to your lift. Something along the lines of a pole jack?

im looking to get away from bottle jacks and 'custom' wood creations, gives me a lot of anxiety. id prefer 'the right tool for the job'. Im not coming up with much when search locally as far as options... the ones i do find are way too big, used under a full rise lift.

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coreseller

Are you finding that your car teeters or rocks around a bit while on the lift? I have never used any additional supports nor really felt the need to up to this point with my Atlas lift. To be fair I have never done anything more major than brakes / suspension / tire rotation while on it, all of the cars have felt very stable on it.

EMBPilot

not at all. sometimes some of the work that's done will require supplementary or safety supports of the engine, or transmission particularly.

coreseller

Now I got you. If I did not have a jack stand that worked out I like you have used wood (4" x 4") cut to size with 4 angle cut feet to stabilize it. IMO it's easier to spend a few minutes cutting something to size that exactly fits than to rig something together out of existing stands.

IXLR8

Kevin, what kind of floor finish / coating did you apply and how tough is it?

Are you doing an engine drop?

Ed Hughes

I'd agree that custom stands aren't a bad way to go.

For engine drop, I've always used an ATV jack with a 1" ply platform bolted to it. With the trans dropped at the same time, I used a scissored transmission jack to support it. Worked well.

Truthfully, with multiple drops and multiple cars, I've really not needed accessories, other than the above.

coreseller

How about one of these and trim the height down if necessary:

https://www.amazon.com/Sunex-6809-4-...st+Stand+small

EMBPilot

Alex it's a regular 2 part epoxy floor, with a clear coat, mechanically ground, then applied (armorpoxy). It's extremely robust. With the stainless plates under the lift it has been holding up to it, which was my biggest apprehension. No engine drops yet, but one day someone will need a clutch around here. We're working our way there.

that is exactly what i was checking out, trying to find a mini version, maybe i can cut it down. although it seems like custom wood fabbing is the way go to, some good ideas here.

EMBPilot

These supports seem to only come in the size for a full rise lift. So i bought full size one coreseller found, then shortened it to about 24". It can extend to roughly 40". Between the plate and the pipe is a large bearing race, so even while there is a load on it you can raise and lower the support.