4forme

In the process of building a new garage and will be adding lifts. Any recommendations for both 2 and 4 post lifts?
Thanks.

orthojoe

Check out Greg Smith Equipment. My buddy has their 4 post and has been really happy. I'm planning on getting their Atlas 408-SL 8,000 LB. 4 Post Lift.

4porsh

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.

paver

4porsh, beautiful exhaust. Is that a Dundon?

extanker

i agree. if ya live close to delaware you can pick it up and save a lot of money if you pay cash

DRPM

+1 on Bendpak
ANSI certified

911GT3

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.

CT944

I have a Rotary 4 post, great lift.

D-Uber Cars

Rotary 2 Post Asymmetrical. Small footprint. Easy to change wheels/tires.

4porsh

Yes it is, good eye.

4forme

Thanks everyone. I have narrowed it down to the rotary or Benpak asymmetrical 2 post.

Terry L

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?

4forme

Can you explain this a bit more for a lift-novice?

Terry L

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.

Alan Smithee

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.