Lifts
#3
Three Wheelin'
My friend likes his BendPak lift, he seems to do his homework before he buys stuff. Have not heard him say anything bad about the lift.
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Drifting
#7
bendpak.com
Agreed. I have a 4 poster. If building a garage, check door heights, as they have an accessory you can add where the lift lifts itself onto casters, and you can literally push the thing out of your garage for cleaning, garage work, whatever. I had mine assembled in the garage, and the door height doesn't allow the movement--so I didn't buy the accessory (not expensive). Important if one is building. Love the lift, BTW. No issues.
Agreed. I have a 4 poster. If building a garage, check door heights, as they have an accessory you can add where the lift lifts itself onto casters, and you can literally push the thing out of your garage for cleaning, garage work, whatever. I had mine assembled in the garage, and the door height doesn't allow the movement--so I didn't buy the accessory (not expensive). Important if one is building. Love the lift, BTW. No issues.
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Three Wheelin'
#12
I just put in an Atlas 9000 lb two post lift from Greg Smith and I went with symmetrical rather than asymmetrical. Actually, their "super-symmetrical" gives you the flexibility to shift the car a little more fore and aft, but the main thing is that I couldn't see having all lift points on the same side of the towers, so why have asymmetric carriages and lose space between the towers?
#13
I just put in an Atlas 9000 lb two post lift from Greg Smith and I went with symmetrical rather than asymmetrical. Actually, their "super-symmetrical" gives you the flexibility to shift the car a little more fore and aft, but the main thing is that I couldn't see having all lift points on the same side of the towers, so why have asymmetric carriages and lose space between the towers?
#14
I'm only a couple of months ahead of you but go to the websites (Greg Smith is one) and see how the lift arms are set up. The assyms both go in the same direction so that the center of the car (and the doors) isn't between the posts - so it's easier to get in and out. But I thought this looked awfully unbalanced, especially for a rear engine car, and preferred symmetrical, even though the door contacts the post when you get in or out. And the carriages are narrower, giving you more room to center the car and swing the arms. Anyway, that was my thinking, and everything seems to work. I do need to jack up the rear to get the arms under, but I think that is inevitable with standard height arms.
#15
Rennlist Member
I bought a BendPak 4-post last year, primarily because it fit perfectly in the space I had for it. It was not first on my list because I was dubious of the air locks. Sure enough, they have been a constant issue. BendPak keeps coming out to replace stuff, but it still won't hold air for more than 3-4 days. Other things: The dimensions on their website do not take into account all of the associated hardware to run the lift, the sheathing that runs from the motor to the lift is too short and constantly tries to rip out the hydraulic bottle, and the ANSI certification - which was a big deal to me - goes away if you remove the ramps (which you need to do in order to park a car underneath). So, while I am happy every day that it keeps one of my cars from landing on another, overall I am not a fan.