Thanks for the pictures CalifConst

Joe

Joe --- YOU can not work under a lift where you have to crouch and then tilt your head back to look up. Don't even bother.


My Brother in Law (Rudy) is about 6'3 or so.... he can't get comfortable working under my full lift lift! It's so awkward for him.


The only solution is to raise the roof --- OR --- dig a pit.



Do a test -- get yourself a sheet of plywood -- nail up some support for it at the height you'd have to work at -- then get under it and see what I'm talking about.

I'm 5' 8". The ceiling of my garage is 9' 6". I scoot around under the car at max lift rather comfortably in the chair you see in the corner. I can walk around under the car hunched over but it's awkward. You're a foot taller. At best you'd have to scoot around with a chair or some sort of support. Walking hunched is probably not an option for you.

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Mohawk makes a great product! Good for you for not going Chinese!

Bryan, what kind of flooring is in your garage?

Racedeck XL (18" x 18"). Black, white and graphite border.

i have a 10 foot ceiling height pole building i put my lift between 2 trusses and am gonna tray the ceiling at least 2 feet in that spot so can max lift my car..the only thing i will have to do is get tracks for my garage door to make it slide higher so i dont hit it with car roof..i have a stinger drive on lift

Agreed, I am kind of a freak of nature, and at 60 I am tired of stooping over to work on cars.

Thanks, this is probably the direction I will take. I may have a couple of scissor trusses made and pull that part of the sheet metal roof and install them.

Joe

Any amount of lift is a benefit as long as you get to the first safety lock. Anything to keep me off my back on a concrete floor.