4 post lift vs. 2 post lift. Pros and Cons.
Here's a shot of how my 4-post fits in the shop. I can easily walk around it on either side to get out the door. Well, at least I can do that when I'm not all crapped up with clutter. Who put all this junk in my shop anyway?!? :mad:
The white boxes you see on the floor at the near end of the lift were made to match the height of the ramp when it's on the ground. I'm a wee bit vertically challenged, so these are a big help to stand on to work on stuff at floor level.
I do have the sliding jack tray, which solves the problem of jacking the wheel/tire up while it's on the lift. The problem I ran into is after jacking it up, how to put a jack stand under it as they don't fit well on the ramp. I made a load-bearing insert for the jack tray, that is exactly the same height as the sides of the tray and the ends of the tray where it slides on the ramp. Like so.
Then I made a piece of 3/16" diamond plate to go over the support and jack tray. I can now put the jack stands anywhere I want. If I want the suspension unloaded, I can put the jack stands on the ramp under the frame. If I want the suspension loaded but in the air, I can put the jack stands under the LCA's or rear axle. The system does require a bit of monkey business but it works, and after using it for the last six months or so I'm OK with it.
Here's a shot of how my 4-post fits in the shop. I can easily walk around it on either side to get out the door. Well, at least I can do that when I'm not all crapped up with clutter. Who put all this junk in my shop anyway?!? :mad:
The white boxes you see on the floor at the near end of the lift were made to match the height of the ramp when it's on the ground. I'm a wee bit vertically challenged, so these are a big help to stand on to work on stuff at floor level.
I do have the sliding jack tray, which solves the problem of jacking the wheel/tire up while it's on the lift. The problem I ran into is after jacking it up, how to put a jack stand under it as they don't fit well on the ramp. I made a load-bearing insert for the jack tray, that is exactly the same height as the sides of the tray and the ends of the tray where it slides on the ramp. Like so.
Then I made a piece of 3/16" diamond plate to go over the support and jack tray. I can now put the jack stands anywhere I want. If I want the suspension unloaded, I can put the jack stands on the ramp under the frame. If I want the suspension loaded but in the air, I can put the jack stands under the LCA's or rear axle. The system does require a bit of monkey business but it works, and after using it for the last six months or so I'm OK with it.
